Meltwater is the world’s second-largest provider of Media Intelligence PR Software & Information solutions for PR and communications professionals.

This Burton-Taylor Media Intelligence Company Focus report examines the September 2022 announcement that Media Intelligence provider Meltwater was reviewing strategic alternatives for its business.

It provides information on the announcement itself and examines events leading up to the event, including share price trajectory, peer comparison points and business performance since the company’s Oslo-based IPO in December 2020.

The report reviews various scenarios for strategic or private equity business combinations and adds Burton-Taylor analysis of other major Media Intelligence companies which have been down the private-to-IPO path in recent years, only to move on to other forms of ownership.