Private equity firms Altor Equity Partners and Marlin Equity Partners completed the acquisition of Meltwater, a software as a service solution and the world's first online media monitoring company, for $586m. "Altor and Marlin are aligned with Meltwater’s strategy and taking Meltwater private will enable a greater ability to execute on this strategy by investing in product, sales and strategic M&A, as Meltwater has successfully pursued historically. Our longstanding investment in Meltwater is based on our confidence in its leadership position, strong culture, and team, and we remain very confident in the company’s future potential," Mattias Holmström, Altor Partner.