Dun & Bradstreet Stock Rallies On $7.7B Acquisition By Clearlake Capital: Retail Cheers The Deal
Synopsis
Upon completion of the transaction, Dun & Bradstreet will become a privately held company, and its common stock will no longer be listed in any public market.
Shares of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. (DNB) rose nearly 3% on Monday after Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. said it would be acquiring the company in a transaction valued at $7.7 billion, including its outstanding debt.
Dun & Bradstreet provides business decisioning data and analytics that enable companies worldwide to improve their business performance.
Under the terms of the deal, Dun & Bradstreet shareholders will receive $9.15 in cash for each share of common stock they own. The stock was trading at $8.99 on Monday afternoon.
Clearlake will fund the transaction using a combination of equity and debt financing.
The agreement has also factored in a 30-day “go-shop” period under which Dun & Bradstreet will have the right to terminate the agreement and enter into a superior proposal, subject to the conditions and procedures specified in the merger agreement.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. Upon completion, Dun & Bradstreet will become a privately held company, and its common stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
The Dun & Bradstreet Board has unanimously recommended that its shareholders vote to approve the merger at the upcoming special meeting of shareholders.
Behdad Eghbali, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and James Pade, Partner at Clearlake, said that as companies become more data-centric in their decision-making, the firm sees vast potential for Dun & Bradstreet to deliver AI-powered solutions to its global client base.
On Stocktwits, retail sentiment flipped into the ‘extremely bullish’ territory (83/100) from ‘bearish’ a day ago. The move was accompanied by year-high message volume.
One Stocktwits user commended the deal.
Another believes the stock is undervalued at current levels.
DNB shares have lost nearly 28% in 2025 and are down over 6% in the past 12 months.
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