Clearlake Capital Acquires Dun & Bradstreet
March 25, 2025
Clearlake Capital completed a $7.7 billion acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet, taking the business-data and analytics provider private. Cannae Holdings—which held roughly 16% of DNB—realized approximately $630–$632 million from the transaction (including proceeds from selling 10 million shares) and said it will use a large portion of proceeds for share buybacks, dividends and debt repayment.
- Buyers
- Clearlake Capital
- Targets
- Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
- Sellers
- Cannae Holdings, Inc., Dun & Bradstreet shareholders
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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