Clearlake Capital Acquires Dun & Bradstreet

Clearlake Capital Acquires Dun & Bradstreet

March 25, 2025

Data & Analytics

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.

KBRA Analytics Acquires Direct Lending Deals (DLD)

August 31, 2022

Financial Services

KBRA Analytics, an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, acquired Direct Lending Deals (DLD), a Chicago-based digital information service focused on the direct lending market. The acquisition (closed August 31) expands KBRA Analytics' coverage and data capabilities in the fast-growing private credit sector.

Clearlake Capital Acquires Cornerstone OnDemand

October 15, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Clearlake Capital Group completed its acquisition of Cornerstone OnDemand, buying all outstanding shares for $57.50 per share and taking the company private. Vector Capital also completed a minority investment; Clearlake said it will invest to accelerate product innovation and pursue add-on acquisition activity to drive Cornerstone's next phase of growth.

Dun & Bradstreet Acquires Eyeota and NetWise

November 4, 2021

Data & Analytics

Dun & Bradstreet has signed definitive agreements to acquire Eyeota and NetWise to expand its Audience Solutions and connect offline D-U-N-S Number data with online audience and activation capabilities. The acquisitions add global scale and online data onboarding/activation capabilities to enable omnichannel B2B marketing and higher digital match rates for clients.

Cloudera Acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR for $5.3B

October 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Affiliates of private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and KKR have completed the all-cash acquisition of Cloudera for approximately $5.3 billion, taking the enterprise data cloud company private. Cloudera will continue to be led by CEO Rob Bearden and will focus on accelerating product innovation, cloud transformation and customer growth with support from its new owners.

Bain Capital to Take Chindata Group Private

August 11, 2023

Infrastructure

Bain Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Chindata Group Holdings Ltd, taking the Asia‑Pacific hyperscale data‑center operator private at US$4.30 per ordinary share (US$8.60 per ADS). The transaction, supported by existing and new investors, values the company at roughly $3.16 billion and is intended to provide long‑term control and capital to support Chindata's continued expansion and operations across the region.