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Investors to Buy Dun & Bradstreet in $6.9 Billion Deal

Shareholders to get $145 a share, 18% more than latest close
Provider of commercial data will become privately owned

It’s not king yet, but it’s back in the line of succession.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Angus Whitley

August 9, 2018 at 2:23 AM UTC

Corrected

August 9, 2018 at 2:15 PM UTC

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Dun & Bradstreet Corp., the 177-year-old provider of commercial data, agreed to be bought by an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannea Holdings Inc. and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a transaction valued at $6.9 billion, including debt.

Dun & Bradstreet shareholders will receive $145 in cash for each share, according to a statement on Aug. 8 from the Short Hills, N.J.-based company. That’s 18 percent higher than the latest closing price.