Bumble to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in $1.3B all-cash deal
Bumble Inc. announced it entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $1.3 billion, according to a Business Wire release posted on r/stocks. Earlier reports from HedgeCo.Net and r/stocks said Bumble was in advanced talks to go private with Ithaca Holdings at roughly a $1 billion valuation, with shares surging and trading paused due to volatility.
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Bumble entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $1.3 billion.
“entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings (“Ithaca”) in an all-cash transaction valuing the Company at $1.3 billion”
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Bumble common shareholders will receive $6.05 per share in cash, a 138% premium to the unaffected closing share price on October 9, 2026.
“Bumble common shareholders will receive cash consideration of $6.05 per share of Class A Common Stock, representing an approximately 138% premium to the unaffected closing share price on October 9, 2026”
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Bumble was reported to be in advanced talks to go private with Ithaca Holdings at about a $1 billion valuation.
“Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal that would value the dating app operator at roughly $1 billion”
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Bumble shares jumped 21% after The Wall Street Journal reported the company is in advanced talks to go private at roughly a $1 billion valuation.
“Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) shares jumped 21% (OP note: total 52% in a day) after The Wall Street Journal reported the dating app is in advanced talks to go private in a deal valuing the company at roughly $1 billion”
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Trading in Bumble shares was paused due to volatility.
“Trading in Bumble shares was paused due to volatility, and might continue higher when trading resumes.”
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