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Bumble Goes Private in $1.3B Deal
Bumble to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in $1.3 billion all-cash deal.
In brief
Bumble to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in $1.3 billion all-cash deal. Bumble will go private after a $1.3 billion all-cash acquisition by Ithaca Holdings, valuing shares at $6.05 each with a 138% premium to the 2026 closing price. Originally reported by Dealroom.
Bumble to be acquired
Bumble has agreed to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash transaction valuing the dating app company at $1.3 billion.
Shareholders receive $6.05
Shareholders will receive $6.05 per share, a roughly 138% premium to the unaffected closing price on October 9, 2026.
Bumble goes private
The deal takes Bumble private after its 2021 NASDAQ listing, with founder Whitney Wolfe Herd staying involved as a partner.
In short
Bumble will go private after a $1.3 billion all-cash acquisition by Ithaca Holdings, valuing shares at $6.05 each with a 138% premium to the 2026 closing price.
