The Investor Group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings, Qatar Investment Authority and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners acquired Dun & Bradstreet for $6.9bn.

Dun & Bradstreet, the global leader in commercial data, analytics and insights for businesses, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by CC Capital, Cannae Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, along with a group of other distinguished investors. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by Dun & Bradstreet’s Board of Directors, Dun & Bradstreet shareholders will receive $145.00 in cash for each share of common stock they own, in a transaction valued at $6.9bn including the assumption of $1.5bn of Dun & Bradstreet’s net debt and net pension obligations.