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Bumble8-K: Acquisition announced

Bumble Inc. to Be Acquired by Ithaca Holdings in $1.3B All-Cash Transaction

What happened

Bumble signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired and taken private by Ithaca Holdings for $6.05 per share in cash.

Source

SEC EDGAROct 13, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Bumble 8-K

Filing excerpt

Bumble Inc. (NASDAQ: BMBL) ('Bumble' or 'the Company') today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ithaca Holdings ('Ithaca') in an all-cash transaction valuing the Company at $1.3 billion.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095010326015480/dp254907_8k.htmRead the full source

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Signal
8-K: Acquisition announced

What this signalsIntegration work after a deal often opens needs for new systems and services.

Form
8-K
Filed
Oct 13, 2026

The full record

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$1.3B (total acquisition transaction enterprise valuation)
Percentpremium to unaffected closing share price
1.38%

Details

CIK
1830043
Accession number
0000950103-26-015480
Timeframe
Immediate
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Integration needs coming
Signal category
Strategic

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • AI
  • frontier technology

Vendors

  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • KKR Capital Markets
  • Wachtell
  • Lipton
  • Rosen & Katz
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Regions named

  • London
  • Austin
  • New York City

Vendors named

  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • KKR Capital Markets
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
95%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
Oct 20, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
acquisitionAnnounced

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  • industriesValue in the API
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  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

Signal

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  "signal_subtype": "acquisitionAnnounced",
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    "filing_date": "2026-10-13",
    "filing_year": 2026,
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