Investment Summary

Thomas H. Lee Partners, CC Capital and Black Knight Partners Exits Dun & Bradstreet

On June 24, 2020, invested in information services company Dun & Bradstreet from Thomas H. Lee Partners, CC Capital and Black Knight Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • Dun & Bradstreet was sold to a financial buyer in 2025 for 7.7B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-06-24
Target Dun & Bradstreet
Sector Information Services
Sellers(s) Thomas H. Lee Partners
CC Capital
Black Knight Partners
Deal Type IPO

Target

Dun & Bradstreet

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Dun & Bradstreet's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dun & Bradstreet's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dun & Bradstreet provides business information, analytics, and data intelligence solutions by leveraging a company information, credit data, and analytics database. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help clients identify growth opportunities, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate financial and operational risks. Dun & Bradstreet was formed in 1841 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Thomas H. Lee Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) is a private equity firm that seeks buyout, expansion, consolidation, distressed, and recapitalization investments across various industries. Sectors of interest include business and information services, consumer products/retail, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and media/communications. THL looks to invest $100 to $400 million in companies valued up to $2.5 billion. THL was formed in 1974 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 54
Sector: Information Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: IPO M&A Deals 12 of 13
State: Florida M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 39 of 45
Year: 2020 M&A 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-13 Ten-X

Irvine, California, United States

Ten-X, Inc. is a provider of an online real-estate marketplace that allows individuals and investors to buy and sell residential and commercial real-estate properties using both desktop and mobile channels. Ten-X was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.

Sell $190M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-16 Careforth

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Careforth is a tech-enabled health services company transforming care management in the home. The Company introduced Caregiver Homes, a unique in-home care model that empowers and compensates family members as they care for loved ones with chronic conditions otherwise eligible for skilled nursing care. Careforth was founded in 2000 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -
SELLER
DESCRIPTION

CC Capital Partners is a private investment firm based in New York, NY that was founded in late 2015 by Chinh Chu with a focus on investing in and operating high-quality businesses for the long term.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-08 Dun & Bradstreet

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Dun & Bradstreet provides business information, analytics, and data intelligence solutions by leveraging a company information, credit data, and analytics database. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help clients identify growth opportunities, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate financial and operational risks. Dun & Bradstreet was formed in 1841 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Buy $6.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-28 Utz Brands

Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

Utz Brands is a manufacturer and marketer of snack foods. Utz Brands produces a full line of snack products including potato chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, corn products and popcorn. Utz Brands was founded in 1921 and is based in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
SELLER

Black Knight Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Black Knight Partners is a private investment firm that 'develops private equity and real estate investments for select individuals and appropriate funds'. Black Knight looks to invest in lower middle-market companies that are 'operationally straightforward'. The Group's targeted transaction size is $20 to $100 million. Sectors of interest include apparel and equipment, learning and lifestyle, publishing, food and beverage, and real estate. Black Knight Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-08 Dun & Bradstreet

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Dun & Bradstreet provides business information, analytics, and data intelligence solutions by leveraging a company information, credit data, and analytics database. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help clients identify growth opportunities, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate financial and operational risks. Dun & Bradstreet was formed in 1841 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Buy $6.9B