Bumble in Talks to Go Private in $1.3 Billion Deal With Ithaca Holdings
The dating app agrees to be acquired by investment firm Ithaca Holdings for $1.3 billion, valuing the company at $6.05 per share.
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 13 articles since 12 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 12 October at 18:34 UTC; theinformation.com followed 28 min later. The most recent article, from Bloomberg.com, appeared on 15 October at 16:30 UTC.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Bloomberg TechnologyBumble in Talks to Be Taken Private in $1 Billion Deal, WSJ Says
- theinformation.comBumble in Talks to Go Private With Sequoia Partner Gupta’s New Venture
- Bloomberg MarketsDating App Bumble Said to Near $1 Billion Sale to Ithaca
- BBC BusinessBumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks
- QuartzBumble befindet sich in fortgeschrittenen Gesprächen, um bei einer Bewertung von 1 Milliarde Dollar privat zu werden.
- QuartzBumble is in advanced talks to go private at a $1 billion valuation
- TechCrunchBumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal as online dating faces a reset
- Bloomberg MarketsDomino's Drops on Sales Growth Miss; Bumble Goes Private | Stock Movers
- Inc.Bumble Abandoned Its Signature Feature. Now a $1.3 Billion Buyer Is Betting on Its Next Act
- Bloomberg MarketsBumble Surges 56% on $1.3 Billion Take-Private Deal | Closing Bell
Sources
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- Bumble Goes Private and `Party A’ Revealed: A Busy M&A Run in Austin Bloomberg.com ·
- Bumble Said to Near $1B Sale to Ithaca Bloomberg Markets ·
- By going private, Bumble may finally make a good match News Feed ·
- Bumble Surges 56% on $1.3 Billion Take-Private Deal | Closing Bell Bloomberg Markets ·
- Domino's Drops on Sales Growth Miss; Bumble Goes Private | Stock Movers Bloomberg Markets ·
- Bumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal as online dating faces a reset TechCrunch ·
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- Dating App Bumble Said to Near $1 Billion Sale to Ithaca Bloomberg Markets ·
- Bumble in Talks to Be Taken Private in $1 Billion Deal, WSJ Says Bloomberg Technology ·
- Bumble Abandoned Its Signature Feature. Now a $1.3 Billion Buyer Is Betting on Its Next Act Inc.
- Bumble befindet sich in fortgeschrittenen Gesprächen, um bei einer Bewertung von 1 Milliarde Dollar privat zu werden. Quartz
- Bumble is in advanced talks to go private at a $1 billion valuation Quartz
- Bumble shares soar after report dating firm in $1bn takeover talks BBC Business
- Bumble in Talks to Go Private With Sequoia Partner Gupta’s New Venture theinformation.com
In this story
- Bumble
- Ithaca Holdings
- Whitney Wolfe Herd