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Agreement signedPublished 13 Oct 2026

Ithaca Holdings /
Bumble

Ithaca Holdings agrees to take Bumble private for $1.3 billion

Target: Bumble
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Bumble Inc. (SEC EDGAR Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1) · 13 Oct 2026Source
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Source for the buyer and target: Bumble Inc. (SEC EDGAR Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)

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“AUSTIN, Texas -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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.”

Published 13 Oct 2026

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Ithaca Holdings agreed to buy Bumble in an all-cash deal valuing the dating app company at $1.3 billion. Holders of Class A shares will get $6.05 each, about a 138% premium to the unaffected October 9 close. [01]

Affiliates of Blackstone and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd signed written shareholder consents backing the deal. Ithaca co-CEOs Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman are set to become co-CEOs of Bumble, and Wolfe Herd will stay involved. [01]

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Ithaca Holdings agrees to take Bumble private for $1.3 billion

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