Bumble Said to Near $1B Sale to Ithaca
Bloomberg Markets's headline. Reported by Bloomberg Markets.
What the sources say, in brief
According to Bloomberg Markets, dating app provider Bumble Inc. is in talks to be sold to investment firm Ithaca Holdings for around $1 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. The report describes the deal as in talks rather than agreed. Only one source was supplied, so no other outlet's account is available for comparison. The story is not marked as developing.
Key points
- Bloomberg Markets reported that Bumble Inc. is in talks to be sold to Ithaca Holdings.
- Bloomberg Markets put the possible deal value at around $1 billion.
- Bloomberg Markets cited people familiar with the matter as its source.
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Bumble Said to Near $1B Sale to Ithaca. According to Bloomberg Markets, dating app provider Bumble Inc. is in talks to be sold to investment firm Ithaca Holdings for around $1 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. The report describes the deal as in talks rather than agreed. Only one source was supplied, so no other outlet's account is available for comparison. The story is not marked as developing. Covered by 1 publications. Bloomberg Markets: Bumble Said to Near $1B Sale to Ithaca.
Who is covering it
- Bloomberg Markets United States Bumble Said to Near $1B Sale to Ithaca Bloomberg's Liana Baker joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." Dating-app provider Bumble is in talks to be sold to upstart investment firm Ithaca Holdings for around $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. (Source: Bloomberg) 14 Oct · Tier 1
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