secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (DV)
CIK:        0001819928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T21:11:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-092121
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nielsen to acquire DoubleVerify for $13.60/share in all-cash deal valued at ~$2.15B
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- DoubleVerify shareholders to receive $13.60 per share, a 30% premium to 60-day VWAP as of Aug 5, 2026.
- Enterprise value of approximately $2.15 billion; transaction expected to close by end of Q4 2026.
- Providence Equity Partners, owning ~11.8% of DV shares, agreed to vote in favor of the merger.
- Combined company expected to generate over $4 billion in pro forma revenue, expanding TAM to $300B+.
- Financing from Barclays, BofA Securities, Citi debt, incremental equity, and cash on hand.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819928/000110465926092121/0001104659-26-092121-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819928/000110465926092121/tm2621904d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-092121

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