secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (DV)
CIK:        0001819928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-10T10:13:19+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-092934
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DoubleVerify to be acquired by Nielsen parent for $13.60 per share in cash
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- Merger agreement with Neptune BidCo US Inc. (Nielsen parent) for $13.60/share cash; DV to become wholly owned subsidiary.
- Equity financing of $200M from Elliott affiliates; debt financing ~$1.8B; closing subject to stockholder approval and HSR.
- Termination fees: DV pays $60M, Parent pays $144M; deal expected to close by May 6, 2027.
- Board unanimously recommends; special committee approved; severance amendments for NEOs and $3.5M transaction bonus pool.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819928/000110465926092934/0001104659-26-092934-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819928/000110465926092934/tm2621904d5_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-092934

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