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Bumble Stock Jumps 56% After Ithaca Go-Private Deal

SEC / Bumble Inc.2 min read6 sources

Why is Bumble stock up today?

Bumble (BMBL) stock jumped 56% on Tuesday to $5.94 after the dating app agreed to a $1.3 billion go-private deal with Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share in cash.

Key numbers

Offer price per share$6.05+138% vs Oct 9 close
Deal value (all cash)$1.3Bvs ~$14B at 2021 debut
BMBL close, Oct 13$5.94+56.3% on the day
Q2 paying users3.2M-16.4% YoY
Q2 revenue$210.5M-15.2% YoY
Premium (sources differ)138%Reuters cites 122.4% against a different base date

What happened

Bumble (BMBL) stock jumped 56% on Tuesday to $5.94 after the dating app agreed to a $1.3 billion go-private deal with Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share in cash. Ithaca, a new company run by tech veterans Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman, is paying 138% more than Bumble's share price before news of the talks leaked. Bumble's board approved the deal, and its biggest owners, Blackstone and founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, have already given the shareholder approval needed. Gupta and Hegeman will become co-CEOs. Bumble was valued at about $14 billion at its 2021 stock market debut.

Why it matters

Bumble is leaving the stock market after its sales shrank for almost two years. Its paying users fell 16.4% to 3.2 million in the latest quarter, and younger people are growing tired of endless swiping. Shareholders now get cash instead of waiting for a turnaround, and the company will be run as a private business under new leaders.

Who this affects

Marketbullish
Low impact
Dating-app investors see a buyer pay up; mildly positive.
Companybullish
High impact
Shareholders get cash at a 138% premium, a clear win.
Competitorsneutral
Low impact
Match and Grindr face a possibly revitalized rival; mixed.
Industrymixed
Low impact
Weak dating-app engagement pushes owners toward private deals; mixed.

Bumble vs Match Group, Grindr

BumbleBMBL$210.5M-15.2%34.6%
Match GroupMTCH$853M-1%~39%
GrindrGRND$138M+33%42%

As of 2026-10-13

How we got here

  1. Match Group reports Q2 revenue of $853M, down 1% from a year earlier.

  2. Grindr reports Q2 revenue growth of 33% and raises its full-year outlook.

  3. Bloomberg and other outlets report Bumble is in take-private talks; shares rise.

  4. Bumble announces $6.05-per-share cash deal; stock closes at $5.94.

What to watch

  • Shareholder information statement and closing conditions; Bumble has not given a closing date.TBD
  • Gap between the $5.94 trading price and $6.05 offer shows how likely investors think closing is.Ongoing
  • Ithaca co-CEOs Gupta and Hegeman take over Bumble leadership once the deal closes.At closing

Educational content only. Not investment advice.

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