Veritas Said in Talks to Acquire Data Firm Dun & Bradstreet (1)

Veritas Capital Fund Management is in talks to acquire Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc., one of Wall Street’s oldest data and analytics providers, according to people familiar with the matter.

The private equity firm is talking to banks about financing a potential take-private of the Jacksonville, Florida-based company, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the details aren’t public. The deal under discussion would value Dun & Bradstreet at or around its current market capitalization of about $5.4 billion, said one of the people.

Options that Dun & Bradstreet is considering also include separating its finance ...