** Data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet's DNB.N shares rise 3% to $9 premarket
** PE firm Clearlake Capital says it has entered into agreement to acquire DNB in a deal valued at $7.7 bln
** Deal has equity value of $4.1 bln
** Transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2025
** Bloomberg News reported last week that Clearlake was nearing a $4 billion deal for DNB
** Reuters reported exclusively last year that DNB was exploring options, including a potential sale
** Dun & Bradstreet's shares rose 6.5% in 2024
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru)
((HarshitaMary.Varghese@thomsonreuters.com))
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