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Is CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) a takeover target?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($9.89 a share) would return about 2% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; the most a buyer could pay for a 20% return is $4.54 a share (−40% against today's $7.61). Historically 5.9% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (1.17× the average). Latest signal (2026-10-30): CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCC) Posts 10% Revenue Growth and 44% EBITDA Margin Ahead of $6.1B Take-Private.
The buyout, step by step
| Entry | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
| Offer price a share | $9.89 | today's $7.61 plus 30% |
| × shares | 593.4 million | |
| = Equity value | $5.9B | |
| + Debt refinanced | $1.3B | |
| − Cash | $116M | |
| = Enterprise value | $7.0B | 29.9× EBITDA of $235M |
| Fees | $141M | 2% of the price |
| New debt | $1.3B | 5.5× EBITDA at 7.65% a year; the limit that binds: 5.5× EBITDA |
| Buyer's own money | $5.9B | 82% of the cost |
5 years under the buyer
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Interest | Free cash flow | Debt left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $1.2B | $254M | $99.0M | $59.1M | $1.2B |
| Year 2 | $1.3B | $271M | $94.5M | $73.6M | $1.2B |
| Year 3 | $1.4B | $286M | $88.8M | $88.1M | $1.1B |
| Year 4 | $1.4B | $298M | $82.1M | $102M | $971M |
| Year 5 | $1.5B | $307M | $74.3M | $115M | $856M |
The exit and the buyer's return
| Exit | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit multiple | 24.1× EBITDA | today's trading multiple, before any premium |
| Enterprise value at exit | $7.4B | |
| − Debt left | $856M | |
| = Buyer's equity | $6.6B | |
| Money multiple | 1.12× | on $5.9B put in |
| Buyer's yearly return (IRR) | 2.2% |
Price against return
What the buyer makes at other premiums over today's $7.61; the IRR reaches 20% at $4.54 a share.
| Premium | Price a share | Buyer's IRR |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | $8.37 | 5.8% |
| 20% | $9.13 | 3.9% |
| 30% | $9.89 | 2.2% |
| 40% | $10.65 | 0.7% |
| 50% | $11.42 | −0.7% |
The figures used
| Figure | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue, last 12 months | $1.1B | |
| EBITDA, last 12 months | $235M | 21.1% of revenue |
| Depreciation and amortization | $58.7M | |
| Capital spending | $65.4M | |
| Debt | $1.3B | |
| Cash | $116M | |
| Share price | $7.61 | on Oct 16, 2026 |
Fixed rules, the same as the interactive view's starting point: the shares are bought at today's price plus 30%, the company's debt is refinanced and fees take 2%. New debt is the least of 5.5× EBITDA, 65% of the price and the amount whose interest EBITDA covers 2 times, at 7.65% a year (SOFR 3.89% plus the high-yield B spread 3.26% plus 0.5%, rates of Oct 15, 2026). Revenue grows 8.0% in the first year — the company's own rate, held between −3% and +8% — fading to 3% by year 5; the EBITDA margin, depreciation and capital spending stay at today's share of revenue; working capital takes 10% of each year's added revenue; tax is 18% of profit after interest. Every dollar of free cash flow repays debt. After 5 years the buyer sells at today's multiple of EBITDA.
What a takeover could cost
Takeovers in its sector paid a median premium of 30% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 12% to 31%), according to the 14 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings would cost about $9.89 a share, $5.9B for all its shares.
| Premium | % | Price a share | All shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low end (a quarter of deals paid less) | 12% | $8.52 | $5.1B |
| Median | 30% | $9.89 | $5.9B |
| High end (a quarter paid more) | 31% | $9.97 | $5.9B |
The odds, from history
Historically 5.9% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (1.17× the average). Its figures put it in decile 8 of 10 (10 = the most likely to be bought). The odds come from a model of every merger proxy, tender-offer response and going-private statement filed on EDGAR since 2011, set against each company's size, margins, debt, cash flow and growth the year before.
Rumors and deal signals
- 2026-10-30 · news · CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCC) Posts 10% Revenue Growth and 44% EBITDA Margin Ahead of $6.1B Take-Private
- 2026-10-16 · news · CCC Intelligent Solutions to go private in $6.1bn GTCR-Elliott deal
- 2026-10-16 · news · CCC Intelligent Solutions to go private in $6.1B GTCR deal
- 2026-10-15 · deal · Agreed sale to Mozart Parent, LLC at $7.75 cash a share · pending
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings' latest quarter
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $294M (+10% year over year), operating margin 19.5%, net earnings $30.2M, operating cash flow $100M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Is CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings being acquired?
The latest signal on file is from 2026-10-30: CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ:CCC) Posts 10% Revenue Growth and 44% EBITDA Margin Ahead of $6.1B Take-Private. A headline is not a deal; Filing Flows lists the news, 8-K filings and 13D filings about a sale.
Could private equity buy CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($9.89 a share) would return about 2% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; the most a buyer could pay for a 20% return is $4.54 a share (−40% against today's $7.61).
What would a takeover of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings cost?
Takeovers in its sector paid a median premium of 30% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 12% to 31%), according to the 14 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings would cost about $9.89 a share, $5.9B for all its shares.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.