Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

103 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
(973) 921-5500
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Joe A. Reinhardt III
Chief Legal Officer
103 John F. Kennedy Parkway
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
(973) 921-5500
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

This is an initial public offering of shares of common stock of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. All of the 65,750,000 shares of common stock are being sold by us.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be between $19.00 and $21.00. We have applied to have our common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "DNB."

Following this offering and the concurrent private placement, affiliates of the Investor Consortium (as defined on page 2 of this prospectus) are expected to hold approximately 66.1% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, or 64.6%, if the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares is fully exercised, assuming an initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth above). As a result, the Investor Consortium may be able to designate a majority of the board of directors even if they own less than 50% of the voting power of our common stock. As a result, the Investor Consortium will be able to exercise significant voting influence over fundamental and significant corporate matters and transactions. Therefore, we will qualify as a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance rules of the NYSE. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock," "Management—Director Independence and Controlled Company Exemption" and "Principal Stockholders."

DNB Holdco, LLC, a subsidiary of one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, a subsidiary of one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, and CC Star Holdings, LP, a subsidiary of one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, have each entered into an agreement with us pursuant to which they have agreed to purchase $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of our common stock in a private placement at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the initial public offering price. This transaction is contingent upon, and is scheduled to close immediately subsequent to, the closing of this offering.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 28 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of our common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

To the extent that the underwriters sell more than 65,750,000 shares of common stock, the underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 9,862,500 shares of common stock from us at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions, for 30 days after the date of this prospectus.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to investors against payment in New York, New York on or about , 2020.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in any free-writing prospectus we may specifically authorize to be delivered or made available to you. Neither we nor the underwriters (or any of our or their respective affiliates) have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the underwriters (or any of our or their respective affiliates) take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We and the underwriters (or any of our or their respective affiliates) are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any free-writing prospectus is only accurate as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or the time of any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

We and our subsidiaries own or have the rights to various trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights, including the following: Ampersand Design, Dun & Bradstreet, D&B, DUNS, D-U-N-S Number, D&B Worldwide Network, Lattice Engines, Lattice, WorldBase and WWN. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights referred to herein are listed without the ©, ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we, or the applicable owner, will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our or their, as applicable, rights to these trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights. Other trademarks,

trade names, service marks or copyrights appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

Unless otherwise indicated, market data and industry information used throughout this prospectus is based on management's knowledge of the industry and the good faith estimates of management. We also relied, to the extent available, upon management's review of independent industry surveys and publications, other publicly available information prepared by a number of sources, including IDC Research, Inc. ("IDC"). All of the market data and industry information used in this prospectus involves a number of assumptions and limitations and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. Although we believe that these sources are reliable, neither we nor the underwriters can guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and neither we nor the underwriters have independently verified this information. While we believe the estimated market position, market opportunity and market size information included in this prospectus is generally reliable, such information, which is derived in part from management's estimates and beliefs, is inherently uncertain and imprecise. Projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in "Risk Factors," "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and elsewhere in this prospectus. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in our estimates and beliefs and in the estimates prepared by independent parties.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights certain significant aspects of our business and this offering. This is a summary of information contained elsewhere in this prospectus, is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making your investment decision. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references herein to "Dun & Bradstreet," "D&B," the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to (i) The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Take-Private Transaction described herein and (ii) Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries following the Take-Private Transaction described herein.

This summary contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from future results contemplated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors such as those set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements." You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the information presented under "Risk Factors," "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes presented elsewhere in this prospectus.

Our Company

Dun & Bradstreet is a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics. Our mission is to deliver a global network of trust, enabling clients to transform uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity and potential into prosperity. Clients embed our trusted, end-to-end solutions into their daily workflows to inform commercial credit decisions, confirm suppliers are financially viable and compliant with laws and regulations, enhance salesforce productivity and gain visibility into key markets. Our solutions support our clients' mission critical business operations by providing proprietary and curated data and analytics to help drive informed decisions and improved outcomes.

We are differentiated by the scale, depth, diversity and accuracy of our constantly expanding business database, known as our "Data Cloud," that contains comprehensive information on more than 360 million total businesses as of March 31, 2020. Access to longitudinal curated data is critical for global commerce, and with only a small percentage of the world's businesses filing public financial statements, our data is a trusted source for reliable information about both public and private businesses. By building such a set of data over time, we were able to establish a unique identifier that creates a single thread connecting related corporate entities allowing our clients to form a holistic view of an enterprise. This unique identifier, which we refer to as the D-U-N-S Number, is a corporate "fingerprint" or "Social Security Number" of businesses. We believe that we are the only scale provider to possess both worldwide commercial credit data and comprehensive public records data that are linked together by a unique identifier allowing for an accurate assessment of public and private businesses globally.

Leveraging our category-defining commercial credit data and analytics, our Finance & Risk solutions are used in the critical decisioning processes of finance, risk, compliance and procurement departments worldwide. We are a market leader in commercial credit decisioning, with many of the top businesses in the world utilizing our solutions to make informed decisions when considering extending business loans and trade credit. We are also a leading provider of data and analytics to businesses looking to analyze supplier relationships and more effectively collect outstanding receivables. We believe our proprietary Paydex score, a numerical indicator based on promptness of a business's payments to its suppliers and vendors, is widely relied upon as an important measure of credit health for businesses. We are well positioned to provide accessible and actionable insights and analytics that mitigate risk and uncertainty, and ultimately protect and drive increased profitability for our clients.

Our Sales & Marketing solutions combine firmographic, personal contact, intent and non-traditional, or "alternative," data, such as foot traffic, website usage, social media posts, online browsing activity and shipping trackers, to assist clients in optimizing their sales and marketing strategy by cleansing customer relationship management ("CRM") data and narrowing their focus and efforts on the highest probability prospects. As global competition continues to intensify, businesses need assistance with focusing their sales pipelines into a condensed list so that they can have their best sellers target the highest probability return accounts. We provide invaluable insights into businesses that can help our clients grow their businesses in a more efficient and effective manner.

We leverage these differentiated capabilities to serve a broad set of clients across multiple industries and geographies. We have a global client base of approximately 135,000, including some of the largest companies in the world. For example, in 2019, our client base included approximately 90% of the Fortune 500, approximately 80% of the Fortune 1000 and approximately 60% of the Global 500. Covering nearly all industry verticals, including financial services, technology, communications, government, retail, transportation and manufacturing, our data and analytics support a wide range of use cases. In terms of our geographic footprint, we have an industry-leading presence in North America, a growing presence in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India and Greater China through our majority or wholly-owned subsidiaries and a broader global presence through our Worldwide Network ("WWN") alliances.

We believe that we have an attractive business model that is underpinned by highly recurring, diversified revenues, significant operating leverage, low capital requirements and strong free cash flow. The proprietary and embedded nature of our data and analytics solutions and the integral role that we play in our clients' decision-making processes have translated into high client retention and revenue visibility. For example, 20 of our top 25 clients by revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 have been our clients for over 20 years. We also benefit from strong operating leverage given our centralized Data Cloud and solutions, which allow us to generate strong contribution margins and free cash flow.

Our Transformation

Over the course of our history, we have earned the privileged position of leadership and trust within the industries we serve. However, over the past decade, operational and execution issues led to stagnant revenue growth and declining profitability. Identifying an opportunity to unlock Dun & Bradstreet's potential, the Investor Consortium led by William P. Foley II at Bilcar, LLC ("Bilcar"), Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL"), Cannae Holdings, Inc. ("Cannae"), Black Knight, Inc. ("Black Knight") and CC Capital Partners, LLC ("CC Capital" and together with Bilcar, THL, Cannae and Black Knight, the "Investor Consortium"), acquired Dun & Bradstreet in the Take-Private Transaction, as described below, in February 2019.

William P. Foley II, who was appointed as our Chairman, has extensive experience in industry consolidation and delivering shareholder value. As a pre-eminent operator, Mr. Foley has led four separate multi-billion dollar public market platforms with over 100 acquisitions across diverse platforms including Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ("FNF"), Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ("FIS"), Black Knight, Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. ("Ceridian") and FGL Holdings Inc. ("FGL Holdings"). As Founder, former CEO, and now Chairman of FNF, Mr. Foley, has built the largest title insurance company, growing equity value from $3 million to $13 billion at its peak. His proven track record is driven by his value creation playbook, which is highlighted by identifying cost savings, undertaking strategy shifts, eliminating siloed organizational structures and accelerating product expansion. Coupled with Mr. Foley's exceptional track record of optimizing go-to-market organizations, executing strategic acquisitions and investing in growth, the value creation playbook has been substantiated by Mr. Foley's history of superior shareholder returns through consistently exceeding initial synergy estimates, as demonstrated by an average synergy realization of 1.4x the initial forecast.

He also has an exceptional track record of recruiting and developing leaders to implement his transformation initiatives.

At Dun & Bradstreet, Mr. Foley and the rest of the Investor Consortium immediately brought in a new senior leadership team that includes Anthony M. Jabbour as our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Stephen C. Daffron as our President, Bryan T. Hipsher as our Chief Financial Officer, Joe A. Reinhardt III as our Chief Legal Officer and Kevin Coop as our Chief Commercial Officer. The senior leadership team brings extensive experience and a proven track record of driving long-term stockholder value creation through transformation and growth initiatives. Together, they identified new leaders for each business unit, including Andrew Hausman, President, Finance & Risk, Michael C. Bird, President, Sales & Marketing and Neeraj Sahai, President, International, and several of our corporate support functions, including Dr. Suchitra "Bobby" Gupta as Chief Analytics Officer, Gary Kotovets as Chief Data Officer, Thomas Rauker as Chief Operations Officer and Gil Shaked as Chief Technology Officer.

The senior leadership team immediately commenced a comprehensive transformation to improve and revitalize our business for long-term success. They saw significant opportunity to create value by transforming the organization and improving the platform with new business unit leaders, enhanced technology and data, solution innovation and a client-centric go-to-market strategy.

To capitalize on the opportunities identified, we are investing in several strategic initiatives that we believe will allow Dun & Bradstreet to achieve its fullest potential.

Realigning Management and Organization

•: We immediately reorganized our management and operating infrastructure into vertically aligned business units to increase focus and accountability.
•: As a result of this realignment, 18 of the 19 executives, or 95%, and 30 of the 46, or 65%, members of the broader leadership team are new or in a new role, with nearly half of all employees reporting to a new leader.
•: Our total employee turnover was approximately 1,500 and our leadership was able to identify and eliminate ineffective headcount resulting in a net employee reduction of approximately 850, or 17% of total employees.
•: We will continue to optimize our organizational structure and make targeted hires to build out our team at all levels.

Optimizing Go-to-Market and Client Service

•: We have revamped our sales commission plans to more appropriately incentivize sales of long-term contracts and the cross-selling of additional solutions rather than focusing on the annual renewal of existing contracts.
•: We have begun to systematically track and monitor service metrics and key service performance indicators to more effectively assist our clients.
•: Driven by the implementation of multi-year incentives, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the number of multi-year contracts in our North America segment was approximately 2%, an increase of 87% over the prior period. In addition, total contract value increased by 39% over the prior period, while negative client complaints have declined.

Simplifying and Scaling Technology

•: We are continuing to make investments in modernizing our infrastructure and optimizing our architecture to increase control, create efficiencies and greatly enhance the ability of our platforms to scale.
•: We have begun the re-architecture of our technology platform to enhance our ability to organize and process high volumes of disparate data, increase system availability and improve delivery, while lowering our overall cost structure and ensuring information security.
•: We continue to work towards evolving Dun & Bradstreet into a platform with the ability to seamlessly add and integrate new data sets and analytical capabilities into our simplified and scaled technology infrastructure.

Expanding and Enhancing Data

•: We have reoriented our approach towards better ingesting all available data to effectively leverage previously disregarded sources of data and thereby improve the consistency, accuracy and predictive power of our solutions.
•: We are also expanding the volume of the data we are able to offer by increasing our coverage of small- and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") and incorporating new, alternative data sets to expand the breadth of companies covered and depth of information we are able to provide clients.
•: We have implemented a data watch program (the "Data Watch Program") to proactively monitor and repair issues before clients experience them.

Strengthening Analytics and Insights

•: We have strengthened our analytics by leveraging our artificial intelligence capabilities and expanded data sets and growing our analytics team.
•: Improvements in analytics are enabling us to create solutions that produce greater insights and more predictive results.
•: Enhanced analytics enable us to provide easy to implement end-to-end solutions; by creating configurable, rather than customizable, analytics solutions, we believe that we can increase the adoption of solutions by our clients and expand the size of our client base.

Our transformation strategy is based on a proven playbook of enhancing stockholder value through organizational re-alignment and re-investment and is well underway. As of March 31, 2020, these initiatives have resulted in approximately $206 million of net annualized run-rate savings, and we believe there are incremental opportunities to further rationalize our cost structure. In light of the changes that have been made or identified by our experienced operator-driven Investor Consortium and seasoned management team, we believe we are well-positioned to execute on our near- and long-term strategy of driving stockholder value through consistent revenue growth, managing cost initiatives and innovating and improving the way we add value and solve the increasingly challenging and complex needs of our clients.

Our Market Opportunity

Businesses rely on business-to-business ("B2B") data and analytics providers to extract data-driven insights and make better decisions. For example, in commercial lending and trade credit, the scarcity of readily available credit history makes the extension of credit a time-consuming and imprecise process. In procurement, businesses face increasingly complex and global supply chains, making the assessment

of compliance and viability of all suppliers prohibitively difficult and expensive if not conducted effectively. In sales and marketing, businesses have benefitted from the proliferation of CRM, Marketing Automation and Sales Acceleration tools designed to help identify, track and improve both customer management and prospecting growth activities. While these tools are helping to fill sales funnels and improve the progression of opportunities, key challenges remain in salesforce productivity, effective client segmentation and marketing campaign activation. Common stumbling blocks include incorrect, or outdated, contact information, duplicated or inaccurate firmographic data and a lack of synchronization between the various platforms in the marketing technology ecosystem.

We help our clients solve these mission critical business problems. We believe the total addressable market ("TAM") in which we operate is large, growing and significantly underpenetrated. We participate in the big data and analytics software market, as defined by IDC, which represents a collection of software markets that functionally address decision support and decision automation. This market includes business intelligence and analytics tools, analytic data management and integration platforms and analytics and performance management applications. IDC estimates worldwide revenues of big data and analytics software to be approximately $67 billion in 2019. Within the broader market of data and analytics solutions, we serve a number of different markets, including the commercial credit data, sales and marketing data and Governance, Risk and Compliance ("GRC") markets to provide clients with decisioning support and automation. As we continue to drive innovation in our solutions, we expect to address a greater portion of this TAM as new use cases for our data assets and analytical capabilities are introduced.

We believe there are several key trends in the global macroeconomic environment generating additional growth in our TAM and increasing the potential demand for our solutions:

•: Growing Recognition of Analytics and Data-Informed Business Decisioning. Due to the pervasive digital transformation that nearly all industries are experiencing, businesses are increasingly recognizing the value of incorporating data-driven insights into their organizations. Businesses are leveraging the advancements of technology in data creation and interpretation to analyze business practices with the aim of improving efficiency, reducing risk and driving growth. We expect companies will continue to recognize the value in relying on insightful and accurate B2B data in their finance and credit decisioning, regulatory and compliance and sales and marketing workflows.
•: Growth in Data Creation and Applications. As a result of the increasing recognition of data's value, the volume of data sets being collected and assembled today is increasing. Not only is the size of these data sets larger than ever, but also the data being collected covers a wider range of topics and subjects. Driven in large part by the global trend of an "Internet of Things," the proliferation of mobile phones and connected devices has created a "digital exhaust" of data that can be captured and tracked. This alternative data can be incorporated in predictive models alongside traditional data to provide more sophisticated and accurate business insights. Businesses now have a massive amount of data at their fingertips but often have to rely on large scale providers to help them curate, match, append and create insights in order to convert that data into improved outcomes.
•: Advances in Analytical Capabilities Unlocking the Value of Data. The combination of increasingly available data sets with effective artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities allows for the generation of mission critical insights integrated into clients' workflows. Businesses that lack the resources for developing these complex tools and solutions internally turn to data and analytics providers, creating market demand. The availability of more insightful analytical tools, in turn, drives growing recognition of the power of analytics in everyday business processes.
•: Heightened Compliance Requirements in an Evolving Regulatory Environment for Business. Businesses today are under intense scrutiny to comply with an ever-expanding and evolving set

of data regulatory requirements, which can vary by geography and industry served. Performing adequate diligence on clients and suppliers can be cumbersome and dampen the pace of business expansion, or worse, leave a business exposed to expensive fines and penalties. Regulations such as the Fifth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Office of Foreign Assets Control's ("OFAC's") Anti-Money Laundering Policy and the United States Department of Justice Foreign Corrupt Practices Act require businesses to take the necessary steps to comply in an efficient manner. Recently, regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA") have also introduced complexity into the collection and use of data by businesses. Manual processes are burdensome and prone to human error, and therefore demand for data and analytics as a solution continues to increase.

As a leading provider of data and analytics, we have witnessed the emergence and development of these trends firsthand. We believe that due to our differentiated capabilities and our privileged position as a tenured incumbent, we are well positioned to capture this market opportunity and benefit from these long-term trends.

Our Solutions

The defining characteristic of our solutions is the breadth and depth of our combined proprietary and curated public data and actionable analytics that help drive informed decisions for our clients. Our Data Cloud is compiled from approximately 16,000 sources, as well as from data collected by our 15 WWN alliances, resulting in data sourced from 243 countries and territories worldwide. We believe that we are uniquely able to match data to its corresponding entity, and have extensive related intellectual property with approximately 100 of our 210 patents dedicated to this function. Our capabilities in matching and identity resolution enable us to make sense of our vast universe of data, turning chaos into order. Since 1963, we have tracked these businesses by assigning unique identifiers (known as a D-U-N-S Number) to all companies in our data set. The D-U-N-S Number is recommended and, in many cases required, by over 240 commercial, trade and government organizations. This privileged position in the market has allowed us to commercialize the creation and monitoring of D-U-N-S Numbers by suppliers, which in turn feeds additional proprietary data into our platform.

Data is only valuable when it drives action that moves an organization towards its goals. Underpinned by an integrated technology platform, our solutions derive data-driven insights that help clients target, grow, collect, procure and comply. We provide clients with both curated bulk data to incorporate into their internal workflows and end-to-end solutions that generate insights from this data through configurable analytics. The chart below illustrates the comprehensive, end-to-end nature of our solutions, which are organized into two primary areas: Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing.

Finance & Risk

Our Finance & Risk solutions are mission critical to our clients as they seek to leverage the data sets and analytics from our platform to manage risk, minimize fraud and monitor their supply chain. Top commercial enterprises in the world utilize our configurable solutions to make better decisions when considering small business loans, extending trade credit, analyzing supplier relationships and collecting outstanding receivables. Our Finance & Risk solutions help clients increase cash flow and profitability while mitigating credit, operational and regulatory risks by helping them answer questions such as:

•: Does my business credit file reflect the true health of my business?
•: Will this customer pay me on time?
•: How can I prioritize and automate my collections process?
•: How can I automate credit decisions across my portfolio?
•: How do I accelerate Know Your Customer ("KYC") / Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") due diligence while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements?
•: How do I ensure my firm is properly using corporate linkage and beneficial ownership to ensure conflict checks are accurate?
•: How do I efficiently onboard third-parties using a risk-based assessment tool that offers monitoring?
•: How do I protect against the risk of supply chain interruptions and identify alternative suppliers?

Sales & Marketing

Our Sales & Marketing solutions help businesses discover new revenue opportunities and accelerate growth by extending the use cases of our data and analytics platform. By adding our proprietary business data set to our personal contact, intent and non-traditional data, we are able to provide a single view of the prospective customer. Our Sales & Marketing solutions extend beyond simple contact data and enable clients to automate data management and cleansing, unmask and track website visitors and activate digital ads based on segmented prospect data. This helps our clients optimize their sales and marketing functions and narrow their focus on the highest probability businesses in order to answer questions such as:

•: How can I confirm the accuracy of my data?
•: How do I integrate data between disparate systems?
•: How do I eliminate duplicate records and populate anonymous accounts?
•: How do I generate higher value leads while spending less?
•: How do I provide a consistent nurturing experience for strategic accounts across channels?
•: How can I identify anonymous web traffic to reveal new opportunities and personalize campaigns?
•: How do I implement effective lead scoring to identify the right prospects to target?
•: How do I ensure every sales conversation is timely, impactful and relevant?
•: How do I improve close rates, sales cycles and rep productivity?

Our Competitive Strengths

Market Leadership with the Most Comprehensive Commercial Credit Database

We are the category-defining player in the market for B2B credit decisioning data and analytics. We believe our long operating history uniquely qualifies and positions us to address the commercial data-driven decisioning needs of our clients due to the breadth and depth of our proprietary Data Cloud. Our Data Cloud includes more than 360 million businesses globally and extends far beyond those for which data is publicly available. The D-U-N-S Number is a widely recognized identifier and is a policy-driven requirement for the process of supplying trade credit for many businesses and governments. Our strategic relationships with our global WWN alliances provide us with international data in our global database, known as WorldBase, which we view as a key competitive strength in serving both U.S. and international businesses. The contributory nature of our Data Cloud, where we typically obtain updated information at little or no cost and own most of our data, creates a strong network effect that we believe gives us an expanding competitive advantage over other market participants or potential entrants. Our Data Cloud is also differentiated in our ability to track corporate linkages of child-to-parent organization relationships to help clients better understand commercial relationships and make better informed decisions with a more holistic view of the business.

Innovative Analytics and Decisioning Capabilities Driving End-to-End Solutions

In a world of increasing data access, the value proposition for companies like ours is shifting from the provision of core data to the generation of analytical insights to inform decisioning processes and optimize workflows, across interrelated business activities. Our end-to-end solutions cover a comprehensive spectrum of use cases across the lifecycle of our clients' businesses. These use cases continue to evolve as we find additional ways to derive insights from our data. We believe our configurable solutions, in combination with our proprietary Data Cloud, are a key competitive

advantage for us and allow us to effectively compete across the entire commercial data and analytics landscape.

Deep Relationships with Blue Chip Clients

With our leading data and analytical insights, we serve many of the largest enterprises in the world, including approximately 90% of the businesses in the Fortune 500, approximately 80% of the Fortune 1000 and approximately 60% of the Global 500 during 2019. Our client base is diversified across size, industry and geography and features minimal concentration. In 2019, no client accounted for more than 5% of revenue, and our top 50 clients accounted for approximately 25% of revenue. We have held relationships with 20 of our top 25 clients by revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 for more than 20 years, which reflects how deeply embedded we are in their daily workflows and decisioning processes. For 2019, our annual revenue retention rate, reflecting the percentage of prior year revenue from clients who were retained in the current year, was 96%.

Scalable and Highly Attractive Financial Profile

We have an attractive business model underpinned by stable and highly recurring revenues, significant operating leverage and low capital requirements that contribute to strong free cash flow. Our high levels of client retention and shift toward multi-year subscription contracts result in a high degree of revenue visibility. The vast majority of our revenues are either recurring or re-occurring in nature. Additionally, we benefit from natural operating leverage given the high contribution margins associated with incremental revenue generated from our centralized Data Cloud and solutions. Despite the investments being made to enhance our technology, analytics and data, our capital requirements remain minimal with capital expenditures (including capitalized software development costs) of approximately 5% of revenues in 2019. All of these factors contribute to strong free cash flow generation, allowing us the financial flexibility to invest in the business and pursue growth through acquisitions.

World Class Management Team with Depth of Experience and Track Record of Success

Our senior management team has a track record of strong performance and significant expertise in both the markets we serve and in transforming similar businesses. The previous Dun & Bradstreet management team has been almost completely replaced with an experienced and energized group of senior executives who have spent years leading businesses in the vertical software and data and analytics sectors. Our senior executives have successfully worked together in architecting previous turnaround stories and delivering consistent growth both organically and through acquiring and integrating businesses. Our management team operates under the leadership of Mr. Foley, who has a long, successful history of acquiring, reorganizing and transforming companies by rationalizing cost structures, investing in growth and onboarding and mentoring senior management. Beyond our senior management team, we are focused on attracting and retaining the strongest talent at all levels throughout the organization.

Our Growth Strategy

Enhance Existing Client Relationships

We believe our current client base presents a large opportunity for growth through enhanced cross-selling in order to capture more of our clients' data and analytics spend. As an end-to-end provider of commercial data and analytics, we believe that there are significant opportunities to have clients buy from a consistent, single-source provider and to increase their interaction with our platform. Although our strategic clients used approximately nine of our solutions on average, our overall client base used less than two of our solutions on average as of December 31, 2019. While there is still room to add additional products to our strategic client base, which represents less than 1% of our total client base,

we believe there is a significant opportunity to increase the number of solutions per client in the remainder of our client base. Our new go-to-market strategy will enable us to increase the number of touchpoints with key decision makers within any given client and allow us to identify and sell the right solutions to each decision maker's respective department. By focusing on enhancing the quality of our data and analytics, we will be able to produce more valuable insights, increasing client engagement across our existing solutions and driving clients towards new, innovative solutions.

Win New Clients in Targeted Markets

We believe that there is substantial opportunity to grow our client base. While we have significant market share in the enterprise and mid-market, there continues to be opportunity to win new clients. There are several instances where we have built a successful long-term enterprise client relationship with a particular company, but its competitors are not our clients. Our focus is to leverage our best practices from serving one company and articulate the value to similar companies that may benefit from our solutions and experience.

We also believe there is significant opportunity to expand our presence in the SMB market. We currently serve approximately 80,000 SMB clients out of the millions of businesses within this market. We have existing relationships with many SMBs through solutions enabling the proactive monitoring of their D-U-N-S Number. However, we have not historically capitalized on the opportunity to cross-sell them into our solutions. We are rolling out our Marketplace, an integrated web platform that will provide these businesses with an introduction to Dun & Bradstreet's capabilities and solutions for their potential use. By leveraging this go-to-market channel and offering more simplified solutions that are easily integrated into client workflows, we can continue to expand our reach among SMBs.

Develop Innovative Solutions

Given the depth and coverage of information contained in our proprietary Data Cloud, we believe we can continue to develop differentiated solutions to serve our clients in an increasing number of use cases. As we continue to gather and incorporate additional sources of data, the resulting analytics and insights we are able to provide within our solutions will be increasingly impactful to our clients and their decisioning processes. By improving the quality and breadth of our Data Cloud, we will be able to expand into adjacent use cases and leverage our data insights in new functional areas such as collections, fraud and capital markets. We will also be able to identify and further penetrate attractive addressable markets, as demonstrated by the development of our Risk & Compliance solutions, a high growth area within our Finance & Risk solutions, in order to better address the GRC market. These additional solutions utilize existing data architecture to generate high contribution incremental revenue streams.

Expand Our Presence in Attractive International Markets

Despite our global presence and industry leading position in the North American market, we remain relatively underpenetrated in international markets, with International revenue accounting for less than 20% of our business in 2019. We believe that expanding our presence in owned international markets can be a significant growth driver for us in the coming years. Our international growth strategy begins with localizing current solutions to meet global demand and, similar to our domestic strategy, includes a focus on cross-selling and upselling, winning new clients and developing innovative solutions.

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions

While the core focus of our strategy is to grow organically, we believe there are strategic acquisition opportunities that may allow us to expand our footprint, broaden our client base, increase the breadth and depth of our data sets and further strengthen our solutions. We believe there are

attractive synergies that result from acquiring small companies that provide innovative solutions and integrating these solutions into our existing offerings to generate cross-selling and upselling opportunities across our existing client base, as demonstrated by our recent success of integrating Lattice Engines, Inc. ("Lattice"), coAction.com and Orb Intelligence, Inc. ("Orb"). Additionally, there are potential cost synergies that could result from integrating acquisitions into our efficient operating platform. Our leadership team has a proven track record of identifying, acquiring and integrating companies to drive long-term value creation, and we will continue to maintain a disciplined approach to pursuing acquisitions.

Our Investors

On February 8, 2019, an experienced and operationally-driven investor consortium led by the Investor Consortium acquired Dun & Bradstreet in an all-cash take-private transaction (the "Take-Private Transaction"). Following the completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement and assuming an initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), the Investor Consortium will own approximately 66.1% of our common stock, or 64.6% if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full. In connection with a letter agreement, certain members of the Investor Consortium or their respective affiliates agree, for three years following the date hereof, to vote all of their shares in all matters related to the election of directors, including to elect certain individuals to the Company's board of directors at each of the next shareholder meetings at which such individuals are eligible for election. As a result of the Investor Consortium's ownership of our common stock and the letter agreement, the Investor Consortium will be able to exercise significant voting influence over fundamental and significant corporate matters and transactions. Therefore, we expect to be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE on which we have applied to list our shares of common stock. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock," "Management—Director Independence and Controlled Company Exemption" and "Principal Stockholders."

Bilcar

Bilcar is a partnership owned by William and Carol Foley. Bilcar's assets include various investments and business interests. Mr. Foley serves as our Chairman of the Board. Mr. Foley is the Chairman of the Board of FNF, Cannae and Black Knight, and Co-Chairman of FGL Holdings. Mr. Foley brings extensive experience and has demonstrated operational expertise throughout his career, creating public companies whose combined market capitalization exceeds $110 billion. Mr. Foley and his team achieved $312 million in cost reductions, which was 208% of the initial target of $150 million, from FNF's acquisition of Lender Processing Services Inc., and has achieved approximately 1.4x targeted synergies in eight large transactions. Mr. Foley is a founder of FNF which, through his leadership, has transformed into the nation's largest title insurance company with industry leading margins.

Thomas H. Lee Partners

THL is a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies, headquartered primarily in North America. THL focuses its investment activity across four industry sectors: Financial Services, Technology & Business Solutions, Consumer and Healthcare. Since its founding in 1974, THL has raised more than $26 billion of equity capital, invested in over 150 companies and completed more than 400 add-on acquisitions representing an aggregate enterprise value at acquisition of over $200 billion. With dedicated sector and operating teams, THL brings deep domain expertise and resources to build great companies by helping to accelerate growth, improve operations and drive long-term sustainable value in partnership with management.

Cannae Holdings

Cannae (NYSE: CNNE) is a diversified holding company which boasts a strong track record of investing in a diverse range of assets. Cannae holds majority and minority equity investment stakes in a number of entities, including Ceridian, ABRH, LLC, 99 Restaurants Holdings, LLC, Amerilife and Coding Solutions Topco, Inc. Principals at Cannae and its predecessors have successfully acquired over 100 companies with aggregate consideration in excess of $30 billion for FNF, Cannae and related companies over the last 20 years.

Black Knight

Black Knight (NYSE: BKI) is a leading provider of integrated software, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the homeownership life cycle. As a leading financial technology provider, Black Knight is committed to being a premier business partner that clients rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their clients by delivering best-in-class software, services and insights with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership.

CC Capital

CC Capital is a private investment firm founded in 2016 by Chinh E. Chu, with a focus on investing in and operating high-quality companies for the long-term. Prior to founding CC Capital, Mr. Chu had a successful 25-year career at Blackstone and played an instrumental role in building its Private Equity business. Over the course of his career at Blackstone, Mr. Chu led several industry verticals for the Private Equity Group, including Financial Services, Technology, Chemicals and Healthcare Products. He served as Co-Chairman of the firm's Private Equity Investment Committee and served on the firm's Executive Committee.

Concurrent Private Placement

Immediately subsequent to the closing of this offering, a subsidiary of Cannae, one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, a subsidiary of Black Knight, one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, and a subsidiary of CC Capital, one of the existing members of the Investor Consortium, intend to purchase from us in a private placement $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of our common stock at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the initial public offering price. Based on an assumed purchase price in the private placement of $19.70 per share, this would be 10,152,285 shares, 5,076,143 and 5,076,143 shares respectively. We will receive the full proceeds and will not pay any underwriting discounts or commissions with respect to the shares that are sold in the private placement. The sale of the shares in the private placement is contingent upon the completion of this offering. The sale of these shares to Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital will not be registered in this offering and will be subject to a market standoff agreement with us and a lock-up agreement with the underwriters for a period of up to 180 days after the date of this prospectus. Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital will be party to the registration rights agreement that we expect to enter into in connection with this offering, and the registration rights agreement will apply to any shares acquired by Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital in the concurrent private placement. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Concurrent Private Placement," "—Registration Rights Agreement" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale—Lock-up Arrangements and Registration Rights."

Recent Developments

The recent COVID-19 global pandemic has caused disruptions in supply chains, affecting workforce, production and sales across the world while potentially leading to a long-term downturn in

economies. In the event of a difficult economy, such as the one we are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the probability of businesses, including the businesses of our clients, becoming insolvent increases. Disruptions in the financial markets could limit the ability or willingness of our clients to extend credit to their customers or cause our clients to constrain budgets, which could adversely impact demand for our data and analytics solutions. Further, continuing mandates that employees work remotely, prolonged travel restrictions or general economic uncertainty could negatively impact our suppliers' ability to provide us with data and services, our ability to deliver or market our solutions, our ability to acquire new clients or expand our services with existing clients and client demand for our solutions. In contrast, during such times the need for better insights related to the extension of credit is magnified, and we believe our Finance & Risk solutions become even more critical to our clients.

While this disruption is currently expected to be temporary, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the duration and the speed of recovery. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our operational and financial performance will depend on the effect on our clients and vendors, all of which are uncertain at this time and cannot be predicted. Given the current economic condition, we have been carefully monitoring the COVID-19 global pandemic and its impact on our business including, but not limited to, implementing additional operational processes to monitor client sales and collections, taking precautionary measures to ensure sufficient liquidity, including a proactive draw of $200 million on our revolving credit facility to preserve cash flow flexibility during the three months ended March 31, 2020, of which over $100 million has subsequently been repaid, and adjusting operations to ensure business continuity. While our productivity and financial performance for the three months ended March 31, 2020 have not been impacted materially by the pandemic, the ultimate impact is highly uncertain and will be difficult to predict, and depends on, among many factors, the duration of the pandemic and its ultimate impact to our clients, vendors, and the financial markets. See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Operations—An outbreak of disease, global or localized health pandemic or epidemic or a similar public health threat, or the fear of such an event, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results operations."

Risks Associated with Our Business

Investing in our common stock involves a number of risks. These risks represent challenges to the successful implementation of our strategy and the growth of our business. Some of these risks are:

•: the COVID-19 global pandemic, including the global economic uncertainty and measures taken in response, could materially impact our business and future results of operations;
•: our ability to implement and execute our strategic plans to transform the business may not be successful and, accordingly, we may not be successful in achieving our goals to transform our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;
•: if we are unable to develop or sell solutions in a timely manner or maintain and enhance our existing client relationships, our ability to maintain or increase our revenue could be adversely affected;
•: we face significant competition for our solutions, which may increase as we expand our business;
•: our brand and reputation are key assets and a competitive advantage, and our business may be affected by how we are perceived in the marketplace;
•: data security and integrity are critically important to our business, and cybersecurity incidents, including cyberattacks, breaches of security, unauthorized access to or disclosure of confidential information, business disruption, or the perception that confidential information is not secure,

could result in a material loss of business, regulatory enforcement, substantial legal liability and/or significant harm to our reputation;

•: we rely on our relationships with key long-term clients, business partners and government contracts for a substantial part of our revenue, the diminution or termination of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations;
•: we are subject to various governmental regulations, laws and orders, compliance with which may cause us to incur significant expenses or reduce the availability or effectiveness of our solutions, and the failure to comply with which could subject us to civil or criminal penalties or other liabilities;
•: our substantial indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and our ability to operate our business or react to changes in the economy or our industry, prevent us from fulfilling our obligations and could divert our cash flow from operations for debt payments;
•: despite our indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage;
•: members of the Investor Consortium intend to enter into a letter agreement, pursuant to which certain members of the Investor Consortium or their respective affiliates agree, for three years following the date hereof, to vote all of their shares in all matters related to the election of directors, including to elect five individuals to our board of directors and it is possible the interests of the Investor Consortium may conflict with your interests; and
•: future sales of our common stock in the public market could cause the market price of our common stock to decrease significantly.

For a discussion of these and other risks you should consider before making an investment in our common stock, see the section entitled "Risk Factors."

Corporate Information

We are a Delaware corporation. We were incorporated as Star Intermediate I, Inc. on September 18, 2018 by affiliates of the Investor Consortium in connection with the Take-Private Transaction and changed our name to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. on March 12, 2020. Our principal executive offices are located at 103 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Short Hills, New Jersey 07078. Our telephone number is (973) 921-5500. Our corporate website address is www.dnb.com. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this prospectus. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to purchase our common stock.

Corporate Structure

Following the Take-Private Transaction, our sole stockholder was Star Parent, L.P. ("Star Parent"), which owns all 314,494,968 shares (originally issued as 1,000 shares prior to the Stock Split (as defined below)) of our issued and outstanding common stock. Prior to the Stock Split, we were authorized to issue (a) 2,950,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (b) 1,050,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. On June 23, 2020, we amended our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of capital stock from 4,000,000 shares to 2,025,000,000 shares, consisting of 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. On June 23, 2020, we effected a 314,494.968 for 1 stock split (the "Stock Split"). In connection with the closing of this offering and the concurrent private placement, Star Parent will distribute an aggregate of

278,728,434 shares of our common stock to certain of its limited partners, including affiliates of the Investor Consortium, in exchange for their partnership units in Star Parent, and an aggregate of 35,766,534 shares of our common stock will continue to be held by Star Parent. All of the common share and per share information referenced throughout the consolidated financial statements for the successor periods and accompanying notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Stock Split. Members of our board of directors and certain of our executive officers, employees and other limited partners will hold an indirect interest in such shares held by Star Parent. Such limited partners will be able to exchange such units in exchange for shares of our common stock held by Star Parent in accordance the terms of the Star Parent Partnership Agreement (defined below) to be in effect following this offering.

In connection with this offering, C/B Star Holdings, L.P., an entity jointly controlled by affiliates of CC Capital and Bilcar, has agreed to waive certain anti-dilution rights it has pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Star Parent, L.P., dated as of February 8, 2019, which we expect will be further amended and restated in connection with this offering (the "Star Parent Partnership Agreement") and terminate such provision in the Star Parent Partnership Agreement following this offering. In exchange for such waiver and termination, we expect to make a payment of $30.0 million to C/B Star Holdings, L.P. with a portion of the proceeds from this offering and the concurrent private placement. See "Use of Proceeds" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Other Transactions."

The Offering


Issuer		Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
Common stock offered by us		65,750,000 shares of common stock (or 75,612,500 shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).
Common stock sold by us in the concurrent private placement		Immediately subsequent to the closing of this offering, a subsidiary of Cannae, a subsidiary of Black Knight and a subsidiary of CC Capital intend to purchase from us in a private placement $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of our common stock at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the initial public offering price. Based on an assumed purchase price in the private placement of $19.70 per share, this would be 10,152,285, 5,076,143 and 5,076,143 shares, respectively. We will receive the full proceeds and will not pay any underwriting discounts or commissions with respect to the shares that are sold in the private placement. The sale of the shares in the private placement is contingent upon the completion of this offering. The sale of these shares to Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital will not be registered in this offering and will be "restricted securities" under the Securities Act. In addition, these shares will be subject to a market standoff agreement with us and, to the extent ultimately owned by our directors, officers, Investor Consortium and certain other significant stockholders, a lock-up agreement with the underwriters for a period of up to 180 days after the date of this prospectus. Any shares acquired by Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital in the concurrent private placement will have the benefit of the registration rights agreement we expect to enter into with certain of our stockholders, including Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital, in connection with this offering. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale—Lock-Up Arrangements and Registration Rights" for additional information regarding such restrictions and registration rights. We refer to the private placement of these shares of common stock as the "concurrent private placement."
Common stock to be outstanding after this offering and the concurrent private placement		400,549,539 shares of common stock (or 410,412,039 shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).
Option to purchase additional shares of common stock		The underwriters have an option to purchase an additional 9,862,500 shares of common stock. The underwriters can exercise this option at any time within 30 days from the date of this prospectus.


Use of proceeds		We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of our common stock in this offering and the concurrent private placement, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $1,647.9 million (or $1,837.3 million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full) based on an assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus).
		We intend to use $1,273.0 of these net proceeds from this offering and the concurrent private placement to redeem all of our Cumulative Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), $342.3 million to repay a portion of our 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding due 2027, plus to pay fees and expenses related to the repayment and accrued interest and $30.0 million to make a payment to C/B Star Holdings, L.P. in connection with the waiver and termination of its anti-dilution rights in the Star Parent Partnership Agreement. Any remaining net proceeds will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of additional indebtedness. See "—Corporate Structure" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Other Transactions." See "Use of Proceeds."
Dividend policy		We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future; however, we may change this policy in the future. See "Dividend Policy."
Voting rights		Upon completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement, the Investor Consortium will hold approximately 66.1% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock and will have the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. See "Principal Stockholders" and "Description of Capital Stock."
Risk factors		Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus beginning on page 28 and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before investing in our common stock.
Directed Share Program		At our request, an affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc., a participating underwriter, has reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to 5% of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to our directors, officers and selected senior managers. If these persons purchase reserved shares it will reduce the number of shares available for sale to the general public. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus, see "Underwriting—Directed Share Program."
Listing		We have applied to have our common stock listed on the NYSE under the symbol "DNB."

Unless we indicate otherwise or unless the context otherwise requires, all information in this prospectus:

•: assumes no exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares;
•: gives effect to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will be in effect prior to the consummation of this offering and the concurrent private placement and the transactions described under "—Corporate Structure";
•: excludes an aggregate of 32,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as described herein) that we intend to adopt at the time of this offering; and
•: excludes 8,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options that we intend to grant under our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to certain directors, executive officers and employees at the time of this offering with the IPO price as the exercise price, including (i) 2,080,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options granted to each of Mr. Foley and Mr. Chu and (ii) an aggregate of 2,215,000 shares issuable upon options granted to our executive officers as described in "Executive and Director Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Long-Term Equity Incentives";
•: excludes 3,000,000 shares reserved for issuance in connection with the employee stock purchase plan we plan to adopt in connection with this offering; and
•: assumes an initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus.

Summary Historical Consolidated Financial and Other Data

The following table sets forth our summary historical consolidated financial and other data for the periods and as of the dates indicated. As a result of the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019, the accompanying historical financial statements and summary historical consolidated financial data are presented on a Successor and Predecessor basis. References to Predecessor refer to the results of operations, cash flows and financial position of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Take-Private Transaction. References to Successor refer to the consolidated financial position of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. as of March 31, 2020, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2019 and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. During the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. had no significant operations and limited assets and had only incurred transaction-related expenses prior to the Take-Private Transaction. The Successor period also includes the results of operations and cash flows of the business acquired in the Take-Private Transaction for the periods from February 8, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and from February 8, 2019 to December 31, 2019. The consolidated financial statements for the Successor periods are not comparable to those of the Predecessor periods.

We derived the summary historical consolidated financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and as of March 31, 2020 from the Successor's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the summary historical consolidated financial data for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and as of December 31, 2019 from the Successor's audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the summary historical consolidated financial data for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and as of December 31, 2018 from the Predecessor's audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the summary historical consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2019 from the Successor's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that are not included in this prospectus. We derived the summary historical consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2017 from the Predecessor's consolidated financial statements that are not included in this prospectus.

Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future period. You should read the information set forth below together with "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Capitalization," and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

	Interim Periods									Annual Periods

	Successor						Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020			Period January 1 to March 31, 2019			Period January 1 to February 7, 2019			Period from January 1 to December 31 2019			Period January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017





	(in millions, except per share data)
Statement of operations data:
Revenue(1)	$	395.3		$	174.1		$	178.7		$	1,413.9		$	178.7		$	1,716.4		$	1,742.5

Operating expenses		138.9			64.3			56.7			448.5			56.7			563.4			573.3
Selling and administrative expenses(2)		125.9			213.7			122.4			651.2			122.4			610.0			672.4
Depreciation and amortization(3)		134.3			80.5			11.1			482.4			11.1			88.7			79.7
Restructuring charge		4.5			18.5			0.1			51.8			0.1			25.4			32.1

Total operating costs		403.6			377.0			190.3			1,633.9			190.3			1,287.5			1,357.5

Operating income (loss)		(8.3	)		(202.9	)		(11.6	)		(220.0	)		(11.6	)		428.9			385.0
Non-operating expenses		7.3			(43.8	)		(91.2	)		(455.9	)		(91.2	)		(55.8	)		(62.3	)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		(1.0	)		(246.7	)		(102.8	)		(675.9	)		(102.8	)		373.1			322.7
Less: (Benefit) provision for income taxes		(74.3	)		(37.0	)		(27.5	)		(118.2	)		(27.5	)		81.6			179.7
Equity in net income of affiliates		0.6			0.1			0.5			4.2			0.5			2.8			2.8

Net income (loss) from continuing operations		73.9			(209.6	)		(74.8	)		(553.5	)		(74.8	)		294.3			145.8
Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest		(0.4	)		(0.4	)		(0.8	)		(6.5	)		(0.8	)		(6.2	)		(4.1	)
Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders		(32.0	)		(17.9	)		—			(114.0	)		—			—			—

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	41.5		$	(227.9	)	$	(75.6	)	$	(674.0	)	$	(75.6	)	$	288.1		$	141.7



Net earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic	$	0.13		$	(0.72	)	$	(2.04	)	$	(2.14	)	$	(2.04	)	$	7.76		$	3.84
Diluted	$	0.13		$	(0.72	)	$	(2.04	)	$	(2.14	)	$	(2.04	)	$	7.72		$	3.81
Pro forma earnings per share(4)
Basic	$			$	(0.49	)				$	(1.90	)
Diluted	$			$	(0.49	)				$	(1.90	)
Pro forma as adjusted earnings per share(5)
Basic	$	0.02		$	(0.29	)				$	(0.69	)
Diluted	$	0.02		$	(0.29	)				$	(0.69	)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		314.5			314.5			37.2			314.5			37.2			37.1			36.9
Diluted		314.5			314.5			37.2			314.5			37.2			37.3			37.2
Pro forma weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic		314.5			314.5						314.5
Diluted		314.5			314.5						314.5
Pro forma as adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding(5)
Basic		400.5			400.5						400.5
Diluted		400.5			400.5						400.5
Cash flow data:
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	0.5		$	(233.5	)	$	(65.4	)	$	(63.0	)	$	(65.4	)	$	325.4		$	286.5
Investing activities	$	(35.6	)	$	(5,952.3	)	$	(5.3	)	$	(6,154.6	)	$	(5.3	)	$	(65.3	)	$	(206.6	)
Financing activities	$	103.9		$	6,321.4		$	96.9		$	6,321.8		$	96.9		$	(609.7	)	$	(18.8	)
Balance sheet data at end of period(6)(7):
Cash and cash equivalents	$	167.6		$	138.0			—		$	98.6			—		$	90.2		$	442.4
Total assets	$	9,172.4		$	9,263.8			—		$	9,112.8			—		$	1,820.9		$	2,480.9
Total debt (current and long term)	$	4,049.2		$	3,882.7			—		$	3,900.8			—		$	1,136.6		$	1,678.1
Total liabilities	$	6,520.1		$	6,338.6			—		$	6,503.3			—		$	2,510.8		$	3,292.1
Cash dividends per common share		—			—			—		$	—			—		$	1.57		$	2.01
Pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data(8):
Cash and cash equivalents	$	179.7
Total assets	$	9,184.5
Total debt (current and long-term)	$	3,760.1
Total liabilities	$	6,107.0
Other financial data(9):
Adjusted revenue	$	395.3		$	174.1		$	204.6		$	1,413.9		$	204.6		$	1,716.4		$	1,742.5
Adjusted EBITDA	$	133.5		$	40.6		$	66.3		$	502.1		$	66.3		$	568.6		$	524.6
Adjusted EBITDA margin		33.8	%		23.3	%		32.4	%		35.5	%		32.4	%		33.1	%		30.1	%
Adjusted net income	$	16.7		$	(26.7	)	$	45.8		$	27.4		$	45.8		$	383.9		$	307.8

(1): On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" ("Topic 606") for revenue recognition accounting. Revenue prior to January 1, 2018 was accounted for based on ASU No. 2009-13, "Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)" ("Topic 605").
(2): Includes transaction costs of $147.4 million directly attributable to the Take-Private Transaction for the Successor periods from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and $52.0 million for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019. In addition, for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, we incurred $10.4 million to accelerate the vesting of equity-based grants as a result of the Take-Private Transaction.

(3): Higher amortization expenses for the Successor period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 was primarily due to the application of purchase accounting resulting in higher amortization associated with recognized intangible assets in connection with the Take-Private Transaction.
(4): Pro forma earnings per share gives effect to the Take-Private Transaction. See "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data."
(5): Pro forma as adjusted earnings per share gives effect to (i) the Take-Private Transaction, (ii) the 314,494.968 for 1 Stock Split and (iii) this offering and the concurrent private placement and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as more fully described in "Use of Proceeds," including the effect of the redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and the pay down of $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027, net of tax as applicable at a rate of 22.3%, as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2019.

	Three months ended March 31, 2020			Period from January 1, to March 31, 2019			Period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

	(in millions except per share data)
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)(a)	$	41.5		$	(152.8	)	$	(598.9	)
Pro forma adjustments(b):
Reversal of preferred dividends allocated to preferred stockholders		32.0			31.6			127.7
Reversal of change in fair value of make-whole derivative liability		(69.8	)		—			172.4
Reduction of interest expense resulting from debt repayment—net of tax		5.7			5.7			23.0
Pro forma as adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)	$	9.4		$	(115.5	)	$	(275.8	)
Pro forma as adjusted weighted average shares outstanding:
Existing common stocks after stock split		314.5			314.5			314.5
Common stocks issued from this offering and the concurrent private placement		86.0			86.0			86.0
Total pro forma basic shares		400.5			400.5			400.5
Dilution shares		—			—			—
Total pro forma diluted shares		400.5			400.5			400.5
Pro forma as adjusted earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.02		$	(0.29	)	$	(0.69	)
Diluted	$	0.02		$	(0.29	)	$	(0.69	)

(a): Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) gives effect to the Take-Private Transaction. See "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data."
(b): Pro forma adjustments give effect to this offering and the concurrent private placement and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as more fully described in "Use of Proceeds", including the effect of the redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and pay down of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027, plus fees and expenses related to redemption and pay down as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2019.

(6): A balance sheet is not presented as of February 7, 2019. See Note 13 to the Successor's consolidated financial statements for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 for purchase price allocation in connection with the Take-Private Transaction.
(7): On January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Leases Topic 842 ("Topic 842"). As a result, we recognized all operating leases as right of use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet effective January 1, 2019. Leases were accounted for based on ASC Topic 840 ("Topic 840") prior to January 1, 2019.
(8): The following sets forth pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data which gives effect to this offering and the concurrent private placement and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as more fully described in "Use of Proceeds."

	As of March 31, 2020

	As reported		Pro forma adjustments			Pro forma as adjusted
Cash and cash equivalents	$	167.6	$	12.1	(d)	$	179.7
Total assets	$	9,172.4	$	12.1		$	9,184.5
Other current liabilities (excluding short-term debt)	$	902.4	$	(114.7	)(a)(b)	$	787.7
Short-term debt	$	25.3	$	—		$	25.3
Long-term debt	$	4,023.9	$	(289.1	)(b)	$	3,734.8
Deferred income tax	$	1,220.3	$	(9.3	)(b)	$	1,211.0
Total liabilities	$	6,520.1	$	(413.1	)	$	6,107.0
Cumulative preferred series A stock	$	1,032.8	$	(1,032.8	)(a)	$	—
Total equity	$	1,619.5	$	1,458.0	(a)(c)	$	3,077.5

(a): To give effect to the redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and as a result the associated make-whole derivative liability as of March 31, 2020 is eliminated.
(b): To give effect to the pay down of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027, plus payment of fees and expenses eliminate related accrued interest payment and unamortized deferred issuance costs.
(c): To give effect for this offering and the concurrent private placement and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as more fully described in "Use of Proceeds."
(d): To give effect to the remaining cash from this offering and the concurrent private placement after redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, including payment of the associated make-whole premium and accrued interest of $205.1 million, payment of fees and expenses, and to repay $300 million of 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes, including payment of a redemption premium of $30.8 million.

(9): See "—Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a detailed description of adjustments of and reconciliations to our financial measures that are not reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting GAAP results, we evaluate performance and report our results on the non-GAAP financial measures discussed below. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors and rating agencies regarding our results, operating trends and performance between periods. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted revenue, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("adjusted EBITDA"), adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income. Adjusted results are non-GAAP measures that adjust for the impact due to purchase accounting application and divestitures, restructuring charges, equity-based compensation, acquisition and divestiture-related costs (such as costs for bankers, legal fees, due diligence, retention payments and contingent consideration adjustments) and other non-core gains and charges that are not in the normal course of our business (such as gains and losses on sales of businesses, impairment charges, effect of significant changes in tax laws and material tax and legal settlements). We exclude amortization of recognized intangible assets resulting from the application of purchase accounting because it is non-cash and not indicative of our ongoing and underlying operating performance. Recognized intangible assets arise from acquisitions, or primarily the Take-Private Transaction. We believe that recognized intangible assets by their nature are fundamentally different from other depreciating assets that are replaced on a predictable operating cycle. Unlike other depreciating assets, such as developed and purchased software licenses or property and equipment, there is no replacement cost once these recognized intangible assets expire and the assets are not replaced. Additionally, our costs to operate, maintain and extend the life of acquired intangible assets and purchased intellectual property are reflected in our operating costs as personnel, data fee, facilities, overhead and similar items. Management believes it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of recognized intangible assets will recur in future periods until such assets have been fully amortized. In addition, we isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates on our revenue growth because we believe it is useful for investors to be able to compare revenue from one period to another, both after and before the effects of foreign exchange rate changes. The change in revenue performance attributable to foreign currency rates is determined by converting both our prior and current periods' foreign currency revenue by a constant rate. As a result, we monitor our adjusted revenue growth both after and before the effects of foreign exchange rate changes.

We believe that these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures provide management and other users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing our ongoing performance and comparability of our operating results from period to period. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Our non-GAAP or adjusted financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax.

Adjusted Revenue

We define adjusted revenue as revenue adjusted to include revenue for the period from January 8 to February 7, 2019 ("International lag adjustment") for the Predecessor related to the lag reporting for our International operations. On a GAAP basis, we report International results on a one-month lag, and for 2019 the Predecessor period for International is December 1, 2018 through January 7, 2019. The Successor period for International is February 8, 2019 (commencing on the closing date of the Take-Private Transaction) through November 30, 2019 for the Successor period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Combined GAAP results for the year ended December 31, 2019 are not

comparable to the prior year period. The International lag adjustment is to facilitate comparability of 2019 periods to 2018 periods.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor) excluding the following items:

•: depreciation and amortization;
•: interest expense and income;
•: income tax benefit or provision;
•: other expenses or income;
•: equity in net income of affiliates;
•: net income attributable to non-controlling interests;
•: dividends allocated to preferred stockholders;
•: revenue and expense adjustments to include results for the period from January 8 to February 7, 2019, for the Predecessor related to the International lag adjustment (see above discussion);
•: other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting (e.g. commission asset amortization);
•: equity-based compensation;
•: restructuring charges;
•: merger and acquisition-related operating costs;
•: transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring incentive expenses associated with our synergy program;
•: legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters; and
•: asset impairment.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We calculate adjusted EBITDA margin by dividing adjusted EBITDA by adjusted revenue.

Adjusted Net Income

We define adjusted net income as net income (loss) adjusted for the following items:

•: revenue and expense adjustments to include results for the period from January 8 to February 7, 2019, for the Predecessor related to the International lag adjustment (see above discussion);
•: incremental amortization resulting from the application of purchase accounting; we exclude amortization of recognized intangible assets resulting from the application of purchase accounting because it is non-cash and is not indicative of our ongoing and underlying operating performance. We believe that recognized intangible assets by their nature are fundamentally different from other depreciating assets that are replaced on a predictable operating cycle. Unlike other depreciating assets, such as developed and purchased software licenses or property and equipment, there is no replacement cost once these recognized intangible assets expire and the assets are not replaced. Additionally, our costs to operate, maintain and extend the life of

acquired intangible assets and purchased intellectual property are reflected in our operating costs as personnel, data fee, facilities, overhead and similar items;

•: other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting (e.g. commission asset amortization);
•: equity-based compensation;
•: restructuring charges;
•: merger and acquisition-related operating costs;
•: transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring incentive expenses associated with our synergy program;
•: legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters;
•: change in fair value of the make-whole derivative liability associated with the Series A Preferred Stock;
•: asset impairment;
•: non-recurring pension charges, related to pension settlement charge and actuarial loss amortization eliminated as a result of the Take-Private Transaction;
•: merger, acquisition and divestiture-related non-operating costs;
•: debt refinancing and extinguishment costs; and
•: tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments, the impact resulting from the enactment of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and tax accounting method change in 2018 (see Note 9 to the Predecessor's consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for further details), and the impact resulting from the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"). See Note 8 to the Successor's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

The following table reconciles GAAP revenue to adjusted revenue:

	Interim Periods								Annual Periods

	Successor						Predecessor		Successor			Predecessor
	Three months ended March 31, 2020			Period from January 1 to March 31, 2019			Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019		Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019			Period January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019		Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017





	(in millions)
Revenue	$	395.3		$	174.1		$	178.7	$	1,413.9		$	178.7	$	1,716.4		$	1,742.5
International lag adjustment		—			—			25.9		—			25.9		—			—

Adjusted revenue(b)	$	395.3		$	174.1		$	204.6	$	1,413.9		$	204.6	$	1,716.4		$	1,742.5
Foreign currency impact		1.6			0.3			1.0		7.9			1.0		(1.4	)		1.8

Adjusted revenue before the effect of foreign currency(b)	$	396.9		$	174.4		$	205.6	$	1,421.8		$	205.6	$	1,715.0		$	1,744.3



(b) Includes deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments(2)	$	(17.4	)	$	(22.1	)	$	—	$	(138.9	)	$	—	$	—		$	(7.9	)



North America	$	341.5		$	181.2		$	148.2	$	1,316.5		$	148.2	$	1,420.6		$	1,444.0
International		71.2			15.0			56.4		236.3			56.4	$	295.8		$	306.4

Segment revenue		412.7			196.2			204.6		1,552.8			204.6		1,716.4			1,750.4
Corporate and other		(17.4	)		(22.1	)		—		(138.9	)		—		—			(7.9	)
Foreign currency impact		1.6			0.3			1.0		7.9			1.0		(1.4	)		1.8

Adjusted revenue before the effect of foreign currency	$	396.9		$	174.4		$	205.6	$	1,421.8		$	205.6	$	1,715.0		$	1,744.3

The following table reconciles GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA:

	Interim Periods									Annual Periods

	Successor						Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	Three months ended March 31, 2020			Period from January 1 to March 31, 2019			Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019			Period January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017





	(in millions)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	41.5		$	(227.9	)	$	(75.6	)	$	(674.0	)	$	(75.6	)	$	288.1		$	141.7
Depreciation and amortization		134.3			80.5			11.1			482.4			11.1			88.7			79.7
Interest expense—net		82.7			48.0			5.2			301.1			5.2			52.5			58.1
(Benefit) provision for income tax—net		(74.3	)		(37.0	)		(27.5	)		(118.2	)		(27.5	)		81.6			179.7

EBITDA		184.2			(136.4	)		(86.8	)		(8.7	)		(86.8	)		510.9			459.2
Other income (expense)—net		(90.0	)		(4.2	)		86.0			154.8			86.0			3.3			4.2
Equity in net income of affiliates		(0.6	)		(0.1	)		(0.5	)		(4.2	)		(0.5	)		(2.8	)		(2.8	)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		0.4			0.4			0.8			6.5			0.8			6.2			4.1
Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders		32.0			17.9			—			114.0			—			—			—
International lag adjustment		—			—			2.7			—			2.7			—			—
Other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting		(5.0	)		(4.1	)		—			(20.7	)		—			—			—
Equity-based compensation		3.8			0.5			11.7			11.7			11.7			10.8			20.5
Restructuring charges		4.5			18.5			0.1			51.8			0.1			25.4			32.1
Merger and acquisition-related operating costs		2.5			147.4			52.0			156.0			52.0			11.6			15.0
Transition costs		1.6			1.0			0.3			37.7			0.3			0.3			—
Legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters		—			(0.3	)		—			(0.2	)		—			2.9			(7.7	)
Asset impairment		0.1			—			—			3.4			—			—			—

Adjusted EBITDA	$	133.5		$	40.6		$	66.3		$	502.1		$	66.3		$	568.6		$	524.6



North America	$	143.8		$	71.3		$	55.3		$	634.6		$	55.3		$	575.9		$	525.5
International		23.2			2.9			20.3			78.2			20.3			91.2			102.0
Corporate(b)		(33.5	)		(33.6	)		(9.3	)		(210.7	)		(9.3	)		(98.5	)		(102.9	)

Adjusted EBITDA(b)	$	133.5		$	40.6		$	66.3		$	502.1		$	66.3		$	568.6		$	524.6



Adjusted EBITDA margin(a)(b)		33.8	%		23.3	%		32.4	%		35.5	%		32.4	%		33.1	%		30.1	%
(b)Impact of deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments(2):
Impact to adjusted EBITDA	$	(17.4	)	$	(22.1	)	$	—		$	(138.9	)	$	—		$	—		$	(7.9	)
Impact to adjusted EBITDA margin		(2.8	)%		(8.7	)%		—			(5.8	)%		—			—			(0.3	)%

(a): Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by adjusted revenue.

The following table reconciles GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor) to adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor):

	Interim Periods									Annual Periods

	Successor						Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020			Period from January 1 to March 31, 2019			Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019			Period January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017





	(in millions)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	41.5		$	(227.9	)	$	(75.6	)	$	(674.0	)	$	(75.6	)	$	288.1		$	141.7
International lag adjustment		—			—			2.7			—			2.7			—			—
Incremental amortization resulting from the application of purchase accounting		120.0			73.8			3.0			435.0			3.0			31.1			31.5
Other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting		(5.0	)		(4.1	)		—			(20.7	)		—			—			—
Equity-based compensation		3.8			0.5			11.7			11.7			11.7			10.8			20.5
Restructuring charges		4.5			18.5			0.1			51.8			0.1			25.4			32.1
Merger and acquisition-related operating costs		2.5			147.4			52.0			156.0			52.0			11.6			15.0
Transition costs		1.6			1.0			0.3			37.7			0.3			0.3			—
Legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters		—			(0.3	)		—			(0.2	)		—			2.9			(7.7	)
Change in fair value of the make-whole derivative liability associated with the Series A Preferred Stock		(69.8	)		—			—			172.4			—			—			—
Asset impairment		0.1			—			—			3.4			—			—			—
Non-recurring pension charges		—			0.1			89.4			—			89.4			41.3			37.9
Merger, acquisition and divestiture-related non-operating costs		—			(0.8	)		0.5			(0.8	)		0.5			0.2			0.7
Debt refinancing and extinguishment costs		7.0			—			—			—			—			—			—
Impact of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		—			—			—			—			—			14.1			79.0
Tax impact of the CARES Act		(55.6	)		—			—			—			—			—			—
Impact of accounting method change(1)		—			—			—			—			—			(13.4	)		—
Tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments		(33.9	)		(34.9	)		(38.3	)		(144.9	)		(38.3	)		(28.5	)		(42.9	)

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)(f).	$	16.7		$	(26.7	)	$	45.8		$	27.4		$	45.8		$	383.9		$	307.8



(f) Impact of deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments(2):
Pre-tax impact	$	(17.4	)	$	(22.1	)	$	—		$	(138.9	)	$	—		$	—		$	(7.9	)
Tax impact		4.5			4.7			—			35.9			—			—			2.5

Impact to adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(12.9	)	$	(17.4	)	$	—		$	(103.0	)	$	—		$	—		$	(5.4	)

(1): The impact was related to a U.S. tax accounting method change approved by the Internal Revenue Service in April 2018. See Note 9 to the Predecessor's consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for further discussion.
(2): Represents deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP related to the Take-Private Transaction included in each of the Successor periods, as well as the acquisitions of Lattice and Orb for the Successor three months ended March 31, 2020, and the acquisition of Lattice for the Successor period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustment for the Predecessor twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was related to the Avention acquisition.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors and all of the information contained in this prospectus before purchasing our common stock. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

Unfavorable global economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is impacted by general economic conditions and trends in the United States and abroad, including the COVID-19 global pandemic. Our largest clients, and therefore our business and revenues, depend on favorable macroeconomic conditions and are impacted by the availability of credit, the level and volatility of interest rates, inflation and employment levels. In addition, a significant amount of our revenues are concentrated among certain clients and in distinct geographic regions, particularly in the United States. Our solutions are also concentrated by varying degrees across different industries, particularly financial services, technology, communications, government, retail, transportation and manufacturing. Our client base suffers when financial markets experience volatility, illiquidity and disruption, which has occurred in the past and could reoccur in the future. Accordingly, we may have difficulty collecting payment from some clients on a timely basis or at all, and we may see higher rates of bankruptcies, restructurings, dissolutions and similar events among our client base. The potential for increased and continuing disruptions going forward, present considerable risks to our business and revenue. Changes in the economy have resulted, and may continue to result in, fluctuations in volumes, pricing and operating margins for our solutions. These types of disruptions could lead to a decline in client demand for our solutions and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

An outbreak of disease, global or localized health pandemic or epidemic or a similar public health threat, or the fear of such an event, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results operations.

A significant outbreak of contagious diseases in the human population, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic, could result in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could have an adverse effect on demand for our solutions and access to our data sources. Less than four months after being reported in Wuhan, China, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020—the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus. Disruptions in the financial markets could limit the ability or willingness of our clients to extend credit to their customers or cause our clients to constrain budgets, which could adversely impact demand for our data and analytics solutions. The U.S. and other governments abroad have implemented enhanced screening, broad shelter-in-place orders and social distancing requirements, business closures, quarantine requirements and travel restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition to governmental measures, companies, including Dun & Bradstreet, are imposing, or may impose, temporary precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of the virus to employees, customers and communities, including requiring that employees work remotely and restricting non-essential travel. Additionally, many businesses permanently reduced employee headcount and many others have permanently ceased operations as a result of the pandemic. Given the breadth of our data, the large number of countries the data is sourced from and system requirements necessary to process and analyze such data, many of our employees and employees of our partners have been and may continue to be limited or unable to effectively work remotely. Further, our employees travel frequently to maintain relationships with and sell our solutions to our clients. Continued mandates that employees work remotely, prolonged travel

restrictions or general economic uncertainty could negatively impact our suppliers' ability to provide us with data and services, our ability to acquire new customers and expand our offerings within existing customers, our ability to deliver or market our solutions and client demand for our solutions. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the global pandemic, related travel advisories, business closures and quarantine or social distancing restrictions, the speed of recovery once the pandemic subsides, the impact of any resurgence of the pandemic once measures to slow the spread of the virus have been lifted and impacts to the global markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Preventing the effects from and responding to this market disruption or any other public health threat, related or otherwise, could further impact demand for our solutions and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to implement and execute our strategic plans to transform the business may not be successful and, accordingly, we may not be successful in achieving our goals to transform our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be successful in developing and implementing our strategic plans to transform our businesses, including realigning management, simplifying and scaling technology, expanding and enhancing data and optimizing our client services. If the development or implementation of our plans are not successful, we may not produce the revenue, margins, earnings or synergies that we expect, including offsetting the impact of adverse economic conditions that may exist currently or develop in the future. We may also face delays or difficulties in implementing technological, organizational and operational improvements, including our plans to leverage our data insights in new functional areas and utilize existing data architecture to generate high contribution incremental revenue streams, which could adversely affect our ability to successfully compete. In addition, the costs associated with implementing such plans may be more than anticipated and we may not have sufficient financial resources to fund all of the desired or necessary investments required in connection with our plans. The existing and future execution of our strategic and operating plans to transform our business will, to some extent, also be dependent on external factors that we cannot control. In addition, these strategic and operational plans need to be continually reassessed to meet the challenges and needs of our business in order for us to remain competitive. While our cost savings initiatives since the Take-Private Transaction have resulted in approximately $206 million of net annualized run-rate savings as of March 31, 2020, such savings may not be repeated in future periods. The failure to implement and execute our strategic and operating plans in a timely manner or at all, realize or maintain the cost savings or other benefits or improvements associated with such plans, have financial resources to fund the costs associated with such plans or incur costs in excess of anticipated amounts, or sufficiently assess and reassess these plans could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to develop or sell solutions in a timely manner or maintain and enhance our existing client relationships, our ability to maintain or increase our revenue could be adversely affected.

In order to keep pace with client demands for increasingly sophisticated solutions, to sustain expansion into growth industries and new markets and to maintain and grow our revenue, we must continue to innovate and introduce new solutions. The process of developing new solutions is complex and uncertain. Our industry solutions require extensive experience and knowledge from within the relevant industry. We must commit significant resources before knowing whether clients will accept new solutions. We may not be successful because of a variety of challenges, including planning or timing, technical hurdles, difficulty in predicting market demand, changes in regulation or a lack of appropriate resources. Additionally, even if we successfully develop new solutions, our existing clients might not accept these new solutions or new clients might not adopt our solutions due to operational constraints, high switching costs or general lack of market readiness.

Furthermore, our ability to increase revenue will depend, in large part, on our ability to retain and enhance existing client relationships and increase the number of solutions our clients buy from us. Our ability to increase sales to existing clients depends on the quality of our data and solutions, clients' satisfaction with our solutions and their desire for additional solutions.

Failure to successfully develop and introduce new solutions or sell new or additional solutions to new or existing clients could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face significant competition for our solutions, which may increase as we expand our business.

We face significant competition for our solutions. We compete on the basis of differentiated solutions, datasets, analytics capabilities, ease of integration with our clients' technology, stability of services, client relationships, innovation and price. Our global and regional competitors vary in size, financial and technical capability, and in the scope of the products and services they offer. Some of our competitors may be better positioned to develop, promote and sell their products and services. Larger competitors may benefit from greater cost efficiencies and may be able to win business simply based on pricing. Our competitors may also be able to respond to opportunities before we do, by taking advantage of new technologies, changes in client requirements or market trends. In addition, we face competition from non-traditional and free data sources.

Many of our competitors have extensive client relationships, including relationships with our current and potential clients. New competitors, or alliances among competitors, may emerge and gain significant market share. Existing or new competitors may develop products and services that are superior to our solutions or that achieve greater acceptance than our solutions. If we are unable to respond to changes in client requirements as quickly and effectively as our competition, our ability to expand our business and sell our solutions may be adversely affected.

Additionally, our competitors often sell services at lower prices than us, individually or as part of integrated suites of several related services. This may cause our clients to purchase from our competitors rather than from us, which could result in reduced prices for certain solutions or the loss of clients. Price reductions by our competitors could also negatively impact our operating margins or harm our ability to obtain new long-term contracts or renewals of existing contracts on favorable terms. Additionally, some of our clients may develop their own solutions that replace the solutions they currently purchase from us or look to new technologies, which could result in lower revenue.

We believe that our D-U-N-S Number and our ability to link our data together with this unique identifier provides us with a strategic advantage by allowing for a global, end-to-end assessment of businesses throughout the world. However, some of our competitors and clients utilize their own unique identifiers, and clients have and may continue to adopt alternative standards to our D-U-N-S Number and stop using our solutions. For example, the General Services Administration announced in 2019 that it would transition away from the D-U-N-S Number for entity validation purposes and use a new entity identifier. In addition, public and commercial sources of free or relatively inexpensive business information have become increasingly available and this trend is expected to continue. To the extent the availability of free or relatively inexpensive business information increases, the demand for some of our solutions may decrease. If more clients adopt alternative standards to the D-U-N-S Number or look to these other sources of data, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We also expect that there will be significant competition as we expand our business, and we may not be able to compete effectively against current and future competitors. If we are unable to compete successfully, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our brand and reputation are key assets and a competitive advantage, and our business may be affected by how we are perceived in the marketplace.

Our brand and reputation are key assets of our business and a competitive advantage. Our ability to attract and retain clients is highly dependent upon the external perceptions of our level of data quality, effective provision of solutions, business practices, including the actions of our employees, third-party providers, members of the WWN and other brand licensees, some of which may not be consistent with our policies and standards. Negative perception or publicity regarding these matters could damage our reputation with clients and the public, which could make it difficult for us to attract and maintain clients. Adverse developments with respect to our industry may also, by association, negatively impact our reputation, or result in higher regulatory or legislative scrutiny. Negative perceptions or publicity could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our international operations and our ability to expand our operations outside the United States are subject to economic, political and other inherent risks.

We derive a portion of our revenues from clients outside the United States, and it is our intent to continue to expand our international operations. We have sales and technical support personnel in numerous countries worldwide. Expansion in international markets will require significant resources and management attention and will subject us to increased regulatory, economic and political risks.

The solutions we offer in developed and emerging markets must match our clients' demand for those solutions. Due to price, limited purchasing power and differences in the development of our solutions, our solutions may not be accepted in any particular developed or emerging market, and our international expansion efforts may not be successful. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by a variety of factors arising out of international commerce, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

For example, we self-reported certain payments and expenses made by two Chinese subsidiaries that may have been in violation of the FCPA. In April 2018, we agreed with the SEC to pay $9.2 million to resolve the FCPA charges arising from such actions. As we continue to expand internationally, our success will partially depend on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks. Our failure to manage these risks could have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Data security and integrity are critically important to our business, and cybersecurity incidents, including cyberattacks, breaches of security, unauthorized access to or disclosure of confidential information, business disruption, or the perception that confidential information is not secure, could result in a material loss of business, regulatory enforcement, substantial legal liability and/or significant harm to our reputation.

We collect, store and transmit a large amount of confidential company information on over 360 million total businesses as of March 31, 2020, including financial information and personal information. We operate in an environment of significant risk of cybersecurity incidents resulting from unintentional events or deliberate attacks by third parties or insiders, which may involve exploiting highly obscure security vulnerabilities or sophisticated attack methods. These cyberattacks can take many forms, but they typically have one or more of the following objectives, among others:

We have experienced and expect to continue to experience numerous attempts to access our computer systems, software, networks, data and other technology assets on a daily basis. The security and protection of our data is a top priority for us. We devote significant resources to maintain and regularly upgrade the wide array of physical, technical, operational, and contractual safeguards that we employ to provide security around the collection, storage, use, access and delivery of information we have in our possession. Despite our physical security, implementation of technical controls and contractual precautions to identify, detect and prevent the unauthorized access to and alteration and disclosure of our data, we cannot be certain that third party systems that have access to our systems will not be compromised or disrupted in the future, whether as a result of criminal conduct or other advanced, deliberate attacks by malicious actors, including hackers, nation states and criminals, breaches due to employee error or malfeasance, or other disruptions during the process of upgrading or replacing computer software or hardware, power outages, computer viruses, telecommunication or utility failures or natural disasters or other catastrophic events. Due to the sensitive nature of the information we collect, store and transmit, it is not unusual for efforts to occur (coordinated or otherwise) by unauthorized persons to attempt to obtain access to our systems or data, or to inhibit our ability to deliver products or services to a consumer or a business client.

We must continually monitor and develop our information technology networks and infrastructure to prevent, detect, address and mitigate the risk of unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses and other events that could have a security impact. The preventive actions we take to address cybersecurity risk, including protection of our systems and networks, may be insufficient to repel or mitigate the effects of cyberattacks as it may not always be possible to anticipate, detect or recognize threats to our

systems, or to implement effective preventive measures against all cybersecurity risks. This is because, among other things:

Although we have not incurred material losses or liabilities to date as a result of any breaches, unauthorized disclosure, loss or corruption of our data or inability of our clients to access our systems, such events could disrupt our operations, subject us to substantial regulatory and legal proceedings and potential liability and fines, result in a material loss of business and/or significantly harm our reputation.

We may not be able to immediately address the consequences of a cybersecurity incident because a successful breach of our computer systems, software, networks or other technology assets could occur and persist for an extended period of time before being detected due to, among other things:

The extent of a particular cybersecurity incident and the steps that we may need to take to investigate it may not be immediately clear, and it may take a significant amount of time before such an investigation can be completed and full and reliable information about the incident is known. While such an investigation is ongoing, we may not necessarily know the extent of the harm or how best to remediate it, and certain errors or actions could be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and remediated, any or all of which could further increase the costs and consequences of a cybersecurity incident.

Due to concerns about data security and integrity, a growing number of legislative and regulatory bodies have adopted breach notification and other requirements in the event that information subject to such laws is accessed by unauthorized persons and additional regulations regarding the use, access, accuracy and security of such data are possible. In the United States, we are subject to laws that provide for at least 50 disparate notification regimes. Complying with such numerous and complex regulations in the event of unauthorized access would be expensive and difficult, and failure to comply with these regulations could subject us to regulatory scrutiny and additional liability.

If we are unable to protect our computer systems, software, networks, data and other technology assets it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A failure in the integrity of our data or the systems upon which we rely could harm our brand and result in a loss of sales and an increase in legal claims.

The reliability of our solutions is dependent upon the integrity of the data in our global databases. We utilize single source providers in certain countries to support the needs of our clients globally and rely on members of our WWN to provide local data in certain countries. A failure in the integrity of our databases, or an inability to ensure that our usage of data is consistent with any terms or restrictions on such use, whether inadvertently or through the actions of a third party, could harm us by exposing us to client or third-party claims or by causing a loss of client confidence in our solutions. For example, we license data from third parties for inclusion in the data solutions that we sell to our clients, and while we have guidelines and quality control requirements in place, we do not have absolute control over such third parties' data collection and compliance practices. We may experience an increase in risks to the integrity of our databases as we acquire content through the acquisition of companies with existing databases that may not be of the same quality or integrity as our existing databases.

In addition, there are continuous improvements in computer hardware, network operating systems, programming tools, programming languages, operating systems, data matching, data filtering and other database technologies and the use of the internet as well as emergence of new technologies. These improvements, as well as changes in client preferences or regulatory requirements or transitions to non-traditional or free data sources or new technologies, may require changes in the technology used to gather and process our data and deliver our solutions. Further, we rely on third-party technology contractors that have extensive knowledge of our systems and database technologies. The loss of these third-party contractors could negatively affect our ability to maintain and improve our systems. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to:

We may not successfully implement new technologies, cause clients or data suppliers to implement compatible technologies or adapt our technology to evolving client, regulatory and competitive requirements. If we fail to respond, or fail to cause our clients or data suppliers to respond, to changes in technology, regulatory requirements or client preferences, the demand for our solutions, the delivery of our solutions or our market reputation could be adversely affected. Additionally, our failure to implement important updates or the loss of key third-party technology consultants could affect our ability to successfully meet the timeline for us to generate cost savings resulting from our investments in improved technology. Failure to achieve any of these objectives would impede our ability to deliver strong financial results.

Although we are continually evolving the systems upon which we rely to sustain delivery of our solutions, meet client demands and support the development of new solutions and technologies, certain of our existing infrastructure is comprised of complex legacy technology that requires time and investment to upgrade without disruption to the business. We have in the past been subject to client and third-party complaints and lawsuits regarding our data, which have occasionally been resolved by the payment of monetary damages. We have also licensed, and we may license in the future, proprietary rights to third parties. While we attempt to ensure that the quality of our brand is maintained by the third parties to whom we grant such licenses and by clients, they may take actions that could materially adversely affect the value of our proprietary rights or our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we experience system failures, personnel disruptions or capacity constraints, the delivery of our solutions to our clients could be delayed or interrupted, which could harm our business and reputation and result in the loss of revenues or clients.

Our ability to provide reliable service largely depends on our ability to maintain the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer network, systems and data centers, some of which have been outsourced to third-party providers. In addition, we generate a significant amount of our revenues through channels that are dependent on links to telecommunications providers. Our systems, personnel and operations could be exposed to damage or interruption from fire, natural disasters, power loss, war, terrorist acts, civil disobedience, telecommunication failures, computer viruses, DDoS attacks or human error. We may not have sufficient redundant operations to cover a loss or failure of our systems in a timely manner. Any significant interruption could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We could lose our access to data sources, which could prevent us from providing our solutions.

Our solutions depend extensively upon continued access to and receipt of data from external sources, including data received from clients, strategic partners and various government and public records repositories. In some cases, we compete with our data providers. Our data providers could stop providing data, provide untimely data or increase the costs for their data for a variety of reasons, including a perception that our systems are unsecure as a result of a data security incidents, budgetary constraints, a desire to generate additional revenue or for regulatory or competitive reasons. For example, the ability of our data providers to process and analyze such data may be constrained by government mandates to work remotely. We could also become subject to increased legislative, regulatory or judicial restrictions or mandates on the collection, disclosure or use or transfer of such data, in particular if such data is not collected by our providers in a way that allows us to legally use the data or cannot be transferred out of the country where it has been collected. We may not be successful in maintaining our relationships with these external data source providers or be able to continue to obtain data from them on acceptable terms or at all. Furthermore, we may not able to obtain data from alternative sources if our current sources become unavailable. If we were to lose access to this external data or if our access or use were restricted or were to become less economical or desirable, our ability to provide solutions could be negatively impacted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We use software vendors and network and cloud providers in our business and if they cannot deliver or perform as expected or if our relationships with them are terminated or otherwise change it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to provide solutions to our clients requires that we work with certain third party providers, including software vendors and network and cloud providers, and depends on such third parties meeting our expectations in both timeliness, quality, quantity and economics. Our third party suppliers may be unable to meet such expectations due to a number of factors, including due to factors attributable to the COVID-19 global pandemic. We might incur significant additional liabilities if the services provided by these third parties do not meet our expectations, if they terminate or refuse to renew their relationships with us or if they were to offer their services to us on less advantageous terms. In addition, while there are backup systems in many of our operating facilities, we may experience an extended outage of network services supplied by these vendors or providers that could impair our ability to deliver our solutions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on our relationships with key long-term clients, business partners and government contracts for a substantial part of our revenue, the diminution or termination of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have long-standing relationships with a number of our clients, many of whom renew their contracts with us annually, which provides our clients with the opportunity to renegotiate their contracts with us, award more business to our competitors or utilize alternative data sources. We also provide our data and solutions to business partners who may combine them with their own and other brands and services and sell them to clients. Such business partners may terminate their agreements with us and compete with us by selling our data or solutions to our clients. We may not retain or renew existing agreements, maintain relationships with any of our clients or business partners on acceptable terms or at all, or collect amounts owed to us from insolvent clients or business partners.

Market competition, business requirements, financial condition and consolidation through mergers or acquisitions, could also adversely affect our ability to continue or expand our relationships with our clients and business partners. There has been, and we expect there will continue to be, merger, acquisition and consolidation activity among our clients. If our clients merge with, or are acquired by, other entities that are not our clients, or that use fewer of our solutions, our revenue may be adversely impacted. Industry consolidation could also affect the base of recurring transaction-based revenue if consolidated clients combine their operations under one contract, since most of our contracts provide for volume discounts. In addition, our existing clients might leave certain geographic markets, which would no longer require them to purchase certain solutions from us and, consequently, we would generate less revenue than we currently expect.

Further, we derive a portion of our revenue from direct and indirect sales to U.S., state, local and foreign governments and their respective agencies and our competitors are increasingly targeting such governmental agencies as potential clients. Such government contracts are subject to various procurement or other laws and regulations, as well as contractual provisions, and violations could result in the imposition of various civil and criminal penalties, termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, or suspension of future government contracting. In addition, these entities may require license terms that we are unwilling to agree to (e.g., open data rights). As such, we may lose government clients to our competitors, our government contracts may be terminated or not be renewed or we may be suspended from government work or the ability to compete for new contracts.

The loss or diminution of one or more of our key clients, business partners or government contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We depend, in part, on strategic alliances, joint ventures and acquisitions to grow our business. If we are unable to make strategic acquisitions and develop and maintain these strategic alliances and joint ventures, our growth may be adversely affected.

An important focus of our business is to identify business partners who can enhance our solutions and enable us to develop solutions that differentiate us from our competitors. We have entered into several alliance agreements or license agreements with respect to certain of our datasets and solutions and may enter into similar agreements in the future. These arrangements may require us to restrict our use of certain of our solutions among certain client industries, or to grant licenses on terms that ultimately may prove to be unfavorable to us, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Relationships with our alliance agreement partners may include risks due to incomplete information regarding the marketplace and commercial strategies of our partners, and our alliance agreements or other licensing agreements may be the subject of contractual disputes. If we or our alliance agreements' partners are not successful in maintaining or commercializing the alliance agreements' solutions, such commercial failure could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, a significant strategy for our international expansion is to establish operations through strategic alliances or joint ventures, including through our WWN. These arrangements may not be successful and our relationships with our partners may not be mutually beneficial. For example, some of our WWN alliances may limit our ability to expand our international operations if one of our WWN alliances already covers a particular geography. In addition, the terms of such relationships may restrict us from doing business in certain territories other than through such alliances or ventures, and we may be restricted in our ability to terminate such arrangements quickly if they no longer prove beneficial to us. Moreover, our ownership in and control of our foreign investments may be limited by local law. If these relationships cannot be established or maintained, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be unable to protect our intellectual property adequately or cost-effectively, which may cause us to lose market share or force us to reduce our prices. We also rely on trade secrets and other forms of unpatented intellectual property that may be difficult to protect.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to protect and preserve the proprietary aspects of our technology and solutions such as our proprietary software and databases. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, including trade secrets and other unpatented intellectual property, our competitors could use our intellectual property to market and deliver similar solutions, decreasing the demand for our solutions. We rely on the patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property laws of the United States and other countries, as well as contractual restrictions, such as nondisclosure agreements, to protect and control access to our proprietary intellectual property. These measures afford limited protection, however, in particular in regard to protection of databases, and may be inadequate. Moreover, much of the data contained in our databases is not proprietary to us. We may be unable to prevent third parties from using our proprietary assets without our authorization or from breaching any contractual restrictions with us. Enforcing our rights could be costly, time-consuming, distracting and harmful to significant business relationships. Claims that a third party illegally obtained and is using trade secrets can be difficult to prove, and courts outside the United States may be less willing to protect trade secrets or other intellectual property rights. Additionally, others may independently develop non-infringing technologies that are similar or superior to ours. Any significant failure or inability to adequately protect and control our proprietary assets may harm our business and reduce our ability to compete.

We may face claims for intellectual property infringement, which could subject us to monetary damages or limit us in using some of our technologies or providing certain solutions.

There has been substantial litigation in the United States regarding intellectual property rights in the information technology industry. We may face claims that we infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties, including the intellectual property rights of third parties in other countries, which could result in a liability to us. Historically, patent applications in the United States and some foreign countries have not been publicly disclosed until 18 months following submission of the patent application, and we may not be aware of currently filed patent applications that relate to our solutions or processes. If patents are later issued on these applications, we may be liable for infringement. In the event that claims are asserted against us, we may be required to obtain licenses from third parties (if available on acceptable terms or at all). Any such claims, regardless of merit, could be time consuming and expensive to litigate or settle, divert the attention of management and materially disrupt the conduct of our business, and we may not prevail. Intellectual property infringement claims against us could subject us to liability for damages and restrict us from providing solutions or require changes to certain solutions. Although our policy is to obtain licenses or other rights where necessary, we may not have obtained all required licenses or rights. If a successful claim of infringement is brought against us and we fail to develop non-infringing solutions, or to obtain licenses on a timely and cost-effective basis, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to subscription and payment processing risk from our third-party vendors and any disruption to such processing systems could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on a third-party subscription management platform to process the subscription plans and billing frequencies of our clients. In addition, we rely primarily on third parties for credit card payment processing services. If these third-party vendors were to experience an interruption, delay or outages in service and availability, we may be unable to process new and renewing subscriptions or credit card payments. Furthermore, if these third-party vendors experience a cybersecurity breach affecting data related to services provided to us, we could experience reputational damage or incur liability. Although alternative providers may be available to us, we may incur significant expense and research and development efforts to deploy any alternative providers. To the extent there are disruptions in our or third-party subscription and payment processing systems, we could experience revenue loss, accounting issues and harm to our reputation and client relationships, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

When we engage in acquisitions, investments in new businesses or divestitures of existing businesses, we will face risks that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Acquisitions are part of our growth strategy. We may acquire or make investments in businesses that offer new or complementary solutions and technologies. Acquisitions may not be completed on favorable terms and acquired assets, data or businesses may not be successfully integrated into our operations. Any acquisitions or investments will include risks commonly encountered in acquisitions of businesses, including:

Any divestitures will be accompanied by the risks commonly encountered in the sale of businesses, which may include:

These risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, particularly if they occur in the context of a significant acquisition or divestiture. Acquisitions of businesses having a significant presence outside the United States will increase our exposure to the risks of conducting operations in international markets.

Our senior leadership team is critical to our continued success, and the loss of such personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our future success substantially depends on the continued service and performance of the members of our senior leadership team. These personnel possess business and technical capabilities that are difficult to replace. We have attempted to mitigate this risk by entering into employment contracts with the members of our senior management operating team and providing long-term incentive compensation with multi-year vesting provisions. If we lose key members of our senior management operating team or are unable to effect smooth transitions from one executive to another as part of our succession plan, we may not be able to effectively manage our current operations or meet ongoing and future business challenges, and this could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be able to attract and retain the skilled employees that we need to support our business.

Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain experienced management, sales, research and development, analytics, marketing and technical support personnel. If any of our key personnel were unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, it may be difficult to replace them and our business could be seriously harmed. If we are unable to find qualified successors to fill key positions as needed, our business could be seriously harmed. The complexity of our solutions requires trained client service and technical support personnel. We may not be able to hire and retain such qualified personnel at compensation levels consistent with our compensation structure. Some of our competitors may be able to offer more attractive terms of employment. In addition, we invest significant time and expense in training our employees, which increases their value to competitors who may seek to recruit them. If we fail to retain our employees, we could incur significant expense replacing employees and our ability to provide quality solutions could diminish, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Certain of our executive officers and directors have or will have interests and positions that could present potential conflicts and demands on their time.

We are party to a variety of related party agreements and relationships with our Investor Consortium or their affiliates. Our Chief Executive Officer, Anthony M. Jabbour, also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Black Knight, which may require him to devote a significant amount of time to Black Knight. Five of our eight directors, including Messrs. Foley, Jabbour, Hagerty, Massey and Rao also serve on the board of directors of Black Knight. Mr. Foley also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Cannae and our director Richard N. Massey serves as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cannae.

As a result of the foregoing, there may be circumstances where Mr. Jabbour, Mr. Foley and certain of our other directors may be subject to conflicts of interest with respect to, among other things: (i) our ongoing or future relationships with members or affiliates of the Investor Consortium, including any related party agreements; (ii) the quality, pricing and other terms associated with services that we provide to members or affiliates of the Investor Consortium, or that they provide to us, under related

party agreements that we may have now or in the future; (iii) business opportunities arising for any of us, members or affiliates of the Investor Consortium; and (iv) conflicts of time with respect to matters potentially or actually involving or affecting us.

We have in place a code of conduct prescribing procedures for managing conflicts of interest. Our chief compliance officer and audit committee take responsibility for the review, approval or ratification of any potential conflicts of interest transactions. Additionally, we expect that interested directors will abstain from decisions with respect to conflicts of interest as a matter of practice. However, there can be no assurance that such measures will be effective, that we will be able to resolve all potential conflicts or that the resolution of any such conflicts will be no less favorable to us than if we were dealing with an unaffiliated third party. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions."

Certain estimates of market opportunity, forecasts of market growth and our operating metrics included in this prospectus may prove to be inaccurate.

Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may not prove to be accurate. The estimates and forecasts in this prospectus relating to the size and expected growth of our target market may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets in which we compete meet the size estimates and growth forecasted in this prospectus, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all. For more information regarding the estimates of market opportunity and the forecasts of market growth included in this prospectus, see "Business—Our Market Opportunity."

We are subject to various governmental regulations, laws and orders, compliance with which may cause us to incur significant expenses or reduce the availability or effectiveness of our solutions, and the failure to comply with which could subject us to civil or criminal penalties or other liabilities.

We are subject to various government regulations, such as the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act") in the United States, the GDPR in the United Kingdom and various other international, federal, state and local laws and regulations. See "Business—Regulatory Matters" for a description of select regulatory regimes to which we are subject. These laws and regulations, which generally are designed to protect the privacy of information relating to individuals and to prevent the unauthorized collection, access to and use of personal or confidential information available in the marketplace and prohibit certain deceptive and unfair acts, are complex and have tended to become more stringent over time. Further, these laws and regulations may change or be interpreted and applied differently over time and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and it is possible they will be interpreted and applied in ways that will materially and adversely affect our business. For example, several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data security breach notification rules and to expand the scope of privacy protections provided. We already incur significant expenses in our attempt to ensure compliance with these laws.

Some of these state laws are intended to provide consumers (including sole proprietors) with greater transparency and control over their personal data. For example, the CCPA, which became effective January 1, 2020, applies to certain businesses that collect personal information from California residents, provides for penalties for noncompliance of up to $7,500 per violation, and establishes several rights for California residents, including a right to know what personal information is being collected about them and whether and to whom it is sold, a right to access their personal information and have it deleted, a right to opt out of the sale of their personal information and a right to equal service and price regardless of exercise of these rights. The final CCPA regulations were filed by the Office of the California Attorney General with the California Office of Administrative Law on June 1, 2020 and will not likely be effective until after July 1, 2020. The effects of this legislation potentially are far-reaching, requiring us to register as a data broker and requiring us to modify our data processing practices and policies with attendant costs and expenses in order to comply.

The following legal and regulatory developments also could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations:

Changes in applicable legislation or regulations that restrict or dictate how we collect, maintain, combine and disseminate information could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In the future, we may be subject to significant additional expense to ensure continued compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to investigate, defend or remedy actual or alleged violations. Moreover, our compliance with privacy laws and regulations and our reputation depend in part on our clients' and business partners' adherence to privacy laws and regulations and their use of our solutions in ways consistent with client expectations and regulatory requirements. Businesses today are under intense scrutiny to comply with an ever-expanding and evolving set of data regulatory requirements, which can vary by geography and industry served. As such, performing adequate diligence on clients and suppliers can be cumbersome and dampen the pace of their business expansion or leave a business exposed to fines and penalties. Further, certain of the laws and regulations governing our business are subject to interpretation by judges, juries and administrative entities, creating substantial uncertainty for our business. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new laws or regulations may have on our business.

Current and future litigation, investigations or other actions against us could be costly and time consuming to defend.

We are from time to time subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, such as claims brought by our clients in connection with commercial disputes, defamation claims by subjects of our reporting, employment claims made by our current or former employees and regulatory investigations or other proceedings by state and federal regulators. We are currently responding to a second civil investigative demand from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") that we received in September 2019 in relation to an investigation by the FTC into potential violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, primarily concerning our credit managing and monitoring products, such as CreditBuilder. This and other regulatory investigations may result in the assessment of fines for violations of laws or regulations or settlements resulting in a variety of remedies. While we have been working, and will continue to work, cooperatively with the FTC, the matter is ongoing and we cannot predict the outcome at this time.

We may incur material costs and expenses in connection with any investigations or claims, including but not limited to fines or penalties and legal costs, or be subject to other remedies, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Insurance may not cover such investigations and claims, may not be sufficient for one or more such investigations and claims and may not continue to be available on terms acceptable to us. An investigation or claim brought against us that is uninsured or underinsured could result in unanticipated costs, management distraction or reputational harm, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we experience changes in tax laws or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our tax returns, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to federal, state and local income and other taxes in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. From time to time U.S. federal, state, local and foreign governments make substantive changes to tax rules and the application thereof, which could result in materially different corporate taxes than would be incurred under existing tax law or interpretation and could adversely impact profitability. Governments have strengthened their efforts to increase revenues through changes in tax law, including laws regarding transfer pricing, economic presence and apportionment to determine the tax base.

Consequently, significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. Our future effective tax rates and the value of our deferred tax assets could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws. In addition, we are subject to the examination of our income tax returns and other tax authorities in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from such examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and reserves for other taxes. Although we believe we have made appropriate provisions for taxes in the jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in tax laws, or challenges from tax authorities under existing tax laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On December 22, 2017, a law commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "2017 Act") was enacted in the United States. Among other things, the 2017 Act reduces the U.S. corporate income tax rate to 21 percent and implements a new system of taxation for non-U.S. earnings, including by imposing a one-time tax on the deemed repatriation of undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries. In the absence of guidance on various uncertainties and ambiguities in the application of certain provisions of the 2017 Act, we have used what we believe are reasonable interpretations and assumptions in applying the 2017 Act, but it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or the Financial Accounting Standards Board could issue subsequent guidance or take positions that differ from our prior interpretations and assumptions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have recorded a substantial amount of goodwill as a result of the Take-Private Transaction, and an economic downturn could cause the goodwill to become impaired, requiring write-downs that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations.

Goodwill recorded on our balance sheet was $2,850.8, or approximately 31.1% of our total assets, as of March 31, 2020. We are required to test goodwill and any other intangible assets with an indefinite life for possible impairment on an annual basis and on an interim basis if there are indicators of a possible impairment. We are also required to evaluate amortizable intangible assets and property, plant and equipment for impairment if there are indicators of a possible impairment.

There is significant judgment required in the analysis of a potential impairment of goodwill, identified intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. If, as a result of a general economic slowdown, deterioration in one or more of the markets in which we operate or impairment in our financial performance and/or future outlook, the estimated fair value of our long-lived assets decreases, we may determine that one or more of our long-lived assets is impaired. An impairment charge would be determined based on the estimated fair value of the assets and any such impairment charge could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our pension plans are subject to financial market risks that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have significant pension plan assets and funding obligations. The performance of the financial and capital markets impacts our plan expenses and funding obligations. Decreases in market interest

rates, decreases in the fair value of plan assets and investment losses on plan assets will increase our funding obligations, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

For certain risks, we do not maintain insurance coverage because of cost and/or availability. Because we retain some portion of insurable risks, and in some cases retain our risk of loss completely, unforeseen or catastrophic losses in excess of insured limits could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our substantial indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and our ability to operate our business or react to changes in the economy or our industry, prevent us from fulfilling our obligations and could divert our cash flow from operations for debt payments.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness, which require significant interest and principal payments. As of March 31, 2020, after giving effect to this offering and the application of our estimated net proceeds therefrom, we would have had $3,760.1 million in total indebtedness outstanding, consisting of term loan borrowings (the "New Term Loan Facility") and revolving credit facility borrowings (the "New Revolving Facility") under our senior secured credit facilities (the "New Senior Secured Credit Facilities") and our senior secured and unsecured notes (the "New Notes"). In addition, subject to the limitations contained in the credit agreements governing our New Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the indentures governing our New Notes, we may be able to incur substantial additional debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions or for other purposes. If we do so, the risks related to our high level of debt could increase. This substantial amount of indebtedness could have important consequences to us, including the following:

Despite our indebtedness levels, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness. Although the agreements governing our indebtedness contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional

indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the indebtedness that may be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. Further, the restrictions in such agreements do not prevent us from incurring obligations, such as trade payables, that do not constitute indebtedness as defined in such debt instruments.

We are a holding company and rely on dividends, distributions and other payments, advances and transfers of funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations.

We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, we are largely dependent upon cash transfers in the form of intercompany loans and receivables from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations. The deterioration of the earnings from, or other available assets of, our subsidiaries for any reason also could limit or impair their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on and to refinance our indebtedness, depends on and is subject to our financial and operating performance, which in turn is affected by general and regional economic, financial, competitive, business and other factors and reimbursement actions of governmental and commercial payors, all of which are beyond our control, including the availability of financing in the international banking and capital markets. Lower net revenues before provision for uncollectibles, or higher provision for uncollectibles, generally will reduce our cash flow. We may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations, realize anticipated cost savings and operating improvements or be able to borrow sufficient funds to service or refinance our indebtedness or fund our other liquidity needs.

If we are unable to meet our debt service obligations or to fund our other liquidity needs, we will need to restructure or refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, which could cause us to default on our debt obligations and impair our liquidity. Our ability to restructure or refinance our indebtedness will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our indebtedness could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants that could further restrict our business operations.

Moreover, in the event of a default, the holders of our indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The lenders under the New Revolving Facility could also elect to terminate their commitments thereunder, cease making further loans, and institute foreclosure proceedings against their collateral, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If we breach our covenants under the credit facilities, we would be in default thereunder. The lenders could exercise their rights, as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

The agreements governing our indebtedness impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, which may restrict our ability to pursue our business strategies and capitalize on business opportunities.

The agreements governing our indebtedness each impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us. These restrictions limit the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to, among other things:

As a result of these restrictions, we are limited as to how we conduct our business, and we may be unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities. The terms of any future indebtedness we may incur could include more restrictive covenants.

Our failure to comply with the restrictive covenants described above as well as other terms of our indebtedness and/or the terms of any future indebtedness from time to time could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could result in our being required to repay these borrowings before their due date. If we are forced to refinance these borrowings on less favorable terms or cannot refinance these borrowings, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. See "Description of Material Indebtedness."

A decline in our operating results or available cash could cause us to experience difficulties in complying with covenants contained in more than one agreement, which could result in bankruptcy or liquidation.

If we were to sustain a decline in our operating results or available cash, we could experience difficulties in complying with the financial covenants contained in our credit agreements. The failure to comply with such covenants could result in an event of default and by reason of cross-acceleration or cross-default provisions, other indebtedness may then become immediately due and payable. In addition, should an event of default occur, the lenders of such debt could elect to terminate their commitments thereunder, cease making loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If our operating performance declines, we may need to obtain waivers from the required lenders under our credit facilities to avoid being in default. If we breach our covenants under our credit facilities and seek a waiver, we may not be able to obtain a waiver from the required lenders. If this occurs, we would be in default, the lenders could exercise their rights, as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

The interest rates of loans under our Credit Agreement are priced using a spread over LIBOR.

LIBOR, the London interbank offered rate, is the basic rate of interest used in lending between banks on the London interbank market and is widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans globally. We typically use LIBOR as a reference rate for the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities under our Credit Agreement such that the interest due to the applicable lenders with respect to a term loan or revolving loan under our New Senior Secured Credit Facilities is calculated using LIBOR plus an applicable spread above LIBOR. On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is unclear whether or not new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. Dollar LIBOR with a new index calculated by short term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities. If LIBOR ceases to be available, we may seek to amend the Credit Agreement to replace LIBOR with a new standard to the extent one is established. At this time, due to a lack of consensus as to what rate or rates may become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, it is impossible to predict the effect of any such alternatives on our liquidity, interest expense, or the value of the New Term Loan Facility or New Revolving Facility.

Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock

An active, liquid trading market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained.

We have applied to list our common stock on the NYSE under the symbol "DNB." However, we cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market or how liquid that market may become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our shares that you purchase. The initial public offering price of our common stock will be determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters, and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail after the completion of this offering. The market price of our common stock may decline below the initial public offering price, and you may not be able to resell your shares at, or above, the initial public offering price.

The price of our common stock may be volatile and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Securities markets worldwide have experienced in the past, and are likely to experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions could reduce the market price of our common stock, regardless of our results of operations. The trading price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide price fluctuations in response to various factors, including, among other things, the risk factors described herein and other factors beyond our control. Factors affecting the trading price of our common stock could include:

These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for shares of our common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their shares of common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our common stock. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock sometimes have

instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. Securities litigation against us, regardless of the merits or outcome, could result in substantial costs and divert the time and attention of our management from our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or publish inaccurate or negative reports, our stock price could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced in part by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our stock would be negatively impacted. If we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage and one or more of these analysts initiate research with an unfavorable rating or downgrade our common stock, provide a more favorable recommendation about our competitors, publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business or cease coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

Future sales of our common stock in the public market could cause the market price of our common stock to decrease significantly.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market following this offering and the concurrent private placement by our existing stockholders or by persons who acquire shares in this offering and the concurrent private placement may cause the market price of our common stock to decrease significantly.

In connection with this offering and the concurrent private placement, our officers, directors and holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock entered into lock-up agreements with the underwriters of this offering that, subject to certain exceptions, prohibit the signing party from selling, contracting to sell or otherwise disposing of any common stock or securities that are convertible or exchangeable for common stock or entering into any arrangement that transfers the economic consequences of ownership of our common stock for a period of up to 180 days from the date of this prospectus filed in connection with this offering and the concurrent private placement, although the representatives of the underwriters may, in their sole discretion and at any time without notice, release all or any portion of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements. Upon a request to release any shares subject to a lock-up, the representatives of the underwriters would consider the particular circumstances surrounding the request including, but not limited to, the length of time before the lock-up expires, the number of shares requested to be released, reasons for the request, the possible impact on the market for our common stock and whether the holder of our shares requesting the release is an officer, director or other affiliate of ours.

Additionally, following the completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement, our Investor Consortium will collectively beneficially own approximately 66.1% of our common stock (or approximately 64.6% if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). We expect to enter into a registration rights agreement with our Investor Consortium pursuant to which they will have the right to demand that we register shares of common stock held by them under the Securities Act and that we include any such shares in any registration statement that we file with the SEC, subject to certain exceptions. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement." If the shares of common stock held by our Investor Consortium are registered for resale pursuant to such registration rights agreement, they will be freely tradeable. In the event such registration rights are exercised and a large number of shares of our common stock are sold in the public market, such sales could reduce the trading price of our common stock.

Further, we intend to adopt an equity incentive plan pursuant to which stock options to purchase shares of common stock and other stock-based awards are anticipated to be issued from time to time to

our officers, directors, consultants and key employees. We also intend to adopt an employee stock purchase plan in connection with this offering. We intend to file registration statements registering under the Securities Act 40,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our equity incentive plan and 3,000,000 shares under the employees stock purchase plan.

As restrictions on resale expire or as shares are registered, our share price could drop significantly if the holders of these restricted or newly registered shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, might also make it more difficult for us to raise capital through the sale of equity securities at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" for a more detailed description of the shares that will be available for future sales upon completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement.

We may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. As a result of our current dividend policy, you may not receive any return on an investment in our common stock unless you sell our common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it. Any future determination to declare and pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. Our ability to pay dividends depends on our receipt of cash dividends from our operating subsidiaries, which may further restrict our ability to pay dividends as a result of the laws of their jurisdiction of organization or agreements of our subsidiaries, including agreements governing our indebtedness. For more information, see "Dividend Policy."

Claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our directors will not be liable to us or any stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty, except (i) for acts that breach his or her duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions without good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The bylaws also require us, if so requested, to advance expenses that such director or officer incurred in defending or investigating a threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person will return any such advance if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification by us. Any claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.

Members of the Investor Consortium intend to enter into a letter agreement, pursuant to which certain members of the Investor Consortium or their respective affiliates agree, for three years following the date hereof, to vote all of their shares in all matters related to the election of directors, including to elect five individuals to our board of directors, and it is possible the interests of the Investor Consortium may conflict with your interests.

In connection with this offering, certain members of the Investor Consortium intend to enter into a voting letter agreement. Members of the Investor Consortium will collectively hold more than 50% of the voting power of our common stock following this offering and the concurrent private placement.

Pursuant to the letter agreement for three years following the date hereof, Bilcar, THL, Cannae, Black Knight and CC Capital (or their applicable affiliates) agree to vote all of their shares in all matters related to the election of directors, including to elect five individuals to the Company's board of directors at each of the next shareholder meetings through the 2023 shareholder meeting at which such individuals are eligible for election. See "Management—Board of Directors." As a result, it is possible that the interests of the Investor Consortium may in some circumstances conflict with our interests and the interests of our other stockholders.

We will elect to take advantage of the "controlled company" exemption to the corporate governance rules for publicly listed companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.

Because we qualify as a "controlled company" under the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies, we are not required to have a majority of our board be independent under the applicable rules of the NYSE, nor are we required to have a compensation committee or a corporate governance and nominating committee comprised entirely of independent directors. In light of our status as a controlled company, our board of directors will establish a compensation committee and a corporate governance and nominating committee that are not comprised solely of independent members at the time of the offering. In addition, our board of directors will not be composed of a majority of independent directors. Accordingly, should the interests of our Investor Consortium differ from those of other stockholders, the other stockholders may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance rules for publicly-listed companies. Our status as a controlled company could make our common stock less attractive to some investors or otherwise harm our stock price.

Our Investor Consortium can significantly influence our business and affairs and may have conflicts of interest with us in the future.

Following the completion of this offering and the concurrent private placement, our Investor Consortium will collectively own approximately 66.1% of our common stock (or approximately 64.6% if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). As a result, the members of the Investor Consortium have the ability to prevent any transaction that requires the approval of stockholders, including the election of directors, mergers and takeover offers, regardless of whether others believe that approval of those matters is in our best interests.

In addition, the members of the Investor Consortium are in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. One or more of the members of the Investor Consortium may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. So long as the Investor Consortium, or funds controlled by or associated with the Investor Consortium, continue to own a significant amount of the outstanding shares of our common stock, even if such amount is less than 50%, the Investor Consortium will continue to be able to strongly influence us. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that none of the members of the Investor Consortium or any of their affiliates will have any duty to refrain from (i) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which we or our affiliates now engage or propose to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with us or our affiliates. See "Description of Capital Stock—Common Stock—Corporate Opportunities."

If you purchase shares of our common stock in our initial public offering, you will experience substantial and immediate dilution.

The initial public offering price per share is substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share immediately after this offering and the concurrent private placement. As a result, you will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our assets after subtracting

the book value of our liabilities. Based on our net tangible book value deficit of $13.34 per share as of March 31, 2020, and the initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the amount of $32.27 per share. See "Dilution."

As a public company, we may expend additional time and resources to comply with rules and regulations that do not currently apply to us, and failure to comply with such rules may lead investors to lose confidence in our financial data.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and regulations of the NYSE. We will have to establish procedures and practices required as a public company. Establishing such procedures and practices will increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs, will make some activities more difficult, time-consuming and costly and could be burdensome on our personnel, systems and resources. We will devote significant resources to address these public company requirements, including compliance programs and investor relations, as well as our financial reporting obligations. As a result, we have and will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not previously incur to comply with these rules and regulations. Furthermore, the need to establish the corporate infrastructure necessary for a public company may divert some of management's attention from operating our business and implementing our strategy. However, the measures we take may not be sufficient to satisfy our obligations as a public company. In addition, we may incur significant costs in order to comply with these requirements.

In particular, as a public company, our management will be required to conduct an annual evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting and include a report of management on our internal controls in our annual reports on Form 10-K. In addition, we will be required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting beginning with our second annual report on Form 10-K we file with the SEC following this offering and the concurrent private placement. We have made, and will continue to make, changes to our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and accounting systems to meet our reporting obligations. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, or if our registered public accounting firm is unable to provide us with an attestation and an unqualified report as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could result in a decrease in the value of our common stock.

Anti-takeover protections in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws or our contractual obligations may discourage or prevent a takeover of our company, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.

Provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, as well as provisions of the DGCL, could delay or make it more difficult to remove incumbent directors or could impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us or the replacement of our management, or discourage a potential investor from making a tender offer for our common stock, which, under certain circumstances, could reduce the market value of our common stock, even if it would benefit our stockholders.

In addition, our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, in one or more series, to designate the number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price, or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. The issuance of shares of preferred stock or the adoption of a stockholder rights plan may have the effect of delaying,

deferring or preventing a change in control of our company without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares. See "Description of Capital Stock—Anti-takeover Provisions."

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, agents or other stockholders.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty or other wrongdoing by any of our directors, officers, employees, agents or stockholders to us or our stockholders, (iii) action asserting a claim arising under any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or our amended and restated bylaws or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (iv) action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware, except for, as to each of (i) through (iv) above, any action as to which the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware within ten (10) days following such determination), in which case the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware, as applicable, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any such claims. The federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a claim arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a different judicial forum, including one that it may find favorable or convenient for a specified class of disputes with us or our directors, officers, other stockholders, or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits, make them more difficult or expensive to pursue, and result in outcomes that are less favorable to such stockholders than outcomes that may have been attainable in other jurisdictions. By agreeing to this provision, however, stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies' certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could find these types of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable. If a court were to find the choice of forum provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning the conditions of our industry and our operations, performance and financial condition, including in particular, statements relating to our business, growth strategies, product development efforts and future expenses. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "believes," "estimates," "expects" and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the outlook for our future business and financial performance, such as those contained in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the following:

See "Risk Factors" for a further description of these and other factors. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors, there may be other risk factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. If any of these risks materialize, or if any of the above assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results and developments may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. For the reasons described above, we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements, which should also be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included elsewhere in this prospectus. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this prospectus speaks only as of the date on which we make such statement. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or to revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should be viewed as historical data.

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from our sale of 65,750,000 shares of common stock in this offering and the concurrent private placement will be approximately $1,647.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us in connection with this offering. This assumes an initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full, the net proceeds to us will be approximately $1,837.3 million.

We intend to use $1,273.0 million of these net proceeds from this offering and the concurrent private placement to redeem all of our Series A Preferred Stock that we issued in connection with the Take-Private Transaction, $342.3 million to repay a portion of our 10.250% Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding due 2027, plus to pay fees and expenses related to repayment and accrued interest and $30.0 million to make a payment to C/B Star Holdings, L.P. in connection with the waiver and termination of its anti-dilution rights in the Star Parent Partnership Agreement. Any remaining net proceeds will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of additional indebtedness. See "Prospectus Summary—Corporate Structure" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Other Transactions."

Assuming no exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, a $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus) would increase or decrease the net proceeds to us from this offering and the concurrent private placement by $63.1 million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses payable by us.

An increase or decrease of one million shares of common stock sold in this offering and the concurrent private placement by us would increase or decrease, as applicable, our net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, by $19.2 million, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus.

On June 19, 2019, June 28, 2019, September 27, 2019, December 27, 2019 and March 27, 2020, we made aggregate dividend payments of approximately $21.3 million, $10.7 million, $32.1 million, $32.0 million and $32.0 million, respectively, to holders of our Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof. We expect to make an additional aggregate dividend payment of approximately $32.0 million on June 26, 2020 to holders of our Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof. We intend to use the proceeds from this offering to redeem all of our Series A Preferred Stock. See "Use of Proceeds."

We do not currently intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. However, in the future, subject to the factors described below and our future liquidity and capitalization, we may change this policy and choose to pay dividends.

Our ability to pay dividends is currently restricted by the terms of the agreements governing our indebtedness and may be further restricted by any future indebtedness we incur. See "Description of Material Indebtedness."

We are a holding company that does not conduct any business operations of our own. As a result, our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock is dependent upon cash dividends and distributions and other transfers from our subsidiaries.

In addition, under Delaware law, our board of directors may declare dividends only to the extent of our surplus (which is defined as total assets at fair market value minus total liabilities, minus statutory capital) or, if there is no surplus, out of our net profits for the then current and/or immediately preceding fiscal year.

Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will take into account:

See "Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock—We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future," "—Risks Related to Our Indebtedness—We are a holding company and rely on dividends, distributions and other payments, advances and transfers of funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations," "—The agreements governing our indebtedness impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, which may restrict our ability to pursue business strategies and capitalize on business opportunities," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources," "Description of Material Indebtedness" and "Description of Capital Stock."

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of March 31, 2020:

This table should be read in conjunction with "Use of Proceeds," "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Description of Capital Stock" as well as the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

	As of March 31, 2020

	Actual			Pro Forma Adjustments			Pro Forma As Adjusted(1)
	(unaudited; in millions, except share and per share data)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	167.6		$	12.1		$	179.7



Debt:
New Senior Secured Credit Facilities:(2)(3)
New Revolving Facility	$	200.0		$	—		$	200.0
New Term Loan Facility		2,441.7			—			2,441.7
6.875% New Senior Secured Notes due 2026(4)		684.7			—			684.7
10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027(5)		722.8			(289.1	)		433.7

Total debt	$	4,049.2		$	(289.1	)	$	3,760.1

Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share, 1,050,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding, actual; Liquidation preference of $1,067.9 at March 31, 2020; no shares authorized, issued and outstanding, as adjusted(6)	$	1,032.8		$	(1,032.8	)	$	—

Stockholder equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 2,000,000,000 authorized, actual and as adjusted; 314,494,968 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 400,549,539 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted	$	—		$	—		$	—
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; no shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted(7)		—			—			—
Capital surplus		2,087.6			1,584.7			3,672.3
Accumulated deficit		(500.0	)		(126.7	)		(626.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(26.2	)		—			(26.2	)

Total stockholder equity		1,561.4			1,458.0			3,019.4
Non-controlling interest		58.1			—			58.1

Total equity	$	1,619.5		$	1,458.0		$	3,077.5

Total capitalization	$	6,701.5		$	136.1		$	6,837.6

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock upon the consummation of this offering and the concurrent private placement. Dilution results from the fact that the per share offering price of our common stock is in excess of the book value per share attributable to new investors.

Our pro forma net tangible book deficit as of March 31, 2020 was $5,341.9 million, or $13.34 per share of common stock. Pro forma net tangible book deficit represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities, and pro forma net tangible book deficit per share represents pro forma net tangible book deficit divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding.

After giving effect to (i) the sale of 86,054,571 shares of common stock in this offering and the concurrent private placement at the assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus) and (ii) the application of the net proceeds from this offering, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book deficit as of March 31, 2020 would have been $4,916.7 million, or $12.27 per share. This represents an immediate decrease in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book deficit of $1.07 per share to our existing investors and an immediate dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book deficit of $32.27 per share to new investors.

The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share of common stock basis:

Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share (the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus), would have the following effect to our as adjusted net tangible book deficit, after this offering, as adjusted net tangible book deficit per share and the dilution per share to new investors by in each case assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.


	Decrease (increase)		Decrease (increase)
	(in millions except per share data)
As adjusted net tangible book deficit	$	63.1		$	(62.1	)
As adjusted net tangible book deficit per share	$	1.15		$	(1.16	)
Dilution per share to new investors	$	1.85		$	(1.84	)

A one million increase or decrease in the number of shares offered by us would have the following effect to our as adjusted net tangible book deficit, as adjusted net tangible book deficit per share, and the dilution per share to new investors in each case assuming the initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this

prospectus remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.


	Decrease (increase)		Decrease (increase)
	(in millions except for share and per share data)
As adjusted net tangible book deficit	$	19.2		$	(19.2	)
As adjusted net tangible book deficit per share	$	0.07		$	(0.08	)
Dilution per share to new investors	$	0.07		$	(0.08	)

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma as adjusted basis as of March 31, 2020, after giving effect to this offering and the concurrent private placement, the total number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total cash consideration paid to us, or to be paid, and the average price per share paid, or to be paid, by existing stockholders and new investors purchasing shares in this offering and the concurrent private placement, at an assumed initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated public offering price range on the cover page of this prospectus, before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions:

If the underwriters were to fully exercise their option to purchase 9,862,500 additional shares of our common stock, the percentage of shares of our common stock held by existing investors would be 76.6%, and the percentage of shares of our common stock held by new investors would be 23.4%.

The above discussion and tables are based on the number of shares outstanding at March 31, 2020 on a pro forma as adjusted basis and excludes (i) an aggregate of 32,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan and (ii) 8,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options that we intend to grant under our 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan to certain directors, executive officers and employees at the time of this offering. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of such securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.

The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated financial and other data for the periods and as of the dates indicated. As a result of the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019, the accompanying historical financial statements and selected historical consolidated financial data are presented on a Successor and Predecessor basis. References to Predecessor refer to the results of operations, cash flows and financial position of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Take-Private Transaction. References to Successor refer to the consolidated financial position of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. as of March 31, 2020, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2019 and the results of operations and cash flows of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. During the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. had no significant operations and limited assets and had only incurred transaction-related expenses prior to the Take-Private Transaction. The Successor period also includes the results of operations and cash flows of the business acquired in the Take-Private Transaction for the period from February 8, 2019 to December 31, 2019. The consolidated financial statements for the Successor periods are not comparable to those of the Predecessor periods.

We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and as of March 31, 2020 from the Successor's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and as of December 31, 2019 from the Successor's audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and as of December 31, 2018 from the Predecessor's audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We derived the summary historical consolidated balance sheet data as of March 31, 2019 from the Successor's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements that are not included in this prospectus. We derived the selected historical consolidated financial data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 from the Predecessor's consolidated financial statements that are not included in this prospectus. We derived pro forma data from Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of future results of operations. You should read the information set forth below together with "Prospectus Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated Financial and Other Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Capitalization" and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

	Interim Periods									Annual Periods

	Successor						Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020			Period January 1 to March 31, 2019			Period January 1 to February 7, 2019			Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019			Period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019
																Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015




	(in millions, other than per share data)
Statement of operations data:
Revenue(1)	$	395.3		$	174.1		$	178.7		$	1,413.9		$	178.7		$	1,716.4		$	1,742.5		$	1,703.7		$	1,637.1

Operating expenses		138.9			64.3			56.7			448.5			56.7			563.4			573.3			542.6			544.7
Selling and administrative expenses(2)		125.9			213.7			122.4			651.2			122.4			610.0			672.4			711.2			664.4
Depreciation and amortization(3)		134.3			80.5			11.1			482.4			11.1			88.7			79.7			68.6			58.7
Restructuring charge		4.5			18.5			0.1			51.8			0.1			25.4			32.1			22.1			32.3

Total operating costs		403.6			377.0			190.3			1,633.9			190.3			1,287.5			1,357.5			1,344.5			1,300.1

Operating income (loss)		(8.3	)		(202.9	)		(11.6	)		(220.0	)		(11.6	)		428.9			385.0			359.2			337.0
Non-operating income (loss) net		7.3			(43.8	)		(91.2	)		(455.9	)		(91.2	)		(55.8	)		(62.3	)		(155.6	)		(57.0	)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates		(1.0	)		(246.7	)		(102.8	)		(675.9	)		(102.8	)		373.1			322.7			203.6			280.0
Less: (benefit) provision for income taxes		(74.3	)		(37.0	)		(27.5	)		(118.2	)		(27.5	)		81.6			179.7			99.9			74.2
Equity in net income of affiliates		0.6			0.1			0.5			4.2			0.5			2.8			2.8			2.8			2.7

Net income (loss) from continuing operations		73.9			(209.6	)		(74.8	)		(553.5	)		(74.8	)		294.3			145.8			106.5			208.5
Less: net income attributable to the non-controlling interest		(0.4	)		(0.4	)		(0.8	)		(6.5	)		(0.8	)


Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer ý		Smaller reporting company o Emerging growth company o

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered(1)	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)(2)	Amount of Registration Fee(3)




Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	75,612,500	$21.00	1,587,862,500	$206,104.56

	Per Share	Total




Initial public offering price	$	$

Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)	$	$

Proceeds to us, before expenses	$	$


Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC		BofA Securities
J.P. Morgan		Barclays


Citigroup		Credit Suisse		HSBC		Jefferies		RBC Capital Markets		Wells Fargo Securities


Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		7320 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		83-2008699 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


Copies to:
Alexander D. Lynch, Esq. Barbra J. Broudy, Esq. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 (212) 310-8000 (Phone) (212) 310-8007 (Fax)		Marc D. Jaffe, Esq. Ian D. Schuman, Esq. Stelios G. Saffos, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 906-1894


Deutsche Bank Securities		BMO Capital Markets		SunTrust Robinson Humphrey		TD Securities


Raymond James		Stephens Inc.		William Blair		Academy Securities		Loop Capital Markets


Prospectus Summary			1
Risk Factors			28
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			52
Use of Proceeds			54
Dividend Policy			55
Capitalization			56
Dilution			59
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data			61
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Data			63
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			69
Business			129
Management			149
Executive and Director Compensation			158
Principal Stockholders			184
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions			187
Description of Material Indebtedness			190
Description of Capital Stock			193
Shares Eligible for Future Sale			199
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Holders			201
Underwriting			205
Concurrent Private Placement			212
Legal Matters			212
Experts			212
Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant			212
Where You Can Find More Information			213
Index to Financial Statements			F-1


Assumed initial public offering price per share			$	20.00
Pro forma net tangible book deficit per share as of March 31, 2020	(13.34	)
Decrease in pro forma net tangible book deficit per share attributable to new investors	1.07

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book deficit per share after this offering and the concurrent private placement	(12.27	)

Dilution per share to new investors in this offering and the concurrent private placement			$	32.27

	Shares Purchased					Total Consideration

	Shares Purchased					Total Consideration					Average Price Per Share
	Number		Percent			Amount		Percent			Average Price Per Share
Existing stockholders		314,494,968		78.5	%	$	2,167.8		55.8	%	$	6.89
New investors		86,054,571		21.5	%		1,715.0		44.2	%	$	19.93

Total		400,549,539		100.0	%	$	3,882.8		100.0	%