Dun & Bradstreet

Summary

Dun & Bradstreet is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,420 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dun & Bradstreet is in the country of United States^[3].
• Dun & Bradstreet is in the country of GB^[4].
• Dun & Bradstreet's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Dun & Bradstreet's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Dun & Bradstreet's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company^[7].
• Dun & Bradstreet's item operated is recorded as D&B Business Directory^[8].
• Dun & Bradstreet's item operated is recorded as Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud^[9].
• Dun & Bradstreet is owned by Clearlake Capital^[10].
• Robert Graham Dun is named after Dun & Bradstreet^[11].
• John M. Bradstreet is named after Dun & Bradstreet^[12].
• Dun & Bradstreet's headquarters location is recorded as Jacksonville^[13].
• Dun & Bradstreet's child organization or unit is recorded as Bisnode D&B Česká a Slovenská republika^[14].
• Dun & Bradstreet's child organization or unit is recorded as Dun & Bradstreet Czech Republic^[15].
• Dun & Bradstreet's child organization or unit is recorded as D&B Deutschland GmbH^[16].
• Dun & Bradstreet's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[17].
• Dun & Bradstreet's review score is recorded as 1.2/5^[18].
• 1841 marks the founding of Dun & Bradstreet^[19].
• 1919-10-28 marks the founding of Dun & Bradstreet^[20].
• Dun & Bradstreet's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[21].
• Dun & Bradstreet's parent organization or unit is recorded as Clearlake Capital^[22].
• Dun & Bradstreet's official website is recorded as https://www.dnb.com/^[23].
• Dun & Bradstreet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dun & Bradstreet^[24].
• Dun & Bradstreet's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-dun-bradstreet-corporation-history/^[25].
• Dun & Bradstreet's described at URL is recorded as https://clearlake.com/dun-bradstreet-enters-into-a-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-clearlake-capital-group/^[26].
• Dun & Bradstreet's product or material produced is recorded as D-U-N-S^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 8945002VXC401INDLA89^[28]

• Registered legal name: Dun & Bradstreet Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1919-10-28^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2020-09-09^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-09-25^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-21^[38]

• Managing LOU: 529900T8BM49AURSDO55^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 00160043^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

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Founding

Recorded inception include 1841^[19] and 1919-10-28^[20]. Dun & Bradstreet's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[21].

Operations

Dun & Bradstreet's headquarters location is recorded as Jacksonville^[13]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Clearlake Capital^[22]. Subsidiaries include Bisnode D&B Česká a Slovenská republika^[14], a subsidiary company^[43], in Czech Republic^[44], founded in 1992^[45], headquartered in Prague^[46]; Dun & Bradstreet Czech Republic^[15], a subsidiary company^[47], in Czech Republic^[48], founded in 1995^[49], headquartered in Prague^[50]; and D&B Deutschland GmbH^[16], a subsidiary company^[51], in Germany^[52], headquartered in Frankfurt^[53].

Ownership

Dun & Bradstreet is owned by Clearlake Capital^[10]. Its stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[17]. Products include D-U-N-S^[27], D&B Business Directory ID^[54], and company information system^[55].

Why It Matters

Dun & Bradstreet ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,420 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]