Anthony Jabbour on M&A
From Dun & Bradstreet CEO Anthony Jabbour on company's IPO · · CNBC Television
“From an M&A perspective, we have such a broad framework to build on. Our recent acquisitions were very different: one leveraged analytics on top of our data for sales and marketing AI, another provided a digital view of businesses, and the last expanded our collections capability. There's so much we can do in this space with our broad client base.”
On , Anthony Jabbour, Chief Executive Officer & Director at DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDNGS INC, spoke about M&A during Dun & Bradstreet CEO Anthony Jabbour on company's IPO on CNBC Television.
About Anthony Jabbour
Anthony Jabbour, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, discussed the company's IPO in September 2020, stating that the timing was driven by the company's transformation in areas including executive leadership, technology, and data analytics. He described the company as operating in a large and growing market, with the goal of helping clients use data to grow revenues, improve margins, and stay compliant. Jabbour noted that the company's recent acquisitions were focused on different areas, including analytics, digital business views, and collections capabilities. Jabbour also commented on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that demand for the company's data and insights had increased. He stated that during the 2009 recession, Dun & Bradstreet's revenues fell only 2 percent compared to a 13 percent decline for many organizations, and predicted that the need for data to support remote sales would continue to grow in a post-pandemic world.