Squarespace — design-forward DIY builder; taken private by Permira October 2024 for $7.2B

Claim: Squarespace is a design-forward DIY hosted builder, taken private by Permira in October 2024 for $7.2 billion.

Source: M&A press / industry-consensus.

Confidence: Verified.

Why this matters for Candid: Going private removes the strongest source of independent disclosure (10-K filings). Its FY2023 10-K — filed before the take-private — is referenced in Squarespace 10-K (FY2023, filed Feb 2024) — verbatim warning that subscription retention is not assured.