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SEMrush Shares Surge Premarket on Report of Takeover by Adobe

Provided by Dow Jones Nov 19, 2025, 1:01:00 PM

By Colin Kellaher

Shares of SEMrush Holdings took flight in premarket trading Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that Adobe is closing in on a $1.9 billion deal to buy the software platform.

Adobe is set to pay $12 a share for SEMrush, nearly 78% above Tuesday's closing price of $6.76, The Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.

A deal could be finalized as soon as Wednesday.

SEMrush shares were recently up 70% to $11.52 in premarket trading.

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

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November 19, 2025 08:01 ET (13:01 GMT)

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