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Innventure appoints Eric Stober as CFO as former CFO David Yablunosky enters consulting role
On October 19, 2026 Innventure, Inc. announced that David Yablunosky stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and entered a consulting agreement to provide transition services through May 14, 2027, for $5,500 per week plus reimbursements. The company also named Eric Stober as the new CFO, consolidating finance, accounting, investor relations and communications under his leadership, effective immediately.
Columbus Acquisition Corp completes business combination and becomes subsidiary of WISeSat.Space Holdings
On October 1 2026 Columbus Acquisition Corp merged with WISeSat Merger Sub and, together with the Target, became wholly‑owned subsidiaries of WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. The combined entity’s ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker “SAIQ” on October 2 2026. Simultaneously, the parties executed an amended Registration Rights Agreement and closing acknowledgment letters.
Warner Bros. Discovery ratified post‑expiration director RSU grants and issued 120,000 shares
Warner Bros. Discovery disclosed that its board ratified award grants of 396,804 restricted stock units made to non‑employee directors after the plan’s May 20, 2025 expiration, and confirmed the issuance of 120,000 shares of common stock to settle portions of those grants. The ratification was approved on October 2, 2026 under Delaware law.
DigitalBridge completes merger, cashing out common shares at $16 each
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. finalized the mergers outlined in its December 29, 2025 Merger Agreement on September 30, 2026. At the merger effective time, each share of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Performance Common Stock issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive $16.00 in cash, subject to applicable withholding.
ONE Nuclear Energy files 8‑K disclosing unaudited condensed financial statements
ONE Nuclear Energy Inc. filed a Form 8‑K on September 29, 2026 that included unaudited condensed balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows for periods ending June 30, 2026. The company reported cash of $2,588, total assets of $2,588, current liabilities of $2,738,793 and a members’ deficit of $(2,736,205). Net loss for the three‑month period ended June 30, 2026 was $(999,067).
A SPAC Group acquires full control of BEST SPAC I sponsor, holding ~80% of company shares
On September 29 2026, Naoda Investments Limited transferred all of its ordinary shares of BEST SPAC I (Holdings) Corp. to A SPAC (Holdings) Group Corp., giving the Buyer 100% of the Sponsor’s shares. The Sponsor now directly holds 1,375,000 Class B and 277,000 Class A ordinary shares, representing about 80.0% of BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp.’s outstanding shares. Following the transfer, director Yun Chen resigned and Claudius Tsang was appointed as the Sponsor’s sole director.
GOWell Technology completes business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V
GOWell Technology Limited announced that it closed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V on September 25, 2026, creating GOWell Energy Technology, which will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker GOW. The transaction included a PIPE investment of approximately $50 million plus a prior $20 million private placement, providing $70 million of gross proceeds to support growth initiatives.
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II completes business combination with Pasqal, forming Pasqal Holding SA
Pasqal Holding SA completed its business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II on August 27, 2026, creating a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker PSQL. The transaction provided approximately $360 million of cash at closing and resulted in the cessation of trading for Bleichroeder’s Class A shares, warrants and units. Pasqal’s shares and warrants began trading on August 28, 2026.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. completes merger with CrossCountry Mortgage, stock delisted
Two Harbors Investment Corp. completed its merger with CrossCountry Mortgage, making Two a privately held subsidiary of CrossCountry Mortgage. Two shareholders received $12.00 per share in cash and a stub period dividend of $0.20326 per share, paid with the merger consideration. As a result, Two’s common stock was delisted from the NYSE effective August 25, 2026.
AvalonBay and Equity Residential merge to form Vivmark Residential, begins NYSE trading
AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential completed their merger of equals, creating Vivmark Residential, which began trading on the NYSE under ticker VMRK on August 18, 2026. The new company reported an equity market capitalization of approximately $51 billion, an enterprise value of about $70 billion, more than 184,000 rental apartments and over 11,100 apartments under construction.
Innventure appoints Eric Stober as CFO as former CFO David Yablunosky enters consulting role
On October 19, 2026 Innventure, Inc. announced that David Yablunosky stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and entered a consulting agreement to provide transition services through May 14, 2027, for $5,500 per week plus reimbursements. The company also named Eric Stober as the new CFO, consolidating finance, accounting, investor relations and communications under his leadership, effective immediately.
Columbus Acquisition Corp completes business combination and becomes subsidiary of WISeSat.Space Holdings
On October 1 2026 Columbus Acquisition Corp merged with WISeSat Merger Sub and, together with the Target, became wholly‑owned subsidiaries of WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. The combined entity’s ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker “SAIQ” on October 2 2026. Simultaneously, the parties executed an amended Registration Rights Agreement and closing acknowledgment letters.
Warner Bros. Discovery ratified post‑expiration director RSU grants and issued 120,000 shares
Warner Bros. Discovery disclosed that its board ratified award grants of 396,804 restricted stock units made to non‑employee directors after the plan’s May 20, 2025 expiration, and confirmed the issuance of 120,000 shares of common stock to settle portions of those grants. The ratification was approved on October 2, 2026 under Delaware law.
DigitalBridge completes merger, cashing out common shares at $16 each
DigitalBridge Group, Inc. finalized the mergers outlined in its December 29, 2025 Merger Agreement on September 30, 2026. At the merger effective time, each share of its Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Performance Common Stock issued and outstanding was converted into the right to receive $16.00 in cash, subject to applicable withholding.
ONE Nuclear Energy files 8‑K disclosing unaudited condensed financial statements
ONE Nuclear Energy Inc. filed a Form 8‑K on September 29, 2026 that included unaudited condensed balance sheets, statements of operations and cash flows for periods ending June 30, 2026. The company reported cash of $2,588, total assets of $2,588, current liabilities of $2,738,793 and a members’ deficit of $(2,736,205). Net loss for the three‑month period ended June 30, 2026 was $(999,067).
A SPAC Group acquires full control of BEST SPAC I sponsor, holding ~80% of company shares
On September 29 2026, Naoda Investments Limited transferred all of its ordinary shares of BEST SPAC I (Holdings) Corp. to A SPAC (Holdings) Group Corp., giving the Buyer 100% of the Sponsor’s shares. The Sponsor now directly holds 1,375,000 Class B and 277,000 Class A ordinary shares, representing about 80.0% of BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp.’s outstanding shares. Following the transfer, director Yun Chen resigned and Claudius Tsang was appointed as the Sponsor’s sole director.
GOWell Technology completes business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V
GOWell Technology Limited announced that it closed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. V on September 25, 2026, creating GOWell Energy Technology, which will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker GOW. The transaction included a PIPE investment of approximately $50 million plus a prior $20 million private placement, providing $70 million of gross proceeds to support growth initiatives.
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II completes business combination with Pasqal, forming Pasqal Holding SA
Pasqal Holding SA completed its business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II on August 27, 2026, creating a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker PSQL. The transaction provided approximately $360 million of cash at closing and resulted in the cessation of trading for Bleichroeder’s Class A shares, warrants and units. Pasqal’s shares and warrants began trading on August 28, 2026.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. completes merger with CrossCountry Mortgage, stock delisted
Two Harbors Investment Corp. completed its merger with CrossCountry Mortgage, making Two a privately held subsidiary of CrossCountry Mortgage. Two shareholders received $12.00 per share in cash and a stub period dividend of $0.20326 per share, paid with the merger consideration. As a result, Two’s common stock was delisted from the NYSE effective August 25, 2026.
AvalonBay and Equity Residential merge to form Vivmark Residential, begins NYSE trading
AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential completed their merger of equals, creating Vivmark Residential, which began trading on the NYSE under ticker VMRK on August 18, 2026. The new company reported an equity market capitalization of approximately $51 billion, an enterprise value of about $70 billion, more than 184,000 rental apartments and over 11,100 apartments under construction.
Liberty Broadband Completes Charter Merger and Repays Debt
Liberty Broadband completed its merger with Charter Communications on August 19, 2026, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Charter. In connection with the transaction, Liberty Broadband terminated its services agreement and aircraft time sharing agreement with Liberty Media Corporation. Additionally, the company repaid $919,000,000 outstanding under its margin loan agreement and discharged $359,119,602.26 in loans from Charter.
Banco Santander Completes Acquisition of Webster Financial
Banco Santander completed its acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation on August 20, 2026, following a previously announced transaction agreement. Under the agreement, each share of Webster common stock issued and outstanding was exchanged for 2.0548 Banco Santander American Depositary Shares and $48.75 in cash. Following the acquisition, Webster was merged into Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
AvalonBay and Equity Residential completed merger forming Vivmark Residential
On August 17, 2026 AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential announced the completion of their merger of equals, creating Vivmark Residential, which began trading on the NYSE under ticker VMRK on August 18. The new company reported an equity market capitalization of approximately $51 billion, an enterprise value of about $70 billion, and a portfolio of roughly 184,000 rental apartments with more than 11,100 units under construction.