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Page 1HF Sinclair, CooperCompanies Rework Their CEO Seats (Weekly Executive Moves: October 30, 2026)
HF Sinclair is handing its CEO job to Steve Ledbetter as CooperCompanies starts a search for a permanent chief. LKQ’s new CEO gets a $12 million equity award after Justin Jude…
November meetings to watch, including Applied Digital, Fox and Axos
Eleven meetings from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13, from a pay vote JAB controls at Coty to a $29 billion Sysco deal holders don’t get to vote on.
SPAC Market Update October 30, 2026: Aldel Financial II Nasdaq Delisting, Dynamix Liquidation
Aldel Financial II Inc (ALDF) faces Nasdaq delisting on November 6, 2026 after failing to submit a compliance plan, the sharpest governance item on October 30, 2026; October SPAC…
Voya’s fight with Toms Capital turns to what Voya told the SEC
Toms Capital says Voya lobbied the SEC to stop its Nov. 24 no-confidence vote and is withholding board minutes about it. The vote binds no one, but the fight raises questions…
SPAC Market Update October 29, 2026: BHAI Prices $100M IPO, IPXG Amends Elroy Air Deal
BHAV ACQUISITION CORP II (BHAI) priced a $100M SPAC IPO on October 29, 2026, with 100.5% initial trust funding. Separately, Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VII (IPXG) amended…
SPAC Market Update October 28, 2026: CCXI-Agility $300M Order, JACS Extension Vote Set
Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI) published an Agility transcript on October 28, 2026, citing a $300 million Digit 5 order subject to milestones ahead of the proposed combination.…
SPAC Market Update October 27, 2026: BEAG Extension Clears After $165M Redemptions
Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp (BEAG) won approval to extend its deadline to June 25, 2027, on October 27, 2026, after $165M in redemptions. BEAG is pursuing REDLattice, and the vote…
SPAC Market Update October 26, 2026: OACC Extension Clears with $122M Redemptions, AMAN-Corxel Deal
Oaktree Acquisition Corp III Life Sciences (OACC) won approval to extend its deadline to May 25, 2027, with $122M removed from trust and 11,331,102 shares redeemed. Separately,…
Eaton, Expand Energy and Comfort Systems Set Successions (Weekly Executive Moves: October 23, 2026)
Eaton put Paulo Ruiz in the CEO seat after reorganizing its reporting lines, Expand Energy hired Daniel Brown, and Comfort Systems set a CFO handoff after a strong run. Evercore…
SPAC Market Update October 23, 2026: CHAR Extension Clears After $63M Redemptions
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp (CHAR) won approval for its extension vote on October 23, 2026, with $63M removed from trust and 5,725,962 shares redeemed. The vote pushed CHAR’s…
Mattel seats its largest holder as another reportedly weighs a proxy fight
EdgePoint says Mattel invited it to name a director after the CEO left. The deal came less than two hours after a report that Southeastern may nominate directors to push for a…
AI insiders sold, hedged and pledged stock. What’s the risk to shareholders?
AI insiders have pledged $71 billion of stock as collateral for loans whose size shareholders aren’t told. If the stocks keep falling, margin lenders can sell.
SPAC Market Update October 21, 2026: TRAD to Merge with Korai Flix, SSEA Extension Redemptions
Apex Tech Acquisition Inc (TRAD) announced a merger with Korai Flix Inc, a South Korea-headquartered AI-powered interactive entertainment platform, on October 21, 2026; no…
Could Ethan Allen’s board lose seats in its fight with Doug Bergeron?
Holders vote Nov. 4 on all five seats. We think the board is more likely to keep its majority, but Doug Bergeron has a real chance at one or two seats.
C3.ai is down 76%. Will shareholders push back on Siebel and the board?
Tom Siebel controls 48.9% of the vote, enough at normal turnout to carry the ballot. But shareholders can still object on Monday: to executive pay, three directors and an expanded…
SPAC Market Update October 20, 2026: QuartzSea Extends with $35 million Redemptions
Apogee Acquisition Corp (AACP) filed a non-reliance 8-K on October 20, 2026, covering previously issued financial statements; Quartzsea Acquisition Corp (QSEA) had $35,824,275…
Who is steering CoreWeave through the selloff, and their record so far
The CEO told staff the market can act irrationally. We looked at the three former commodity traders who control CoreWeave, their finance team and three directors who check them.
SPAC Market Update October 19, 2026: TCGX to Merge with TriGemX Bio
Tcgx Acquisition Corp (TCGX) announced a merger with TriGemX Bio on October 19, 2026; no transaction dollar value was disclosed. TriGemX Bio is developing elismetrep, a TRPM8…
Bausch + Lomb Pays Departing CEO $75.5 Million, MongoDB Awards Ittycheria $15 Million (Weekly Executive Moves: October 16, 2026)
Bausch + Lomb agreed to pay departing CEO Brent Saunders $75.5 million in cash, and MongoDB gave returning interim CEO Dev Ittycheria $15 million in stock. MSG Sports set James…
SPAC Market Update October 16, 2026: PAII-Sakuu Merger Agreement, TCXB $100M IPO
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp II (PAII) announced a merger agreement with Sakuu Corp on October 15, 2026; no transaction dollar value was disclosed. Separately, TCGX Acquisition…
ATG Capital wins one Empery Digital board seat in proxy fight
Holders elected ATG nominee Aaron Morris in place of director Örn Ólason but passed over ATG founder Gabriel Gliksberg, whom ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones all backed.
Third Point is right to push Strata Critical Medical toward a market test
The former Blade Air Mobility has spent most of its SPAC cash, and its overhead has only just dipped below gross profit. Its co-CEOs double as CFO and general counsel.
SPAC Market Update October 15, 2026: ATII-Forge Nano Vote, OACC Redemption Update
Archimedes Tech Spac Partners Ii Co (ATII) held its Forge Nano, Inc. merger vote on October 15, 2026; no transaction dollar value was disclosed. Forge Nano develops proprietary…
Bausch + Lomb’s CEO exits overnight with $75.5 million, no permanent successor
Brent Saunders signed his exit on a Sunday and was gone by Monday. The CEO of Bausch Health, which owns 87%, is now also interim CEO of Bausch + Lomb, and no search has been…