Public offerings

WESTFIELD, N. J., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JATT III Acquisition Corp (the "Company"), a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,000,000 ordinary shares at an offering price of $10.00 per ordinary share. The ordinary shares are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("NASDAQ") under the ticker symbol "JTTT" beginning August 26, 2026. The offering is expected to close on August 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Guggenheim Securities, LLC is acting as sole book-running manager. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to pu

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via IBN – Greenland Mines Ltd (NASDAQ:GRML) ("Greenland Mines" or the "Company"), a Western-aligned critical minerals developer, today announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) in a public offering. All of the securities to be sold in the offering are to be offered by Greenland Mines. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as the sole placement agent for the offering. The Company cur

DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG) (the "Company" or "DraftKings") today announced that it has successfully closed on its previously announced (i) $700 million senior secured term loan B credit facility (the "Term Loan B") and (ii) $750 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "New Revolving Facility"), which replaced its existing $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature in November 2029. The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan B was increased to $700 million from the previously announced $600 million due to strong demand. The Term Loan B will mature in August 2033 and has an interest rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing R

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE:RHP) (the "Company") announced today that its subsidiaries, RHP Hotel Properties, LP (the "Operating Partnership") and RHP Finance Corporation (together with the Operating Partnership, the "Issuers"), completed the previously announced private placement of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2035 (the "Notes"). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Issuers and guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Operating Partnership’s existing credit facility and the Issuers’ outstanding senior unsecured notes. The aggregate net proceeds fro

DENVER, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pure Cycle Corporation (Nasdaq Capital Market: PCYO) ("Pure Cycle", "we", "us" or "our") announced today that two new independent directors, Chris Fink and Kelly Haecker, were appointed to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective August 24, 2026. The appointments follow the two vacancies created earlier in the year and return the Board to eight directors, seven of whom are independent. Mr. Fink brings four decades of municipal finance experience, including more than thirty years leading the municipal energy practices at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, where he served as underwriter on over $174 billion of financings for mu

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: For most of the past decade, counter-drone defense was framed as a capability question. It has quietly become a question of arithmetic, and the answer the defense establishment has converged on is directed energy, which trades a multimillion-dollar interceptor for a laser that fires for pennies. That fix has exposed a second and harder problem sitting underneath it. Aiming a laser demands a class of perception that most of the deployed world does not have, and the threat itself has just gone silent. Wrap Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:WRAP) (profile) has spent the summer assembling a position at exactly that seam, a

CORNELIUS, N.C., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Modus, Corp. ("Alpha Modus"), a subsidiary of Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMOD) ("Company"), today announced a significant milestone in its intellectual property enforcement campaign following an order from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas denying MNTN, Inc.'s motion to dismiss Alpha Modus's patent infringement action.[1] The Court denied MNTN's motion, which sought dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 35 U.S.C. § 101 on the grounds that the asserted Alpha Modus patents were directed to patent-ineligible subject matter.[1] The litigation involves U.S. Patent Nos. 10,3

SINGAPORE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ:CAN)("Canaan" or the "Company"), an innovator in computing and energy infrastructure, will be an exhibitor at the Bitcoin Asia conference, to be held from August 27 to 28, 2026, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).Offering a Full-Spectrum Bitcoin Computing NetworkAt this year's edition of Bitcoin Asia, Canaan will showcase its concept of "From Enterprise to Home," demonstrating how efficient, stable, and reliable technologies enable high-quality hashrate equipment to adapt to many operating environments.From large-scale data centers to residential settings seeking low noise and heat repurposing, Canaan meets th

Partnership pairs MinTech's battery diagnostic and inspection technology with ELECTRA's AI intelligence layer to move BESS operators from reacting to failure toward predicting it. ELECTRA AI ("ELECTRA"), the AI Brain for Batteries™ platform, and Iron Horse Acquisition II Corp. (NASDAQ:IRHO) ("Iron Horse") today announced that ELECTRA has entered into a technical collaboration with MinTech, a Korea-based specialist in battery diagnostic equipment and testing technology, to advance AI-powered analysis and risk prediction for battery energy storage systems (BESS). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825233618/en/ELE

PARIS, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasqal, a global provider of neutral-atom quantum computers, today welcomed a delegation of senior leaders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the "Kingdom"), led by His Excellency Engineer Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, at its French headquarters and quantum computer production site. The delegation brought together His Excellency Engineer Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal; His Excellency Engineer Haytham AlOhali, Governor of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST); and Saeed AlDobas, Executive Vic

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TryHard Holdings Limited ("TryHard" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:THH), a lifestyle entertainment platform in Japan, today announced a strategic collaboration bringing together SBI MUSIC CIRCUS, EHang’s advanced drone technology and SKYTEK’s local expertise to develop and expand next-generation drone light show entertainment across Japan. The collaboration brings together TryHard’s large-scale entertainment capabilities, EHang’s advanced drone technology and SKYTEK’s local expertise to present a successful record-setting 4,000-drone light show at the 10th anniversary SBI Fireworks Festival, which unlock new aerial entertainment opportunities acro

The Marzetti Company (NASDAQ:MZTI) reported results today for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. Fourth Quarter Summary Consolidated fourth quarter net sales declined 2.2% to $465.0 million. Excluding the prior-year quarter’s $12.2 million in non-core sales attributed to a temporary supply agreement ("TSA") with Winland Foods, Inc., which concluded during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, consolidated net sales increased 0.4%. Retail segment net sales increased 0.9% to $243.6 million, which includes $15.4 million of incremental sales from Bachan’s, Inc., our newly acquired Japanese Barbecue Sauce brand known for its delicious, authentic, clean-l

BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KANZHUN LIMITED ("BOSS Zhipin" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BZ, HKEX: 2076)), a leading online recruitment platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights Total paid enterprise customers1 in the twelve months ended June 30, 2026 were 7.2 million, an increase of 10.8% from 6.5 million in the twelve months ended June 30, 2025.Average monthly active users2 for the second quarter of 2026 were 70.2 million, an increase of 10.4% from 63.6 million for the same quarter of 2025.Revenues for the second quarter of 2026 were RMB2,398.6 million (US$353.5 million), an increase

Houston, Texas and Tuebingen, Germany, August 25, 2026 – Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ:IMTX, "Immatics" or the "Company")), the global leader in precision targeting of PRAME with multiple clinical-stage programs spanning cell therapies and bispecifics, announced today that it has agreed to sell 12,945,916 ordinary shares at $8.69 per share and, in lieu of ordinary shares to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 4,315,304 ordinary shares at a purchase price of $8.689 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share offering price less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant, in an underwritten offering. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting

CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison Air Solutions Corporation (NYSE:MAIR) (the "Company" or "Madison Air"), a global provider of air quality solutions, today announced a private placement (the "Private Placement") of approximately $2.250 billion of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.0000001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"). Pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreements with certain accredited investors, the Company has agreed to sell an aggregate of 90,108,130 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $24.97 per share. Investors in the Private Placement include Larry Gies, the Chairman of the Company's board of directors and sole manager of the Company

The business combination with Inflection Point-led SPAC expected to provide at least $350 million in committed capital to rapidly scale defense industrial base productionDENVER, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., an aerospace and defense company building hypersonics, solid rocket motors and space mobility systems, today announced it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:BCCQU), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led and backed by the management team of Inflection Point Asset Management, to be renamed Inflection Point Mach X Bleichroeder Corp. (NASDAQ:IPXX).

August 24, 2026 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHIA)), a global leader in health technology, today announced the successful pricing of its offering of EUR 650 million fixed rate notes due 2034 (the "Notes") under its European Medium Term Note (EMTN) program. The Notes are the healthcare industry's first EU Green Bond under the new European Green Bond Standard. This issuance is not expected to result into an increase of Net Debt. Gross Debt will be temporarily increased until repayment of the 2027 bond maturity in May 2027. The issue price for the Notes due 2034 is 99.655% with a Coupon of 4.0%, resulting in a yield of 4.055%. The 7.8 year tranche was oversubscr

Nebius Group N.V. (("Nebius Group" or the "Company", NASDAQ:NBIS), the AI cloud company, today announced the closing of its previously announced offering of convertible senior notes, in two series: 0.50% convertible notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") and 4.50% convertible notes due 2034 (the "2034 Notes", and together with the 2030 Notes, the "Notes"), in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The initial purchasers exercised in full their options to purchase an additional $450 million aggregate original principal amount of 2030 Notes and $300 million aggregate original principal amount of 2034 Notes. According

All dollar ($) figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2026 /CNW/ -- Canadian venture capital (VC) investment totalled $2.481 billion across 248 financings in the first half of 2026, representing a 12% decline from $3.215 billion and a 19% decrease from 306 financings in H1 2025, according to the H1 2026 Canadian Venture Capital Report – Summary Report released by CPE Analytics.International investor participation continued to soften through the first half of 2026, while U.S. investors increased their activity in Q2, with their share of Canadian VC investment rising to 56% from 40% in Q1 2026—nearly matching the 2025 high of 58%.On the VC fundraising front, 29 Ca

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Aeroméxico" or the "Company") (NYSE:AERO, BMV:AERO) announced today that it intends to submit for approval at an upcoming Shareholders’ Meeting a proposal to establish a share repurchase program of up to US$100 million per year, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Mexican Securities Market Law and the Company’s bylaws. Subject to approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company would be authorized to repurchase its common shares from time to time, in accordance with applicable law. Share repurchases would be made at the Company’s discretion and would depend on market conditions, the Company

PARIS, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, and Eleven Ventures, a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based investment platform and venture capital firm, today announced an agreement to establish a commercial joint venture to deploy, commercialize and scale Pasqal's quantum computing systems across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the "Kingdom") and the region, with plans to deploy multiple quantum systems in the coming years. The venture is designed to advance the Kingdom's Vision 2030 ambitions in artificial intelligence and advanced computing, and to position the Kingdom as a regional hub for quantum technology. The joint venture intends to depl

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 24, 2026) - Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc. (TSXV:CCDS) (OTCQB:CCDSF) (WKN: A40XB1) (the "Company" or "Carrier"), a data center company on a mission to roll up Tier II/III data centers internationally that specialize in delivering co-location is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Aleem Nathwani to lead the Company's Corporate Development efforts, effective immediately.Mr. Nathwani brings more than 20 years of private and public market experience, with a significant focus on the data center, cloud and technology sectors. Throughout his career, he has been involved with early-stage and growth-stage companies and has held a numbe

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TryHard Holdings Limited ("TryHard" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:THH), a lifestyle entertainment platform in Japan, today announced the successful presentation of a record-setting 4,000-drone light show at the 10th anniversary SBI Fireworks Festival held on August 22, 2026, at SENNAN LONG PARK in Sennan, Osaka. The synchronized drone formation successfully completed its performance and set a new Japanese record for the scale of a drone formation show. Presented alongside the festival’s signature fireworks and live music, the performance created a large-scale audiovisual experience combining technology, traditional summer entertainment and live

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SuperiorMed Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company ("SuperiorMed" or the "Company"), a company that shall become the parent company of SuperiorMed Healthcare Management FZ-LLC, a company in the business of management and consulting service for certain medical institutions under the laws of the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), announced today that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") on August 22, 2026 for a business combination with Starry Sea Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SSEA, SSEAU, SSEAR)), a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in the Cayman Islands ("SSEA"). Up

New York, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC ("Univest"), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the "Offering") of approximately $5.0 million for its client Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) (the "Company"), a global logistics integrated solution provider. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to certain institutional investors an aggregate of approximately $5.0 million of the Company's securities, including 1,562,500 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common S

Ramat Gan, Israel, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odysight.ai Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq/TASE: ODYS) today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 3,437,500 shares of its common stock. The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be $11 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All shares in the offering were sold by the Company. In addition, the Company has granted Roth Capital Partners a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 515,625 shares of common stock, representing 15% of the number of shares sold in the offering, at the public offering pric

ATLANTA, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media, Inc. ("Gray") (NYSE:GTN) announced today that it has completed its previously announced offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% senior secured first lien notes due 2034 (the "Notes"). The Notes were issued at par. The net proceeds from the Notes are being used to (i) redeem $675 million outstanding principal amount of Gray’s 10.500% senior secured first lien notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes"), (ii) repay $21 million of outstanding borrowings under Gray’s revolving credit facility, and (iii) pay fees and expenses in connection with the offering, which includes the call premium and accrued and unpaid interest on the

ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE:GWH) (the "Company"), a leading provider of safer, non-lithium energy storage solutions, today announced the closing of the previously announced registered direct offering with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 6.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per share. In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company issued to investors warrants to purchase up to 12.8 million shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.50 per share, will become exercisable immediately following the date of stockholder approval and expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of stockholder approval. The registered direct offering

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteFiber, Inc. (NASDAQ:WYFI) ("WhiteFiber" or the "Company"), a provider of artificial intelligence ("AI") infrastructure and high-performance computing ("HPC") solutions, today announced the closing of its previously announced upsized private placement (the "offering") of $310.0 million principal amount of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 (the "notes"), including the exercise in full of the initial purchasers' option to purchase up to an additional $40.0 million principal amount of notes. The notes were issued with an initial conversion price of approximately $33.84 per share, r

Andersen Group Inc. (NYSE:ANDG), a leading independent provider of tax, valuation and financial advisory services to individuals, family offices, businesses and alternative investment funds in the United States, today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 4,927,125 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders, which included the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 642,668 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $44.00 per share. Gross proceeds to the selling stockholders were approximately $216.8 million, before underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Andersen did

New York, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jupiter Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:JUNS) ("Jupiter" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system disorders and neuroinflammation, today announced it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for the purchase and sale of 307,692 shares of common stock in a registered direct offering. The gross proceeds of the offering are approximately $2.0 million (the "Offering"). D. Boral Capital LLC is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the Offering. The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about August 24, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Th

Hong Kong, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NFT Ltd. (NYSE:MI) ("Company" or "NFT", formerly known as Takung Art Co., Ltd.), as an emerging online trading platform operator of international art and collectibles, today announced the pricing of its registered offering of 437,957 units (each, a "Unit"), on a best efforts basis, at an offering price of US$4.60 per Unit (the "Offering"). Each Unit consists of one Class A Ordinary Share ("Ordinary Share") of the Company (or one pre-funded warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share in lieu thereof) ("Pre-Funded Warrant"), with a par value of US$0.04 per share, and one Common Warrant to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share of the Company (the "Commo

Proposed merger to create a Nasdaq-listed, late-stage biotechnology company advancing neridronate, a potential first FDA-approved treatment for CRPS-1, a debilitating orphan disease with 65,000 newly diagnosed U.S. patients annually and no currently FDA-approved therapyPivotal CRPS-RISE Phase 3 trial evaluating neridronate remains ongoing, with FDA Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations received and alignment with FDA that a single successful pivotal trial could potentially support approvalNeridronate has been administered to approximately 600,000 patients in Italy across approved indications including CRPS-1Concurrent oversubscribed private placement of $150 million f

Proposed merger to create a Nasdaq-listed, late-stage biotechnology company advancing neridronate, a potential first FDA-approved treatment for CRPS-1, a debilitating orphan disease with 65,000 newly diagnosed U.S. patients annually and no currently FDA-approved therapyPivotal CRPS-RISE Phase 3 trial evaluating neridronate remains ongoing, with FDA Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track and Orphan Drug designations received and alignment with FDA that a single successful pivotal trial could potentially support approvalNeridronate has been administered to approximately 600,000 patients in Italy across approved indications including CRPS-1Concurrent oversubscribed private placement of $150 million f

ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAH), a leading, diversified home care platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations, announced today the pricing of the previously announced secondary offering by certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders"), including affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC and certain current and former directors and officers of the Company, of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.75 per share (the "Offering"). Certain affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC have also granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroméxico, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Aeroméxico") (NYSE:AERO; BMV: AERO), (NYSE: AERO; BMV:AERO) announced that today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in favor of Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines, Inc. and vacated the U.S. Department of Transportation’s order terminating approval of the Aeromexico-Delta joint venture and its antitrust immunity. As a result, the joint venture and its antitrust immunity remain in effect, allowing Aeromexico and Delta to continue providing enhanced connectivity, a broader network, more convenient service options and increased competition for customers traveling between Mexico and the United S

MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. ("Orion180"), a leading provider of flexible, customer-centric homeowners and flood insurance solutions, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Orion180 has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "OIG." RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank and Raymond James will act as lead

New York, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC ("Univest"), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the "Offering") of approximately $1.75 million for its client EShallGo Inc. (NASDAQ:EHGO) (the "Company" or "Eshallgo"), a provider of integrated office and enterprise technology solutions, including AI-enabled tools. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to certain institutional investors an aggregate of approximately $1.75 million of the Company’s securities, including 1.75 million Class

ISELIN, N.J., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) (the "Company"), the holding company for Provident Bank (the "Bank"), today announced the pricing of its offering of $175 million of its 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2036 (the "Notes") in a registered public offering (the "Offering"). The Notes will initially bear interest at 6.50% per annum from and including August 24, 2026 to, but excluding, September 1, 2031, with interest payable semiannually in arrears commencing on March 1, 2027. Commencing September 1, 2031, the interest rate on the Notes will reset quarterly to a floating rate per annum equal to a benchmark rate tha

Acquisition is Immediately Accretive to Cash Flow per Share Based on Current Development Expectations, Evolution Expects Production from the Acquisition to More Than Double by End of Fiscal 2029 HOUSTON, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:EPM) ("Evolution" or the "Company") has closed its previously announced acquisition of mineral and royalty ("M&R") interests in the core Midland Basin of the Permian Basin (the "Acquisition"). The total purchase price for the Acquisition was $16 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments, with an effective date of August 1, 2026 (the "Effective Date"). The acquired interests span approximately 3,420 net

MIAMI, Aug. 20, 2026 /CNW/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) (the "Company") today announced that it has completed its registered public offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.550% senior unsecured notes due 2034 (the "Notes"). The Notes will mature on January 20, 2034, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its floating rate term loan facilities and any remaining net proceeds to repay or refinance other existing indebtedness.BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc

Ares Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE:AAC) (the "Company"), a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of entering into a combination with one or more businesses, today announced that, commencing August 20, 2026, holders of the 39,500,000 units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the "Units"), completed on July 1, 2026, may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the Units. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the symbol "AAC.U," and the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols "AAC" and "AAC WS," respectiv

First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:FTHY) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.125 per share payable on September 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2026. The ex-dividend date is expected to be September 1, 2026. The monthly distribution information for the Fund appears below. First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (FTHY): Distribution per share: $0.125 Distribution Rate based on the August 19, 2026 NAV of $13.92: 10.78% Distribution Rate based on the August 19, 2026 closing market price of $13.41: 11.19% Thi

ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAH), a leading, diversified home care platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations, announced today that certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders"), including affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC and certain current and former directors and officers of the Company, have commenced a secondary offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock (the "Offering"). Certain affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC will also grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of the Company’s commo

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) ("Prospect", "our", or "we") today announced financial results for our fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. FINANCIAL RESULTS All amounts in $000’s exceptper share amounts (on weighted averagebasis for period numbers)Quarter EndedQuarter EndedQuarter EndedJune 30, 2026March 31, 2026June 30, 2025    Net Investment Income ("NII")$77,692$78,457$79,043NII per Common Share$0.15$0.16$0.17Interest as % of Total Investment Income90.1%93.4%94.9%    Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders$(38,091)$26,408$(226,369)Net Income (Loss) per Common Share$(0.08)$0.05$(0.50)    Distributions to

ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE:GWH) (the "Company"), a leading provider of safer, non-lithium energy storage solutions, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements in a registered direct offering with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 6.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $0.50 per share of common stock. In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue to investors warrants to purchase up to 12,800,000 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.50 per share and will become exercisable immediately following the date of stockholder approval and expire on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date of the warran

New York, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) ("Singularity" or the "Company"), a global logistics integrated solution provider, today announced that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 1,562,500 the company’s common stock (the "Common Stock") (or pre-funded warrants in lieu of Common Stock), at an offering price of $3.20 per share, in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules (the "Offering"). The gross proceeds to the Company from the registered direct offering are estimated to be approximately $5.0 million before deducting the

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the payment of dividends on the Company’s outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") and 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock"). In accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors has declared a preferred stock dividend of $0.46875 per share for the quarter ending September 30, 2026. This dividend is payable on September 30, 2026, to Series B Preferred stockholders of record as of September 4, 2026. In addition, in accordance wi

Equity Investment Priced Approximately 160% Premium to Prior Closing Price; No Warrants or Convertible Securities Issued Highlights US$4.0 million at US$1.00 per share, approximately 160% above August 19 closing price4.0 million shares of common equity only; no warrants, options or convertible securitiesNo broker, finder, placement agent or investment banking commissions payable in connection with the financing New York, NY, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mixed Martial Arts Group Limited (NYSE:MMA) ("MMA" or the "Company" and doing business as MMA.INC), a technology driven ecosystem at the forefront of the global combat sports industry, today announced that it has completed a US$4.0

NUBURU, Inc. (OTC:BURU), a next-generation dual-use Defense & Security integrated platform company, today issued the following letter to shareholders from Alessandro Zamboni, Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Dear Fellow Shareholders, On July 2, I asked you to judge NUBURU against its record and the milestones directly ahead. Since then we have closed a major financing, repaid the December 2025 YA debenture and the Lyocon acquisition notes, and obtained the Italian Government's Golden Power authorization for our proposed acquisition of 70% of Tekne S.p.A. These are completed milestones, and they change what this Company is positioned to execute next. On July 17, we cl

Ness Ziona, Israel, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QTREX Quantum Ltd. (NASDAQ:QTEX) ("QTREX" or the "Company") a company focused on advancing Additively Manufactured Electronics for quantum computing infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with an existing institutional investor as well as a new global institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 11,111,111 ordinary shares in a registered direct offering (the "Offering"). The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are expected to be approximately $10 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other estimated offering expenses. The closing of the Offerin

Transaction expands institutional access to Franklin Templeton’s private markets capabilities across secondaries and private credit Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced the successful closing of Franklin Templeton Structured Solutions 2026, L.P., its first Collateralized Fund Obligation (CFO), raising $1.5 billion from global investors. The CFO is designed to provide investors with diversified and efficient exposure to Franklin Templeton’s flagship private markets strategies spanning private equity secondaries and continuation vehicles managed by Lexington Partners, a pioneer in secondary private equity and co-investments, and U.S. middle-market direct lending

Ramat Gan, Israel, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odysight.ai Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq/TASE: ODYS) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 3,437,500 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $3.20 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering are expected to be $11 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All shares in the offering are being sold by the Company. In addition, the Company has granted Roth Capital Partners a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 515,625 shares of common stock, representing 15% of the number of shares sold in the offerin

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMLX) ("Amylyx" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 14,090,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $35.50 per share. In addition, Amylyx has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,113,500 shares of its common stock at the public offering price per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Amylyx. The gross proceeds to Amylyx from this offering are expected to be $500.2 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses and excluding any exercis

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA) (the "Company" or "Edesa"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing host-directed therapeutics for immuno-inflammatory diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering consisting of (i) 3,870,500 common shares and accompanying common share warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,870,500 common shares and (ii) in lieu of common shares to investors who so choose, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 675,000 common shares and accompanying common share warrants to purchase an aggregate of 675,000 common shares, at an exercise price of $0.0001 per pre-funded warrant. Ea

Andersen Group Inc. (NYSE:ANDG), a leading independent provider of tax, valuation and financial advisory services to individuals, family offices, businesses and alternative investment funds in the United States, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,284,457 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders at a public offering price of $44.00 per share. Gross proceeds to the selling stockholders are expected to be approximately $188.5 million, before underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. The selling stockholders have also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 642,668 shares of Cla

Revenue for the first half of 2026 increased 29% year-over-year to US$44.5 million (RMB302.2 million), primarily attributable to increased product sales. Expanded executive leadership with appointments of Dr. Faical Miyara as Chief Business Officer and Mr. James Ziegler as Chief Commercial Officer Nine registrational Phase III clinical trials are in progress worldwide, including four cleared by FDA and EMAChinese (Mandarin) investor webcast at 9:00 am HKT on August 20, 2026 / 9:00 pm EDT on August 19, 2026; and English language investor webcast at 8:00 am EDT / 8:00 pm HKT on August 20, 2026 ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascentage Pharma Group International (Ascentage

Ramat Gan, Israel, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odysight.ai Inc. (Nasdaq/TASE: ODYS) today announced that it has commenced a proposed confidentially marketed public offering (CMPO) of shares of its common stock. All shares in the offering are to be sold by the company. Roth Capital Partners is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-293080), which was previously filed with

New York, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univest Securities, LLC ("Univest"), a member of FINRA and SIPC, and a full-service investment bank and securities broker-dealer firm based in New York, today announced the closing of a registered direct offering (the "Offering") of approximately $1.8 million for its client Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ:SGLY) (the "Company"), a global logistics integrated solution provider. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement, the Company has agreed to sell to an institutional investor an aggregate of approximately $1.8 million of the Company's securities, including 600,000 of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") (or pre-

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sera Prognostics Inc., The Pregnancy Company® (NASDAQ:SERA), focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, announced today that Scott Gleason has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 31, 2026. Mr. Gleason brings more than 25 years of healthcare, diagnostics, and capital markets experience to Sera. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury at Neogen Corporation and previously served as CFO of LarmorBio and NX Prenatal. He also served as th