Capital Markets

New York – October 08, 2026 -- Orca and Loopscale have merged into a single entity called Formation, combining trading, credit and vault infrastructure to finance AI, robotics and defense companies that fall outside traditional capital market structures.

Formation targets a $3 trillion AI infrastructure financing gap

Apollo estimates nearly $3 trillion will be needed for AI infrastructure alone through 2028, capital that many frontier companies struggle to access because fixed underwriting, legal, servicing and distribution costs favor large, standardized deals. Formation says it will cut the cost and complexity of structuring, distributing and financing these assets by unifying origination, vault strategies and distribution on top of the existing Orca and Loopscale protocols.

Los Angeles – – October 08, 2026 -- Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) has priced a dual-currency debt offering totaling $730 million in 7.125% senior notes due 2032 and €600 million in 6.125% senior notes due 2032, with both tranches issued at 100.000% of face value.

Proceeds will retire existing 2027 secured notes

Closing set for October 08, 2026

Stockholm – October 07, 2026 -- SciBase Holding AB has recalculated the terms of its series TO 2 warrants following a rights issue of shares resolved by its board on September 3, 2026, cutting the subscription ratio to 0.01 shares per warrant.

Subscription price drops to SEK 37.47 per share under new warrant terms

Each TO 2 warrant now entitles the holder to subscribe for 0.01 new shares at SEK 37.47 per share, down from the original terms set when the instrument was issued alongside SciBase's April 2024 capital raise. The adjustment follows contractual provisions requiring recalculation of warrant terms whenever the company conducts a subsequent rights issue.

Stockholm – October 07, 2026 -- SciBase Holding AB has resolved on a set-off share issue of 60,000 new shares to Bergs Securities AB, settling part of the guarantee compensation owed for underwriting the company's recently completed rights issue.

Board approves compensation shares at SEK 15 apiece

The Board of Directors resolved on the Compensation Issue on October 7, 2026, under authorization granted at the Annual General Meeting on May 19, 2026. The subscription price of SEK 15 per share matches the price set in the underlying rights issue. Payment was made entirely through set-off against SEK 0.9 million of Bergs Securities' claim for guarantee compensation, and all 60,000 shares have been subscribed for and allotted.

Houston – October 07, 2026 -- symplr has secured commitment letters for a refinancing package that delivers approximately $280 million in new capital and pushes out key debt maturities, with the transaction expected to close by the end of October.

Refinancing pushes first-lien debt maturity to December 2030

The deal extends the maturity of symplr's first-lien term loan and revolving credit facility to December 2030, while its second-lien term loans will now mature in June 2031. The enterprise healthcare operations software provider said the extended timeline reduces near-term cash interest requirements and strengthens liquidity.

Abilene, Texas – October 06, 2026 -- Natura Resources has appointed Christopher Abundis as executive vice president and chief financial officer as the molten salt reactor developer advances commercialization of its technology.

Abundis previously helped guide SilverBow Resources through a $2.1 billion sale

Abundis joins from SilverBow Resources, where he served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and general counsel. He played a key role in SilverBow's sale to KKR and Crescent Energy, a transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion, and helped lead the company's New York Stock Exchange listing. Over his 20-year career, he participated in debt and equity financings totaling billions of dollars.

Singapore – – October 06, 2026 -- DayOne Data Centers Limited has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of American Depositary Shares representing its ordinary shares.

DayOne targets Nasdaq listing under ticker DODC

The Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure operator has applied to list its ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, and Citigroup have been named as underwriters for the offering.

Size and pricing remain undisclosed

The number of ADSs to be offered and the proposed price range have not yet been determined. The offering will proceed only once the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, and will be made solely via a prospectus.

Sugar Land, Texas – October 05, 2026 -- Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) has completed a $600 million at-the-market equity offering, selling 5,694,845 shares at an average price of $105.36 to net $587,999,985.89 for the company.

AOI raises $588 million through third ATM program of 2026

The offering, disclosed on August 21, 2026 via a prospectus supplement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, marks the company's third at-the-market equity raise this year. AOI confirmed the program's completion today, closing a capital-raising effort aimed at funding its optical networking manufacturing expansion.

Stockholm – October 05, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased additional Class B shares between September 28 and October 2, 2026, lifting its treasury stock holding to 117,888,663 Class B shares.

Ericsson executes buybacks under a SEK 15 billion repurchase program

The transactions form part of a share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 that Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026. The program runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest.

Goldman Sachs handles trades on Nasdaq Stockholm

All acquisitions during the period were carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE on Ericsson's behalf. The repurchases were executed under EU Regulation No 596/2014 on market abuse (MAR) and the related Safe Harbour Regulation of March 8, 2016.

New Delhi – October 05, 2026 -- The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) has launched the inaugural I20 Summit, a five-day invitation-only event in Miami from 11-15 December 2026 targeting US$5 trillion in institutional capital deployment into the United States.

I20 Summit runs alongside the G20 Leaders' Summit in Miami

The event will take place at Trump National Doral, parallel to the official G20 Leaders' Summit. The program opens with a welcome dinner on 11 December, proceeds through specialized investor days, and closes on 15 December with Global Leaders Day and the GOOD Fellows Awards.