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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000708821-26-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PAR"
cik: "0000708821"
company_name: "PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP"
filed_at: "2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:11:50.221227+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PAR Tech to acquire Cardlytics' Bridg platform for up to $30M in stock

## Summary
- Purchase price $27.5M, subject to adjustment, max $30M; payable in PAR common stock (up to ~950k shares, ~2.3% dilution).
- Acquires Bridg, a Cardlytics loyalty and shopper intelligence platform, adding identity resolution and retail media capabilities.
- Expected close in Q1 2026, subject to customary closing conditions; PAR will register the shares for resale.
- Bridg's IDR platform combines loyalty and non-loyalty transaction data for full-funnel customer visibility and closed-loop attribution.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000708821-26-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PAR
- cik: 0000708821
- company_name: PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP
- filed_at: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708821/000070882126000007/0000708821-26-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/708821/000070882126000007/par-20260123.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708821-26-000007
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708821-26-000007.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000708821-26-000007.txt

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