secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Guild Holdings Co (—)
CIK:        0001821160
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-116680
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bayview completes $1.244B all-cash acquisition of Guild Holdings at $20/share
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- All-cash merger closed at $20.00 per share; total consideration approximately $1.244 billion.
- Class A and B common stock delisted from NYSE; company now privately held by Bayview MSR Opportunity Master Fund.
- All prior directors resigned; new board includes Michael Lau, Brian Bomstein, Richard O'Brien, Brett Evenson.
- Michael Lau named President & CEO of surviving company; Terry Schmidt remains CEO of Guild Mortgage subsidiary.
- Senior management retention bonuses equal to base salary, 50% paid within 30 days, remainder after one year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821160/000110465925116680/0001104659-25-116680-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821160/000110465925116680/tm2532188d4_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-116680

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