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DigitalBridge completes SoftBank-backed merger; common shareholders get $16.00 cash and DBRG is delisted
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
- Merger closed Sept. 30, 2026: each DigitalBridge common share (Class A, B, and Performance) and Company OP common unit converted into the right to receive $16.00 cash.
- DigitalBridge became an indirect subsidiary of SoftBank-owned Parent; Duncan Holdco III directly owns 100% of Surviving Corporation common stock, subject to preferred rights.
- NYSE trading of DBRG common was suspended before open Sept. 30, 2026; preferred delisting expected before open Oct. 5, 2026 after Form 25 filings.
- Preferred conversion amounts: $11.28 per Series H share, $14.43 per Series I share, and $15.16 per Series J share; notices due Oct. 1, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, 2026.
- Marc C. Ganzi remains director and CEO; other DigitalBridge directors ceased. New officers include Benjamin J. Jenkins, Thomas Mayrhofer, Liam Stewart, Geoffrey Goldschein, Tracey Teh.