secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Emerald Holding, Inc. (EEX)
CIK:        0001579214
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-215652
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Apollo Funds acquire Emerald (EEX) for $5.03/sh (42% premium); combine with Questex
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- Emerald stockholders to receive $5.03/sh cash, a 42.1% premium to unaffected price as of Dec 15, 2025.
- Estimated closing enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion.
- Onex, owning >90% of EEX shares, entered support agreement to vote in favor.
- Transaction expected to close in H2 2026, subject to customary conditions including HSR clearance.
- Board declared $0.015/sh quarterly dividend, payable June 1, 2026 to holders of record May 21, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000119312526215652/0001193125-26-215652-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000119312526215652/d22741d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-215652

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