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Issuer:     CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP (CIM)
CIK:        0001409493
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001206774-24-000943
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chimera to acquire Palisades Group for $30M upfront plus up to $20M earnout
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- Upfront cash consideration of $30M; earnout up to $20M over 5 yrs based on revenue targets.
- Closing expected in Q4 2024; transaction expected to be accretive to 2025 earnings.
- Jack Macdowell, co-founder/CIO of Palisades, to become Chimera's CIO; Dan Thakkar appointed Chief Credit & Risk Officer.
- Combined notional loans/RE assets owned, advised, or managed exceed $30B.
- Adds 36 professionals; diversifies income streams with capital-light fee-based model.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000120677424000943/0001206774-24-000943-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409493/000120677424000943/cim4393851-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001206774-24-000943

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