secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Merlin, Inc. (MRLN)
CIK:        0002028707
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-048884
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Merlin raises $80M in PIPE from existing institutional investor; pro forma cash $183M
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- Issued 8M shares at $10 each and warrants for 4M shares at $6.67 strike, 5-year expiry.
- Existing cash $107M; pro forma cash $183M to accelerate platform development and regulatory approvals.
- Closing expected on or about May 1, 2026; Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. led placement.
- Anti-dilution adjustments triggered to conversion price of 12% Series A Preferred and certain warrants.
- Company agreed to file registration statement for resale of the issued shares and warrant shares.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028707/000121390026048884/0001213900-26-048884-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028707/000121390026048884/ea0288180-8k_merlin.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-048884

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