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JFB to merge with XTEND in $1.5B deal; newco XTEND AI Robotics to list on Nasdaq
JFB Construction Holdings
- JFB merges with XTEND in all-stock transaction valued at $1.5B; JFB shareholders to own ~30% of combined company.
- Concurrent private placement of 802k shares at $12.50 each raises ~$10M gross ($9.2M net) from institutional investors.
- Strategic investors include Eric Trump, Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC), American Ventures, Protego Ventures, Aliya Capital.
- Combined company renamed XTEND AI Robotics, listed on Nasdaq under ticker "XTND", expected close mid-2026.
- XTEND's AI XOS operating system deployed in over 10,000 systems; newco to expand US production in Tampa, FL.