secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Brand Engagement Network Inc. (BNAI)
CIK:        0001838163
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-14T21:17:26+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-038510
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BNAI completes $19.5M Cataneo acquisition; total assets nearly double to $30.7M
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- Completed acquisition of 100% of Cataneo GmbH on June 30, 2026; stated consideration $19.5M, GAAP fair value ~$13.7M ($9M cash, $4.3M stock).
- Total assets nearly doubled to $30.7M from $15.3M at Dec 31, 2025, driven by ~$10.8M goodwill and intangibles from Cataneo.
- Shareholders' equity rose to $19.4M from $3.5M; cash up to $708K from $172K; payables, short-term debt, warrant liabilities down ~$3.3M.
- Formed 50/50 JV INTERVENT Health AI with INTERVENT International on June 8, 2026; $1M investment in Accelevate Solutions (~10% stake).
- Skye Africa Intelligence signed MOU with ECSA-HC on Aug 5, 2026 for AI health solutions deployment across member states.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226038510/0001493152-26-038510-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838163/000149315226038510/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-038510

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