---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-056012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CURLF"
cik: "0001756770"
company_name: "Curaleaf Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-12T15:03:02+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-12T15:04:06.832087+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curaleaf launches hostile take-over bid for Aurora Cannabis at US$4.00/share, 45% premium

## Summary
- Offer: 0.3463 Curaleaf shares + US$0.75 cash per Aurora share, total US$4.00; 45% premium to 30-day VWAP of US$2.75.
- Aurora board refused to engage after June 23 and July 7, 2026 letters from Curaleaf CEO Boris Jordan.
- Combined company: 17 countries, >US$1.5B LTM revenue, ~US$350M LTM Adjusted EBITDA, pro forma market cap ~US$3.0B.
- At least US$40M annual cost synergies expected; adds Aurora's 50+ tons of EU-GMP cultivation capacity.
- Offer not subject to financing or due diligence conditions; 105-day acceptance period; no formal bid commenced yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-056012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CURLF
- cik: 0001756770
- company_name: Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-12T15:03:02+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756770/000162828026056012/0001628280-26-056012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756770/000162828026056012/curlf-20260811.htm

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