---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-003079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001550222"
company_name: "Arowana Media Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T22:42:19.625815+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arowana Media acquires M Love Vintage Holdings; CEO Mark Newbauer resigns, replaced by Alfredo Papadakis

## Summary
- Acquired 100% of M Love Vintage Holdings Inc. from The Now Corporation.
- Issued 1M Convertible Series N Preferred shares (1M votes each); The Now Corp gets 65.7%, others 4.9% each.
- Former CEO Mark Newbauer resigned (not due to disagreement); receives 4.9% preferred, subsidiaries free of liabilities, and $100k upon S-1 qualification.
- Alfredo Papadakis appointed Chairman and CEO; Chris Villareale appointed President.
- Securities issued under Section 4(a)(2)/506(b); no public solicitation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-003079
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001550222
- company_name: Arowana Media Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/0001683168-25-003079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/arowana_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-003079
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-003079.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-003079.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Villareale was appointed as President at Arowana Media Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Chris Villareale was appointed President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/0001683168-25-003079-index.htm
- Executive change
  Alfredo Papadakis was appointed as Chairman of the Board and CEO at Arowana Media Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board and CEO
  source text: Alfredo Papadakis was appointed Chairman of the Board and CEO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/0001683168-25-003079-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark Newbauer resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Arowana Media Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Director
  source text: Mark Newbauer resigned from all roles, including Chief Executive Officer and Director. His resignation was not due to any disagreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/0001683168-25-003079-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Arowana Media Holdings, Inc. completed an acquisition involving The Now Corporation for 1,000,000 Convertible Series N Preferred Shares (closed 2025-05-01).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: The Now Corporation
  - Consideration: 1,000,000 Convertible Series N Preferred Shares
  - Closing: 2025-05-01
  source text: pursuant to which the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of M Love Vintage Holdings Inc., a Wyoming company (“M Love”). As consideration, the Company agreed to issue 1,000,000 Convertible Series N Preferred Shares carrying 1,000,000 votes per share and convertible into 1,000,000 shares of common stock. These shares are not subject to dilution, reverse
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1550222/000168316825003079/0001683168-25-003079-index.htm

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