Financial Disclosure

Austin, Texas – October 05, 2026 -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) has agreed to sell $2.0 billion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in Axiom Solutions International, its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment, to funds affiliated with General Catalyst, Koch Equity Development, and co-investors, at an initial enterprise value of $37.5 billion for Axiom.

Flex Targets Q1 2027 for Axiom's Independent Public Listing

Flex intends to separate Axiom into an independent, publicly traded company in the first quarter of calendar 2027, with the current investment structured to apply solely to Axiom on a pro-forma basis once the separation completes.

Houston – October 05, 2026 -- GETCHOICE!, the enterprise utility intelligence platform, reported 220% growth in total spend under management over the past two years, alongside a 50% run-rate revenue pace and 130% year-over-year net revenue retention. Spend managed on the platform grew more than 20% in the most recent quarter alone.

U.S. power and utilities M&A surged 173% year over year to $216 billion

PwC data cited by the company show announced U.S. power and utilities M&A totaled $216 billion in the six months ended May 2026, up 173% versus the prior-year period. GETCHOICE! frames its own expansion as a direct response to this broader shift, in which electricity, natural gas, steam, water, wastewater, waste and recycling, telecom and internet spend are increasingly treated as a single mission-critical category.

Sugar Land, Texas – October 05, 2026 -- Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) has completed a $600 million at-the-market equity offering, selling 5,694,845 shares at an average price of $105.36 to net $587,999,985.89 for the company.

AOI raises $588 million through third ATM program of 2026

The offering, disclosed on August 21, 2026 via a prospectus supplement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, marks the company's third at-the-market equity raise this year. AOI confirmed the program's completion today, closing a capital-raising effort aimed at funding its optical networking manufacturing expansion.

Bridgewater, N.J. – – October 05, 2026 -- Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq: INSM) announced that Chief Financial Officer Sara Bonstein will step down on October 30, 2026, after nearly seven years in the role, during which the company raised more than $4.2 billion in capital.

Bonstein exits after helping raise $4.2 billion for Insmed

Bonstein will remain CFO through the company's third-quarter 2026 earnings report and will participate in the earnings call on October 29, 2026, before departing the following day. Insmed has launched a search with an executive search firm to identify her successor. The company stated the transition is unrelated to any disagreement over accounting practices, financial statements, internal controls, or operations.

Dublin – October 05, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) signed 85 lease agreements and repurchased 5.3 million shares for approximately $783 million during the third quarter of 2026, the Dublin-based aviation lessor disclosed in a business update.

AerCap expands its leased fleet with 85 new agreements covering widebody, narrowbody and helicopter assets

The lease volume included 16 widebody aircraft, 45 narrowbody aircraft, 13 engines and 11 helicopters, reinforcing AerCap's position as the largest global aircraft lessor by fleet size.

The company completed 34 aircraft purchases to replenish its owned portfolio

Acquisitions totaled 32 aircraft and 2 helicopters, including 8 Airbus A320neo Family jets, 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, 2 Boeing 787-9s and 2 Embraer E195-E2s added to AerCap's owned fleet.

Wilmington – October 05, 2026 -- SignSplit PBC has secured a $400 million strategic seed round from W Group that values the data-licensing startup at $1 billion, as it emerges from stealth to build infrastructure for compensating people and institutions for their data, work and likeness.

W Group's fintech ecosystem backs SignSplit's data-licensing model

The financing comes from W Group, a global fintech and technology ecosystem serving more than 40 million users across 150 countries. The deal combines capital with a multi-year package of strategic resources to support SignSplit's global rollout.

Dublin – October 5, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) will release its third quarter 2026 earnings before U.S. markets open on October 29, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast for investors at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the same day.

AerCap sets October 28 date for Q3 2026 financial disclosure

The Dublin-headquartered aircraft lessor confirmed the earnings press release and accompanying presentation slides will be posted to the "Investors" section of its website prior to the market open. Analysts and investors can join the live call by dialing +1 646 769 9200 from the U.S. or Canada, or +353 1 553 8798 internationally, using code 4811095, with access required at least five minutes before the start time.

Athens, Greece – October 05, 2026 -- METLEN has signed a long-term commercial agreement with a major Japanese chemical company covering up to 16% of its total annual gallium production, marking the second such supply deal announced for output from its Greek production facility, currently under construction.

Second deal pushes METLEN toward full sellout of 50MT annual gallium capacity

The agreement is the second strategic gallium supply arrangement disclosed by METLEN, reinforcing international demand for a non-Chinese source of the critical raw material. Commercial terms were not disclosed. With this new contract, METLEN says it is almost certain that its entire planned production of 50 metric tons per annum will be sold out months before commercial production begins in the third quarter of 2027.

Dallas – October 05, 2026 -- Solidion Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: STI) has refused to raise its acquisition offer for Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLUX), calling the bid "best and final" after Flux's board rejected the proposal as undervaluing the company.

Solidion rejects board's undervaluation claim

Jaymes Winters, Chairman and CEO of Solidion Technology, said the company strongly disagrees with Flux Power's assertion that the offer undervalues the battery maker, stating the bid already reflects the capital and execution needed to stabilize the business. Winters added that Solidion has no intention of increasing the offer and will continue pursuing other acquisition targets in parallel.

Paris – October 05, 2026 -- Basware, the global leader in Invoice Lifecycle Management, has completed its acquisition of payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair, finalizing a deal first announced in August 2026.

Basware extends invoice oversight to the point of payment

The acquisition closes a gap in enterprise finance controls: an invoice can be authentic, accurate and fully approved, yet still result in a fraudulent payment if the associated supplier bank account is compromised. Basware's platform validates that an invoice obligation is legitimate and compliant; Trustpair now adds verification that the supplier is genuine, the bank account matches that supplier, and funds reach the intended destination.