Merger Acquisition

Toronto – October 16, 2026 -- Vale Base Metals (VBM) has completed the transaction that makes Exiro Nickel Company the new owner and operator of the Thompson Mine Complex in Manitoba, Canada, backed by a commitment to invest up to US$200 million (approximately CAD$280 million) in the operation.

Exiro, Orion and Canada Growth Fund take 81.1% of Exiro Nickel

Exiro Minerals Corp., Orion Resource Partners LP and Canada Growth Fund Inc. collectively hold 81.1% of Exiro Nickel. VBM, through its subsidiary Vale Canada Limited, retains an 18.9% minority interest. All customary regulatory and government authorizations have been received.

VBM secures multi-year offtake for Thompson nickel concentrate

VBM has entered into a multi-year offtake agreement for nickel concentrate produced at the Thompson mill. Together with the retained equity stake, the agreement keeps VBM tied to Canadian nickel supply from Manitoba.

Bend, Oregon – – October 15, 2026 -- Worldwide Fistula Fund and Terrewode Women's Fund have merged into Maternal Dignity Project, a U.S.-based nonprofit that will fund African-led organizations treating and preventing obstetric fistula in five countries.

Merged nonprofit backs partners in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda

The combined organization supports partners across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda. The two predecessors had funded overlapping work for years and shared a commitment to backing leaders working in their own communities.

Named partners include ARENA Medical Center in Burkina Faso, founded by Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo as the country's first dedicated fistula center, and Let's End Fistula Initiative in Kenya, founded by survivor and advocate Sarah Omega. In Uganda, TERREWODE supports women after surgery and built the country's only dedicated fistula hospital.

Edmonton – October 15, 2026 -- Aurora Cannabis' board unanimously recommended that shareholders reject Curaleaf Holdings' revised hostile offer, which remains open until October 15, 2026, and said its special committee is actively exploring alternatives, including a deal with one or more third parties.

The recommendation, made on the unanimous advice of a special committee of independent directors, responds to the Notice of Variation, Change and Extension that Curaleaf filed on October 15, 2026. Aurora's financial advisor delivered an updated opinion concluding that the revised consideration is inadequate, from a financial point of view, to Aurora shareholders.

Board says revised offer shifts risk and cost onto Aurora shareholders

Aurora argues that the increase in consideration consists principally of Curaleaf shares at an inflated valuation. Aurora shareholders would therefore stay fully exposed to any decline in the Curaleaf share price.

Austin – October 15, 2026 -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) has completed its acquisition of EPC Power, adding a power conversion provider with more than 15 GW deployed to its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment weeks before shareholders weigh the planned spin-off of that unit.

EPC Power joins Flex's Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment

EPC Power supplies intelligent power conversion solutions for data center and grid applications. Flex said the acquisition expands its capabilities across power, cooling and compute as demand grows for higher-density AI infrastructure and next-generation 800V data center power architectures.

Flex did not disclose the purchase price or other financial terms.

Los Angeles – October 15, 2026 -- FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. (NASDAQ: FFR) signed definitive agreements to acquire the full robotics business of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) in an all-stock transaction. The deal values the FFAI robotics unit at about $200 million and FFR at about $60 million on a fully diluted basis.

FFR issues shares at $2.246, a roughly 50% premium to market

FFR will issue shares to FFAI at $2.246 each. That is about 50% above FFR's $1.50 close on the October 12 signing date and about 55% above its $1.45 close on October 13. The parties expect all closings by the end of October 2026.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Ensorcia Group Holdings, LLC has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Argentina Wildcats, LLC (AW), a deal that would add roughly 50,000 hectares of lithium ground in Argentina and take the company's combined holdings to approximately 67,000 hectares.

Cash deal for 100% of AW comes with contingent consideration

Ensorcia will buy all of AW's outstanding membership interests for cash, plus additional contingent consideration. The source gives no price or contingent terms. Closing remains subject to confirmatory legal review and other customary conditions.

AW holds interests in the former LEXI lithium property.

Drilling and brine testing preceded the decision

Ensorcia moved ahead after drilling and flow testing on the AW property and an evaluation of brine sample results. That evaluation included testing by International Battery Metals Ltd. (IBAT).

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has agreed to sell AT&T Mexico to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion in cash at closing, subject to certain adjustments, plus additional contractual and contingent benefits.

AT&T redirects capital to U.S. fiber and 5G networks

The divestiture concentrates AT&T's capital allocation on its U.S. fiber and wireless networks. Chairman and CEO John Stankey said the company believes the AI future will run on converged networks with dense fiber assets, and that the sale fits its strategy of focusing capital on growth opportunities in the U.S. market.

AT&T said its effort to consolidate and modernize what it describes as Mexico's second scaled wireless network has prepared the unit for its next growth phase. The company argues that a local operator is best placed to pursue that phase and improve the overall customer value proposition.

Columbus, Ohio – October 13, 2026 -- Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) has agreed to acquire King Environmental Services Ltd. (KES), a Europe-based provider of fluid management, commissioning and load-testing services for high-density, liquid-cooled data centers, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Vertiv did not disclose financial terms. The company said the deal is not expected to be material to its financial results.

KES brings fluid management and load testing to Vertiv's EMEA services

The acquisition extends Vertiv's thermal management services into Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). KES is headquartered near Dublin, Ireland, and serves customers across the region.

Paris – October 13, 2026 -- Asterion Industrial Partners has entered an exclusive agreement on the contemplated acquisition of Fraikin, a pan-European commercial vehicle lessor with about €1 billion in revenue and a fleet gross book value of roughly €3 billion. The sellers are affiliates of Fraikin's ultimate majority shareholders: Benefit Street Partners, Värde Partners and Canyon Partners. The announcement does not state a purchase price.

Fraikin's multi-year transformation precedes the sale

Fraikin management says the business has completed a multi-year transformation that improved financial performance and resilience across its European markets. The group manages more than 50,000 vehicles across ten European countries. Its customers include healthcare, food distribution, utilities, waste management, logistics and public services.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has completed its plan of arrangement to acquire all shares of Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM), issuing 36,225,457 of its own common shares and making Bear Creek a wholly owned subsidiary.

Highlander Silver pays 0.1175 of its shares for each Bear Creek share

Under the arrangement, completed under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), each Bear Creek share was exchanged for 0.1175 Highlander shares. Highlander acquired 308,302,938 Bear Creek shares in total. Immediately before closing it held 50,000,000 shares, or about 13.95% of the outstanding stock, and its stake now stands at 100%.