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AtlasClear Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Ark Financial Services, including its Dawson James Securities Subsidiary, and Completes Initial 24.9% Investment

$ATCHPress releaseOct 15, 2026, 7:30 AM ETRead the release

AtlasClear Holdings signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ark Financial Services, parent of investment bank Dawson James Securities, and concurrently closed its initial 24.9% equity purchase. The deal, worth up to $24.5 million, is structured to limit dilution: no shares were issued for the initial stake, and the $13.8125 million stock consideration at closing will be priced at a five-day VWAP with no discount, warrants, or price resets.

Key figures

Revenue
$21.9 million
Revenue Yoy
85%
Deal Value Usd
$24.5 million
Initial stake
24.9%
Cash consideration
$8.25 million
Stock consideration
$13.8125 million
Deferred consideration
$3.25 million
Combined total revenues
$45.2 million
Dawson james 2025 net income
$2.4 million
Combined revenue plus interest income
$47.0 million

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