Edition: November 6, 2026 (6)
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PSIX POWER Solutions International, Inc. Governance Management Transition
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Power Solutions CFO Who Served as Interim CEO Resigns With No Named Successor

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $827M

Xun (Ken) Li, CFO of Power Solutions International, notified the board on November 3, 2026 of his resignation effective November 27, citing a desire to pursue another professional opportunity; the company said the departure was not the result of any disagreement. Li had held both the CFO and Interim CEO titles simultaneously from May 2026 until Nan (Richard) Hu took over as permanent CEO on August 17. No replacement CFO has been named, leaving the company without a named finance chief roughly ten weeks into new executive leadership and amid an active MTL acquisition integration, ongoing capacity ramp-up, and a new $220 million credit facility carrying quarterly covenant tests.

FERA Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I Distressed Listing At Risk

FERA Falls Below Nasdaq Holder Minimum With Merger Pending

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $331M

Fifth Era Acquisition Corp. I, a SPAC with a live business combination agreement, received a Nasdaq non-compliance notice on September 14, 2026 for falling below the 400 minimum total holders threshold. Nasdaq granted an extension on November 5, giving FERA until March 15, 2027 to document compliance or face a delisting notification. The compliance failure matters beyond the SPAC itself: Nasdaq's approval of FERA's listing application is an explicit closing condition in its April 2026 business combination agreement with strategic metals platform Miotal, a deal originally expected to close in the first half of 2026 that has not yet closed.

ETD ETHAN ALLEN Interiors, Inc. Contested

Activist DGB Wins Three of Five Ethan Allen Board Seats

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $522M

Douglas Bergeron's DGB Investment won three of five Ethan Allen board seats on November 4, 2026, giving the activist a majority on the reconstituted board. DGB nominees Stephen Oblak, Douglas Bergeron, and Kristine Miller prevailed, while long-serving incumbent directors including Lead Independent Director David Sable and Governance Chair Cynthia Ekberg Tsai were voted out. Outgoing CEO M. Farooq Kathwari, who had agreed to remain as a non-executive board member through the 2027 annual meeting, was also defeated — receiving the fewest FOR votes of any company nominee. The new board majority now controls the CEO succession process Sable and Tsai were overseeing.

ACR ACRES Commercial Realty, Corp. M&A Post Merger Transition

ACRES Cuts Repo Interest-Coverage Covenant After Merger Costs Crush Q3

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $205M

ACRES Commercial Realty amended its Morgan Stanley master repurchase agreement for the seventh time on November 2, 2026, extending the facility to November 2027 and reducing the minimum EBITDA-to-interest-expense covenant from 1.35x to 1.15x for the period running from Q3 2026 through Q3 2027. The relaxation came two days before the company reported a $56.3 million Q3 GAAP net loss driven by $38.3 million in merger and internalization costs. Book value per share fell to $16.81 at September 30, 2026 from $26.76 three months earlier, an $8.62-per-share decline attributable directly to the transaction.

FOX FOX, Corp. M&A Post Merger Transition

Fox Closes Roku Acquisition, Draws $10.4 Billion in New Debt

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $28.5B

Fox completed its acquisition of Roku on November 5, 2026, paying former Roku stockholders 0.9799 shares of FOX Class A common stock and $95.30 in cash per share — roughly $14.1 billion in total cash consideration. To fund the deal, Fox drew a $2.0 billion term loan and an $8.4 billion bridge facility simultaneously on the closing date; the bridge matures in 364 days, creating a firm refinancing deadline. Former Roku stockholders now own approximately 26% of the combined company, and Roku founder Anthony Wood joins the Fox board as Co-Chair of a newly formed FOX Digital Platforms division. Pro-forma financials for the combined entity are due within 71 days.

PONO PONO Capital Four, Inc. M&A Deal Stress

Blackstar Orbital Merger Valuation Slashed From $380M to $200M

Market cap : at edition (Nov 6, 2026) $174M

Pono Capital Four and Blackstar Orbital Technologies have amended their merger agreement to cut the target's Base Purchase Price by $180 million — from $380 million to $200 million — just three months after the original deal was announced. The amendment also extends the closing deadline from March 31, 2027 to June 30, 2027 and enlarges the equity incentive plan reserve from 6 million to 7.4 million shares. No explanation for the repricing or deadline extension appears anywhere in the filing. The Form S-4 proxy statement has not yet been filed despite the deal having been announced on August 5, 2026.