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Northern Data

private/Rumble Inc.private

Rumble Inc. files S-4 for Northern Data acquisition via takeover offer

StockDefinitive Proxyhigh confidence

Merger Arbeconomics, downside, days

Deal value

stock

Per-share offer

Premium

Days to close

Term fee

ConsiderationStock
AnnouncedApr 24, 2026
Days outstanding84d
Expected close
Termination fee
Reverse term fee
Go-shop period
Fiduciary out
Financing condition
Debt commitment
Insider lock-up

No structured deal economics extracted yet. Re-run the scanner or fall back to the source filing below.


Timelineannounced → close
  1. Announced

    Apr 24, 2026

  2. Preliminary Proxy

  3. Definitive Proxy

  4. Record date

  5. Shareholder vote

  6. Expected close


Vote Mechanicsrecord / mailing / vote
Vote required
Vote date
Record date
Mailing date
Record → vote
Threshold
Min approvalparsed
Shares outstanding
Insider lock-up

Regulatory & ConditionsHSR / EU / CFIUS / MAC

No regulatory or closing-conditions data extracted yet. The merger agreement Exhibit 10.1 contains this in the “Conditions to Closing” and “Regulatory Approvals” articles.


Closing Conditionsapprovals · vote · financing · lockups

No closing-condition data extracted.


Interloper Riskcompeting bids, activist filers

No competing-bidder, activist, or dissident-proxy signals in the database for this target.


Advisors

Acquirer side· Rumble Inc.

Legal

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

  • · Russell L. Leaf
  • · Sean M. Ewen
  • · Julian D. Golay
Russell L. Leaf, Sean M. Ewen, Julian D. Golay, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019

Latham & Watkins LLP

  • · James C. Gorton
  • · Robert M. Katz
  • · Kaj P. Nielsen
James C. Gorton, Robert M. Katz, Kaj P. Nielsen, Latham & Watkins LLP, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020

Target side· Northern Data

None on record


Counterparty Historyprior deals in DB
FirmRoleSideDeals in DB
Latham & Watkins LLPLegalAcquirer3View deals →
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPLegalAcquirer1View deals →

Sources

Rumble Inc. filed an S-4 registration statement on April 13, 2026 for its proposed business combination with Northern Data pursuant to a Business Combination Agreement dated November 10, 2025. The transaction involves a Takeover Offer whereby Rumble will issue Class A Common Shares to Northern Data shareholders, along with a Charter Amendment to increase authorized share capital. The filing includes a joint information statement/prospectus and incorporates a German takeover offer document approved by BaFin.

Item id: 5cf91926-2e2f-4bb1-ad43-613e67749d74 · ingested Apr 24, 2026