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M&A · Financials · Finance Services

Forward Industries, Inc. to acquire SkyAI, Inc.

Announced Jun 16, 2026 · Announced

Deal value$66M
Premium20.0%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA—
ConsiderationAll stock$1.55 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
Forward Industries, Inc. (FWDI)
Target
SkyAI, Inc. (SKYA)
Buyer type
Strategic
Offer price per share
$1.55
Enterprise value
—
Status
Announced

Deal protections

Not yet read from the merger agreement.

Advisors

To the acquirer
Not disclosed
To the target
Not disclosed

Sector context · Financials

Comparable deals
75 in the prior 24 months
Premium
20.0% vs. 34.4% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
Sector median 13.7x
Break fee
Sector median 3.7%

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedJun 16, 2026
  2. ClosedPending
Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99.1) · Jun 16, 2026

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.