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Beneficient plans to eliminate $130M debt tied to convicted ex-CEO

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:31:29 -0400

Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) has announced a strategy to eliminate debt and equity interests connected to its former Chief Executive Officer, Brad Heppner, following his May 2026 federal fraud conviction, according to a company press release.

Heppner was convicted on May 7, 2026, of securities fraud, wire fraud, and related charges. The criminal trial revealed evidence that he fraudulently concealed his control of HCLP Nominees, L.L.C. and fabricated debt attributed to that entity.

The company is pursuing a consensual resolution with Heppner ahead of his sentencing, currently scheduled for October 21, 2026. The proposed resolution would include:

Elimination of approximately $130 million in contested

Beneficient plans to eliminate $130M debt tied to convicted ex-CEO

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:31:29 -0400

The company is pursuing a consensual resolution with Heppner ahead of his sentencing, currently scheduled for October 21, 2026. The proposed resolution would include:

Elimination of approximately $130 million in contested

Beneficient Announces Strategy to Eliminate HCLP Debt and Heppner Equity Interests

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (the “Company”), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, today announced that it has formulated and is implementing a comprehensive strategy intended to eliminate both the fraudulent indebtedness asserted by HCLP Nominees, L.L.C. (“HCLP”) and the equity interests in Beneficient and its subsidiaries held by the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Brad Heppner, and his affiliated entities (“Heppner Equity Interests”). Through the strategy, the Company also seeks to terminate all other remaining agreements with

Beneficient Announces Strategy to Eliminate HCLP Debt and Heppner Equity Interests

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 18 Filed by: Schnitzer Bruce William

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:55:00 -0400

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Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 18 Filed by: Wendel Karen

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:55:00 -0400

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Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 18 Filed by: CANGANY PETER T JR

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:54:00 -0400

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Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 18 Filed by: Hicks Mack H.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:54:00 -0400

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Pulse Fund Closes $63M Inaugural Fund to Back the Next Generation of Climate Companies

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Solo Managing Partner Tenzin Seldon closes $63M to invest across the interconnected systems of the energy transition, infrastructure, food and agriculture and mobility.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pulse Fund (“Pulse” or “the Fund”), a venture capital fund backing early-stage scalable climate companies, today announced the close of its inaugural fund with $63M raised. Pulse is led by Founder and Managing Partner Tenzin Seldon, a climate investor who has spent two decades building and scaling climate technologies.

The Fund invests across four high-growth sectors: the energy transition, infrastructure, food and agriculture and

Pulse Fund Closes $63M Inaugural Fund to Back the Next Generation of Climate Companies

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Solo Managing Partner Tenzin Seldon closes $63M to invest across the interconnected systems of the energy transition, infrastructure, food and agriculture and mobility.

The Fund invests across four high-growth sectors: the energy transition, infrastructure, food and agriculture and

Beneficient plans Q4 2026 launch of AltLens analytics platform

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:31:04 -0400

Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) announced plans to launch AltLens, an alternative asset portfolio analytics and risk platform targeting family offices and small institutional investors, in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2026.

According to a company statement, AltLens is designed to help investment teams organize and analyze alternative asset portfolios, assess exposures, measure allocations against targets and limits, and run stress tests. The platform maps each portfolio position to private-market risk segments defined by asset class, strategy, geography, and sector, and calculates metrics including volatility, beta, value-at-risk, correlation, and concentration.

The platform will include historical stress-testing scenarios modeled on the 2008–09 financial crisis,

Beneficient Announces Upcoming Launch of AltLens, an Alternative Asset Portfolio Analytics and Risk Platform for Family Offices and Small Institutional Investors

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

DALLAS, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Beneficient”), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, today announced that it plans to launch AltLens in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2026. AltLens is an alternative asset portfolio analytics and risk platform developed for family offices and small institutional investors. AltLens is designed to help investment teams maintain, organize, and analyze their alternative asset portfolios and assess exposures, allocations against targets and limits, portfolio risk, concentration,

Beneficient Announces Upcoming Launch of AltLens, an Alternative Asset Portfolio Analytics and Risk Platform for Family Offices and Small Institutional Investors

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 15 Filed by: CANGANY PETER T JR

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:16:00 -0400

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Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 15 Filed by: Fletcher Derek L.

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0400

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Form 4 Beneficient For: Sep 15 Filed by: Silk James G.

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0400

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Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

DALLAS, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (“Ben” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, today reported its financial results for the fiscal 2027 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2026.

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0400

Company Enters into First Collateral Management Services Engagement,

Closes More than $16 Million in Primary Capital Commitments

Highlights of the quarter include:

Entering into its first collateral management services engagement with a Texas state-chartered bank that is expected to generate

Beneficient Closes $7.44 Million GP Primary Capital Transaction

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0400

DALLAS, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (“Ben” or the “Company”), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets, today announced it has closed on the financing of a $7.44 million primary capital commitment in Quartus AI Fund II LP (the “Fund”), a fund managed by Quartus Capital Partners LLC (“Quartus”), a New York based investment firm investing in growth stage AI and technology ventures (the “Transaction”). Quartus is led by AI pioneers, technologists, and seasoned operators.

The Transaction reflects continued