Dig: Aleph Alpha — Cohere combination premature (BCA ≠ closed)

Class A Dig (Pass A10): Removed premature Apr 2026 ACQUISITION round encoding Aleph Alpha as acquired by Cohere (empty amount). Deal is a business combination agreement , not closed.

Primary: Cohere blog 16 Sep 2026 — “Cohere and Aleph Alpha sign agreement … The transaction remains subject to final regulatory approvals” and “expected to close later this year .” April 2026 CNBC/Bloomberg “to buy / announce merger” was intent/planned combination — Sep confirms definitive BCA still pre-close. Terms undisclosed (media ~$20B combined valuation not invented ).

Action: Round 1174456 deleted ; company_status → operational . Re-add exit round (MERGER or ACQUISITION per close framing; empty amount OK if undisclosed) only when close confirmed. Soft-park amount invents.

Sources: Cohere Sep 16 BCA post; CNBC Apr 24 2026 announce.