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BRC Group Holdings Seeks to Repurchase Minority Shares of B. Riley Securities and Combine B. Riley Securities with B. Riley Wealth

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Transaction Expected to Create a Differentiated Capital Solution for the Small-Cap and Middle Market

LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) (“BRCGH” or the “Company”), a diversified holding company, today announced a series of strategic actions designed to consolidate its financial services platform, and posture the company for renewed growth while reinforcing its position as a leading, end-to-end capital markets and advisory partner serving the small-cap and middle market.

The Company intends to repurchase the outstanding shares of B. Riley Securities (“BRS”) and seeks to combine BRS with B. Riley Wealth (“BRW”), bringing together the Company’s institutional and retail distribution under a single investment banking and wealth management platform. In connection with these actions, BRCGH also announced leadership changes at BRS.

Bryant Riley, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of BRCGH, said: “There is a critical and growing need for capital in the small-cap and middle market to support the key initiatives of clients. This capital is often time-sensitive, highly structured, and offers attractive risk-adjusted returns. It is often sourced through non-traditional providers such as hedge funds and family offices through a process that is expensive, complex, time-intensive – and that, when not paired with holistic investment banking solutions, can be unnecessarily restrictive to clients and impede their growth.

“With its renewed financial strength, BRCGH recently formalized this activity with the launch of BRC Specialty Finance platform.

“To more efficiently deploy our combined capital resources and continue to accelerate growth of the platform, BRCGH will pursue a repurchase of the approximately 8% of minority shares of BRS not already owned by BRCGH.  Upon completion, BRS expects to be one of the few investment banks supporting its clients with this type of capital, providing a significant competitive advantage.”

Merger of BRS and BRW
The Company intends to effect a merger of BRS and BRW by year end, subject to regulatory approval, including approval by FINRA under Rule 1017. The combination is expected to streamline operations across both regulated entities, accelerate combined platform growth, and provide BRW clients with access to appropriate proprietary investment opportunities.  

Realigned Management Team
To steward this next chapter of integrated growth and shareholder creation, the Company has realigned its senior leadership team.  Effective immediately, Bryant Riley, has been appointed Executive Chairman of BRS, Andy Moore returns as Chief Executive Officer of BRS, and Joseph Nardini, Head of Investment Banking, has been promoted to President of BRS.  Bryant and Andy will join, and Joseph will continue to serve, as members of BRS’s Executive Committee. Michael Mullen, Chief Executive Officer of BRW, will also join BRS’s Executive Committee upon completion of all applicable FINRA registration and regulatory requirements.

Andy Moore, Chief Executive Officer of BRS, said: “These changes are focused on renewed growth and reinforce our commitment to BRS’s long-term success. With the combined capital of BRW and BRS behind our platform, we are positioned to move with speed and conviction on complex mandates that require significant capital and deep-rooted relationships. As traditional funding sources retreat, our deeper bench and expanded capabilities make us an attractive choice for clients and talent. The planned merger with BRW is expected to ensure that we are best equipped to capture market momentum and deliver long-term value.”

Joseph Nardini, President and Head of Investment Banking of BRS, said: “We are now in a position to leverage our platform to drive long-term value and establish BRS as the strategic capital partner of choice for the underserved small-cap and middle market. The ability to pair investment banking services with BRCGH’s capital resources is a powerful proposition for our clients. Combined with increased collaboration between BRS and BRW, we are positioned to deliver greater capacity and capabilities across every mandate.”

Michael Mullen, Chief Executive Officer of BRW, said: “The merger of BRS and BRW will give our advisors and their clients access to sophisticated capital markets capabilities and proprietary investment opportunities that differentiate us from our competitors. This elevated offering will establish our wealth platform as a premier destination for top-tier, solutions-oriented advisors. I look forward to serving on the BRS Executive Committee and the significant value-creation opportunity that this new structure will bring to our advisors and customers.”

Leadership Transition
Concurrent with these leadership changes, Jimmy Baker has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of BRS and resigned from the B. Riley Securities Holdings Board of Directors. Riley added: “Jimmy has been a pivotal leader of BRS since joining us in 2010.  We are grateful for his significant contributions and thank him for his leadership and his dedication.”

About BRC Group Holdings, Inc.
BRC Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) is a diversified holding company, including financial services, communications, and retail, and investments in equity, debt and venture capital. Our core financial services platform provides small cap and middle market companies customized end-to-end solutions at every stage of the enterprise life cycle. Our banking business offers comprehensive services in capital markets, sales, trading, research, merchant banking, M&A, and restructuring. Our wealth management business offers wealth management and financial planning services including brokerage, investment management, insurance, and tax preparation. Our communications businesses provide consumer and business services including traditional, mobile and cloud phone, internet and data, security, and email. Our retail businesses provide mobile computing accessories and home furnishings. BRCGH deploys its capital inside and outside its core financial services platform to generate shareholder value through opportunistic investments. For more information, please visit www.brcgh.com.

About B. Riley Securities, Inc.
BRS provides a full suite of investment banking and capital markets services to corporations, financial sponsors, and institutional investors across all industry verticals. Services include initial and follow-on offerings, debt and equity-linked solutions, institutional private placements, merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory, corporate restructuring, and liability management. Widely recognized for its thematic proprietary equity research, clients benefit from BRS’s extensive network, industry expertise, and proven execution capabilities through its end-to-end platform. For more information, visit www.brileysecurities.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

About B. Riley Wealth
B. Riley Wealth is a full-service investment firm serving the diverse financial needs of individuals and families, businesses and institutions, non-profits, trusts, foundations, and endowments. Our wealth management financial professionals offer consultative investment advice, financial planning expertise, brokerage and tax services. Working alongside you, a B. Riley Wealth financial professional can leverage our expansive array of investment products, tools and technology to implement a sound financial strategy based on your values, needs and goals.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition, and stock price could be materially negatively affected. Our forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our expectation of repurchasing the minority shares of BRS, the anticipated merger between BRS and BRW, the expectation that these actions will maximize revenue and opportunities for clients and the timing of the anticipated transactions. The proposed merger of BRS and BRW is subject to approval by FINRA pursuant to Rule 1017 and other applicable regulatory requirements, and there can be no assurance that such approval will be obtained, that it will not be subject to conditions that materially affect the structure or timing of the proposed merger, or that the merger will be completed on the terms described herein or at all. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of today’s date. The Company assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s performance or achievements to be materially different from any expected future results, performance, or achievements. Actual future results, performance or achievements may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, but not limited to, the risk that the parties may not reach agreement on the terms of the minority share repurchase, regulatory delays, general economic conditions and the risks described from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (as applicable). These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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Canton Fair Buyers Alliance Launched as the 140th Edition Opens

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GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On October 15, the Canton Fair Buyers Alliance was officially launched at the Canton Fair Complex, marking a significant milestone as the fair celebrates the 70th anniversary of its founding.

More than 140 overseas buyers attended the launch ceremony, highlighting the fair’s enduring role as a bridge connecting global commerce with China’s export sector.

Speaking at the ceremony, Luís Vilariça, CEO of Joinco, Import & Export, Ltd., discussed his company’s long-standing relationship with the Canton Fair. Drawing on years of participation, he reflected on the growth opportunities created through cooperation with Chinese suppliers and highlighted the fair’s role in supporting international business development and global trade exchanges.

The ceremony also featured a joint declaration by alliance members. Representatives from five member companies read the statement in their respective native languages, underscoring the international character of the new organization. Additional members sent video congratulatory messages, joining the celebration and witnessing the official launch of the alliance.

The Canton Fair Buyers Alliance represents one of the fair’s key service innovations. Designed primarily for Fortune Global 500 companies, buyers from the world’s top 250 retailers and leading sourcing enterprises across a diverse range of markets, the alliance aims to offer members a platform for information sharing and resource coordination. The first cohort of alliance members includes 58 companies from 32 countries and regions across 5 continents. Through the alliance, members will gain access to a range of priority benefits spanning four major areas: services, events, resources and information.

 For more convenient attendance, please click here for pre-registration:

https://buyer.cantonfair.org.cn/register/buyer/email?source_type=16

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Bioethanol from human hair – Indian start-up’s solution to rising prices of grains and sugar

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GUJARAT, India, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In what could be called the beginning of the 5G (fifth-generation) of bioethanol or non-cellulosic bioethanol or non-sugar-based biofuels, an Indian start-up, Techofest Global, based out of Gujarat, has developed its own, indigenous, and patented technology for the production of bioethanol from waste human hair. Such processes would significantly reduce the employment of sugars, grains, and agricultural residues, which form the classical first- and second-generation bioethanol feedstocks. As a result, the rising fuel-vs.-food/fodder debate is anticipated to reduce, and instead, ethanol produced from municipal/industrial waste, after trials, can supplement the current supply being used as blends with presently retailed fossil fuels (E20, E27, etc.). 

As stated by Dr. Ravi, the founder-CEO of Techofest Global, the strategic priority and the USP of the start-up is industrial symbiosis, which, typically, involves an ecosystem of up-cycling/valorising the effluents of an industry, thereby creating a value-chain for residues often lacking an end-of-life. With more than three decades of experience in designing customized nuclear fusion reactors for international programmes, such as ITER, JET/UKAEA and SST-1, Dr. Ravi, a seasoned mechanical engineer, spearheads the start-up’s patented technologies’ scale-up and commercialization.

Two biochemical engineers, Dr. Navnit – the former CTO, and Dr. Kabilan – the former CEO of Biomakerz, Chennai, are the brains behind the current technology/process portfolio of the joint-venture between Techofest Global and Biomakerz. They have been working on biorefineries’ process intensification for more than a decade. “Having foreseen the fuel-vs-fodder/food competition as early as the year 2015, we began developing techno-economically feasible and viable in-vitro metabolically-engineered bioprocesses for scaling-up ethanol production from municipal waste streams between 2019–2021”, says Navnit. After developing operational technologies for international biofuel organizations, serving process engineer roles with certain biorefineries-related OMC R&D’s of India, Dr. Navnit, presently works for a premier academic institution.

An on-going fermentation trial at the Techofest Global-Biomakerz JV’s R&D facility

Techofest Global has developed and tested, in its R&D JV’s pilot-facility of ~100-L, 3 innovative and cost-effective technologies, such as 5G ethanol production using human hair, used cooking oil (UCO), and enriched bio-methane production from disposed sanitary napkins.

“With massive CapEx and OpEx, 2G ethanol technology is facing a major commercialization bottleneck, owing to competition with food/livestock fodder, requirement of a cost-intensive pre-treatment procedure, and the requirement of cellulolytic cocktails, which have a poor recycle efficiency. The proprietary 5G SAFE process developed for the start-up circumvents the mentioned constraints, and instead, utilizes a single-stage saccharification followed by fermentation, and records over 85–90% biocatalyst recovery. Likewise, the proprietary SIM process for bio-methane production, exclusively developed for the start-up, is 2x faster with improved intermittent feeding cycles and continuous gas harvest”, says Navnit.

“With on-going pre-commercialization trials, the proprietary ethanol and bio-methane processes of ours are soon being commercialized”, says Ms. Bhumika, the co-founder and the corporate advisor of the start-up. Furthermore, Mr. Ronak pilots the organization’s global market entry and commercialization frontier.

Techofest Global’s veteran Principal Technology Advisors include: Dr VS Tripathi, former Joint Director, DRDE Gwalior, Dr B S Munjal, former Director, Structures and Thermal group, SAC/ISRO, Academician and Advisor CIKS-Dharohar, GTU, and Dr AV Santhanababu, former Scientist at Satish Dhawan Space Centre. With on-going R&D activities, Dr. Munjal says, “the start-up is striving to provide a unique solution along the lines of the Atmanirbhar and Viksit Bharat Vision 2047”.

Media Contact: www.techofestglobal.com; e-mail: info@techofestglobal.com; contact person: The PR team of Techofest Global.

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As AI Speeds Up Marketing, Louisville’s RedTag Bets on Strategy

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Independent agency unveils new brand and website, and co-hosts Louisville’s PROOF AI Workshop

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RedTag, an independent Louisville-based marketing agency, this month unveiled new positioning, marking its evolution from a digital performance agency into a strategy-first marketing partner. The move comes as AI makes execution faster than ever, and RedTag is betting that strategy, not speed, is what will set businesses apart. Clients can now choose from outcome-based programs that best fit their marketing needs. 

“Clients don’t come to us needing more tactics. They come to us needing a path,” said Russ Renbarger, founder and CEO of RedTag. “Our new brand says out loud what our work has shown for years: We start with strategy and build everything on that foundation.”

RedTag built its reputation on high-performing paid digital campaigns. Over the years, the agency expanded into strategy, creative, video production and website development, giving clients one partner for the full scope of their marketing. Most recently, a team of automation specialists has integrated AI across the agency to speed up production and analysis, guided by an internal AI policy that keeps people accountable for quality. The time AI saves goes back into strategy: knowing what to say, who to say it to and why.

“Our best client relationships have always been partnerships, where we’re in the room when the big decisions get made,” said Alison Conway, chief client officer at RedTag. “This evolution is about bringing that strategic partnership to every client.”

On Oct. 14, RedTag co-hosted the PROOF AI Workshop with Slingshot, Vsimple and Advanced Business Solutions. The hands-on event gave Louisville business leaders practical experience applying AI to their own work. RedTag led the event’s AI in Marketing and Branding track, with four sessions ranging from AI search optimization to a playbook for adopting AI across an organization.

“AI can produce hundreds of ads in an afternoon, but it can’t tell you which one your brand actually needs and why,” Renbarger said. “The faster the tools get, the more valuable human-led strategy becomes.”

RedTag was named the agency of record for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 2025. Its client list includes PGA of America, Castle & Key Distillery, Bourbon Barrel Foods, ShopCaterpillar and American Beverage Marketers. Since 2023, RedTag’s work has received two Emmy Awards and more than 35 ADDY and AIGA awards. The agency is a four-time Louisville Business First Fast 50 honoree and was named one of the 2026 Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

To learn more about its outcome-based programs, visit RedTag Programs

About RedTag

RedTag is an independent, strategy-first marketing agency based in Louisville, Kentucky. Established in 2008, the agency starts every engagement by understanding the goal before recommending tactics. With a foundation rooted in discovery, RedTag delivers full-scale marketing campaigns built around each client’s business goals. RedTag serves organizations across hospitality, sports, agriculture, government, retail and consumer packaged goods. Learn more at redtag.agency.

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