{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"136743","rtpr_id":"nWkr8gmW56-20260907","ticker":"XER","exchange":"","all_tickers":["XER"],"title":"Xer Tech Holding appoints Carlsquare as financial adviser","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-09-07T10:00:14.764Z","article_body":"Xer Tech Holding AB (publ)\nXer Tech Holding AB (publ) (\"Xer Tech\" or the \"Company\") announces that it has\nsigned an engagement letter with Carlsquare, appointing Carlsquare as\nfinancial adviser to the Company. The mandate comprises support in identifying\nand evaluating potential acquisition opportunities, and advice on financing\nalternatives, including a potential capital raise.\n\n\nXer Tech's strategy is to grow through a combination of organic development\nand selective acquisitions. Acquisitions can add capabilities, customers and\nmarket access more quickly than organic development alone, and the Board sees\nan increasing number of opportunities in the Company's addressable market.\n\n \n\n\"Demand in our end markets is developing quickly, and acquisitions are an\nimportant part of how we intend to build the Company. We want to be in a\nposition to act when the right opportunity presents itself, particularly where\na transaction can add capabilities, customers or market access. Carlsquare\ngives us experienced advice in evaluating those opportunities and the\nfinancing alternatives available to us,” says Erik Herlyn, CEO of Xer Tech.\n\n \n\nAgainst this background, the Board has decided to engage an external financial\nadvisor in order to assess acquisition opportunities that could strengthen Xer\nTech's offering, capabilities and market position, and to evaluate the\nfinancing alternatives that would allow the Company to act on them.\n\n \n\nThe Board of Directors has not entered into any agreement regarding an\nacquisition and has not taken any decision to carry out a capital raise, nor\nregarding the size, structure, terms or timing of any such capital raise.\nThere is no assurance that the engagement will result in an acquisition, a\ncapital raise or any other transaction. Any resolution that requires\nshareholder approval will be submitted to a general meeting in accordance with\napplicable law and the Company's Articles of Association. The Company will\nprovide further information if and when there is cause to do so.\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nThis disclosure contains information that Xer Tech Holding AB (publ) is\nobliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr\n596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency\nof the contact person, on 07-09-2026 12:00 CET.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nErik Herlyn, CEO\n\ninvestors@xer-tech.com +41 44 515 59 37\n\nAbout Carlsquare Carlsquare is an international investment bank focused on\ncorporate finance and technology, providing advisory services within mergers\nand acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets and growth financing to\nentrepreneurs, established companies and investors.\n\n \n\nAbout Xer Tech\n\nXer Tech is a Swiss-based manufacturer of heavy-duty, long-range\nhybrid-electric unmanned aerial systems designed for industrial and\ngovernmental applications. Xer Tech's platforms support mission-critical\ndual-use operations including powerline inspections, mapping, surveillance,\ngas leak detection, emergency response and defense applications such as\nIntelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and mine detection. Learn more at\nwww.xer-tech.com.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/xer-tech-holding-ab--publ-/r/xer-tech-holding-appoints-carlsquare-as-financial-adviser%2Cc4392685\n\nXer Tech Holding - Carlsquare Engagement\n(https://mb.cision.com/Public/21413/4392685/ad42bdcbd7d7cddc.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr8gmW56-20260907","title":"Xer Tech Holding appoints Carlsquare as financial adviser","author":"Cision","ticker":"XER","created":"2026-09-07T10:00:14.764Z","tickers":["XER"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Xer Tech Holding AB (publ)\nXer Tech Holding AB (publ) (\"Xer Tech\" or the \"Company\") announces that it has\nsigned an engagement letter with Carlsquare, appointing Carlsquare as\nfinancial adviser to the Company. The mandate comprises support in identifying\nand evaluating potential acquisition opportunities, and advice on financing\nalternatives, including a potential capital raise.\n\n\nXer Tech's strategy is to grow through a combination of organic development\nand selective acquisitions. Acquisitions can add capabilities, customers and\nmarket access more quickly than organic development alone, and the Board sees\nan increasing number of opportunities in the Company's addressable market.\n\n \n\n\"Demand in our end markets is developing quickly, and acquisitions are an\nimportant part of how we intend to build the Company. We want to be in a\nposition to act when the right opportunity presents itself, particularly where\na transaction can add capabilities, customers or market access. Carlsquare\ngives us experienced advice in evaluating those opportunities and the\nfinancing alternatives available to us,” says Erik Herlyn, CEO of Xer Tech.\n\n \n\nAgainst this background, the Board has decided to engage an external financial\nadvisor in order to assess acquisition opportunities that could strengthen Xer\nTech's offering, capabilities and market position, and to evaluate the\nfinancing alternatives that would allow the Company to act on them.\n\n \n\nThe Board of Directors has not entered into any agreement regarding an\nacquisition and has not taken any decision to carry out a capital raise, nor\nregarding the size, structure, terms or timing of any such capital raise.\nThere is no assurance that the engagement will result in an acquisition, a\ncapital raise or any other transaction. Any resolution that requires\nshareholder approval will be submitted to a general meeting in accordance with\napplicable law and the Company's Articles of Association. The Company will\nprovide further information if and when there is cause to do so.\n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nThis disclosure contains information that Xer Tech Holding AB (publ) is\nobliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr\n596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency\nof the contact person, on 07-09-2026 12:00 CET.\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nErik Herlyn, CEO\n\ninvestors@xer-tech.com +41 44 515 59 37\n\nAbout Carlsquare Carlsquare is an international investment bank focused on\ncorporate finance and technology, providing advisory services within mergers\nand acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets and growth financing to\nentrepreneurs, established companies and investors.\n\n \n\nAbout Xer Tech\n\nXer Tech is a Swiss-based manufacturer of heavy-duty, long-range\nhybrid-electric unmanned aerial systems designed for industrial and\ngovernmental applications. Xer Tech's platforms support mission-critical\ndual-use operations including powerline inspections, mapping, surveillance,\ngas leak detection, emergency response and defense applications such as\nIntelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and mine detection. Learn more at\nwww.xer-tech.com.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/xer-tech-holding-ab--publ-/r/xer-tech-holding-appoints-carlsquare-as-financial-adviser%2Cc4392685\n\nXer Tech Holding - Carlsquare Engagement\n(https://mb.cision.com/Public/21413/4392685/ad42bdcbd7d7cddc.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-07T10:00:14.847438006Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788775214847},"received_at":"2026-09-07T10:00:14.907Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/xer-tech-holding-ab--publ-/r/xer-tech-holding-appoints-carlsquare-as-financial-adviser%2Cc4392685"},"analysis":{"id":"125619","press_release_id":"136743","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Aerospace & Defense","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["Board explicitly flags a potential capital raise with size, structure, terms and timing all undecided — dilution risk ahead","No assurance the advisory engagement results in any acquisition, capital raise or other transaction"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Xer Tech Holding AB has signed an engagement letter appointing investment bank Carlsquare as financial adviser to identify and evaluate potential acquisitions and to advise on financing alternatives, including a possible capital raise.\n\nCEO Erik Herlyn said demand in the company's end markets is developing quickly and that acquisitions are an important part of how it intends to build the business, particularly where a deal adds capabilities, customers or market access.\n\nThe Board stressed it has not entered into any acquisition agreement and has taken no decision on a capital raise, with no assurance the mandate results in any transaction.\n\nXer Tech is a Swiss-based manufacturer of heavy-duty, long-range hybrid-electric unmanned aerial systems serving industrial and government customers, including defense applications such as ISR and mine detection.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Financial-adviser appointment signals Xer Tech is positioning for M&A and a possible capital raise — watch for dilution details."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"Demand in our end markets is developing quickly, and acquisitions are an\nimportant part of how we intend to build the Company.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Erik Herlyn","role":"CEO of Xer Tech"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Xer Tech Holding AB (publ)","ticker":"XER","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Carlsquare","relationship":"financial adviser / investment bank"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"This is an exploratory advisory appointment: Carlsquare is engaged to screen acquisition targets and advise on financing options, but the Board has entered no acquisition agreement and made no capital raise decision. 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