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Recurring developments also include Cohen & Company Capital Markets advisory expansion, sector coverage hires, European insurance regulatory-capital funds such as the PriDe program, and sponsored-SPAC activity involving the company’s operating subsidiary and broker-dealer platform.
Cohen & Company (COHN) has launched a dedicated private credit advisory practice through its Cohen & Company Capital Markets division. The practice provides middle-market companies with debt financing advice alongside the division's existing merger and acquisition advisory and public and private capital-raising services.
Daniel Sheriff was appointed Managing Director, Head of Private Credit, and Christian Watson Director of Private Credit. The company says the practice is designed to help clients evaluate financing alternatives for growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancing.
Elroy Air increased its PIPE investment commitments to $175 million on September 24, 2026, ahead of its planned combination with Inflection Point (IPXG).
A PIPE is a private investment in public equity. Of the committed amount, $75 million has been funded before the combination closes. Existing investors Lockheed Martin Ventures and Inflection Point participated. The combination will be submitted to Inflection Point shareholders for a vote. Elroy Air has also been awarded a multiyear U.S. Army contract worth up to $46 million for work on its Chaparral cargo drone. Bristow reserved 10 more early delivery positions, bringing its total to 15. Kratos plans to produce the first aircraft in late 2026. Elroy Air also completed autonomous, uncrewed flights authorized under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
Elroy Air announced that Bristow Group (VTOL) reserved 10 additional early delivery positions for its Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, bringing Bristow’s total to 15.
Bristow had already secured early delivery slots for five Chaparral drones and announced a pre-order agreement for up to 100 aircraft. The expanded reservation follows autonomous, uncrewed Chaparral flight demonstrations in Houma, Louisiana under the FAA and U.S. Department of Transportation’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. Chaparral is an uncrewed VTOL cargo aircraft designed to carry 500+ pounds up to 450 miles without runways or charging infrastructure, using a hybrid-electric powertrain and interchangeable pods.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will serve as exclusive U.S. manufacturer of Chaparral at its Sacramento, California facility, with first production aircraft planned for late 2026. Elroy Air also disclosed a definitive business combination agreement with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VII (Nasdaq: IPXG), sponsored by a team including Cohen & Company (COHN), through which Elroy Air is expected to become publicly traded, subject to SEC review and IPAC shareholder approval.
Elroy Air completed the first uncrewed, autonomous cargo flights authorized under the U.S. DOT and FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) at Houma–Terrebonne Airport in Louisiana. The week-long August campaign used the Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft to move varied cargo under air traffic control oversight.
Chaparral can carry over 500 lbs of payload with a range of up to 450 miles and, according to the company, is the only purpose-built heavy-payload cargo drone in the eIPP. The flights were conducted with LIFTOFF Louisiana and Bristow Group to demonstrate commercial readiness for Gulf Coast logistics. Elroy Air reports a commercial demand pipeline exceeding 1,400 aircraft, representing more than $5 billion in potential revenue. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will be the exclusive U.S. manufacturer, targeting first production aircraft in late 2026. Elroy Air has also signed a definitive business combination agreement with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VII (Nasdaq: IPXG), sponsored by a team including Cohen & Company (NYSE American: COHN), to become publicly traded.
Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (Nasdaq: CMII), which will be renamed Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VII (IPAC), announced that Elroy Air received a $46,058,871 firm-fixed-price U.S. Army contract to develop an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL uncrewed aircraft system for modular multi-mission payload delivery. Work will be performed in California with an estimated completion in 2029, and $5,135,354 of Fiscal Year 2026 RDT&E funds were obligated at award.
The contract supports Elroy Air’s Chaparral heavy-cargo VTOL drone, designed to carry 500+ pounds up to 450 miles using a hybrid-electric powertrain. CMII previously announced a definitive business combination agreement under which Elroy Air will go public at an $800 million pre-money valuation and about $1.0 billion enterprise value. The deal includes more than $165 million in committed PIPE capital, of which $65 million was funded at signing, and is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to customary approvals. The combined company plans to trade on Nasdaq as “ELRY.”
Elroy Air, a U.S. developer of autonomous heavy‑cargo drones, announced a $46 million multi‑year contract with the U.S. Army to develop an autonomous hybrid‑electric VTOL uncrewed aircraft system for modular multi‑mission payload delivery.
The program will enhance the Chaparral drone’s payload versatility, delivery mechanisms and battlefield-enabling technologies, including expeditionary mission planning, cyber‑protected communications, GPS‑denied navigation, elevated autonomy and reliable field operation. Elroy Air plans to begin U.S. manufacturing of Chaparral this year via an exclusive partnership with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS). The company has also signed a definitive business combination agreement with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (Nasdaq: CMII), to be renamed Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VII (Nasdaq: IPXG), under which Elroy Air would become a publicly traded company, with a draft Form S‑4 registration statement confidentially submitted to the SEC.
Elroy Air, a U.S. developer of autonomous heavy‑cargo VTOL drones, and Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (Nasdaq: CMII), a SPAC to be renamed Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VII (Nasdaq: IPXG), have confidentially submitted a draft Form S‑4 to the SEC for their proposed business combination. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.
The transaction values Elroy Air at $800 million pre‑money, with an expected enterprise value of about $1.0 billion at closing. More than $165 million in committed PIPE capital, including $65 million funded at BCA signing, is expected to fully fund commercial‑scale production of Elroy Air’s Chaparral 500+ pound‑capacity, up to 450‑mile‑range hybrid‑electric cargo drone with U.S. partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. The combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker “ELRY”.
Cohen & Company (NYSE American: COHN) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $69.5 million, up from $57.9 million in Q1 2026 and $59.9 million in Q2 2025. Net income attributable to Cohen & Company was $3.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share.
Adjusted pre-tax income was $10.1 million, or $1.62 per diluted share. Investment banking and new issue revenue reached $54.1 million, while net trading revenue was $13.9 million, asset management revenue $1.8 million, and principal transactions and other revenue negative $0.3 million. Total equity was $109.3 million at June 30, 2026.
The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable September 2, 2026 to stockholders of record on August 19, 2026. Cohen & Company also highlighted SPAC-related milestones, including Columbus Circle Capital Corp II’s business combination agreement with Elroy Air and Columbus Circle Capital Corp III’s $230 million IPO.
Cohen & Company (NYSE American: COHN) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Monday, August 3, 2026, and will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET that day, accessible via webcast from its homepage or by domestic and international dial-in numbers.
A three-day replay will be available by phone using passcode 13761821. Cohen & Company operates through Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Principal Investing segments and reported approximately $1.3 billion of primarily fixed income assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Elroy Air announced that, under a U.S. Army contract, it has equipped its Chaparral autonomous heavy‑cargo drone with three unattended delivery modes: precision airdrop from hover, precision airdrop in forward flight, and ground delivery, all without personnel or infrastructure at the delivery site.
In a July 15, 2026 demo, Chaparral released a 68‑pound payload from hover and a 70‑pound payload from 65 feet in forward flight using pre‑programmed coordinates. These modes will be available on production Chaparral aircraft to be manufactured by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) in Sacramento. Elroy Air also recently entered a definitive Business Combination Agreement with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (Nasdaq: CMII), to be renamed Inflection Point Acquisition Corp VII (Nasdaq: IPXG), backed by Cohen & Company (NYSE American: COHN), through which Elroy Air is expected to become publicly traded.