Baker Botts represented TAE Technologies, Inc. (TAE) in the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq, NYSE Texas: DJT) (TMTG). The deal would create one of the world's first publicly traded fusion energy companies in a transaction valued at more than $6 billion.

The deal joins TAE's more than 25 years of fusion reactor development with TMTG's access to significant capital. Fusion power plants are expected to support growing power demand and provide abundant, dependable electricity to fuel AI development and America's energy security.

The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Barclays served as financial advisor to TAE.

For more information, TAE's release is available here.

Partners Travis Wofford, Sarah Dodson and Andrew Schulte led the firm's deal team.

Baker Botts' energy, technology, and M&A practices regularly advise companies and investors on complex, high-value transactions across the globe. The firm's century of energy sector leadership and deep technology and capital markets experience enable clients to bring breakthrough innovations from concept to commercialization.

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