Trump Media to Merge with Fusion Energy Firm TAE in $6B Deal
The merger combines TMTG’s capital and market access with TAE’s fusion technology to build the first utility-scale fusion plant, valued at $6 billion with equal ownership.
- On Dec. 18, Trump Media & Technology Group and TAE Technologies agreed to combine in an all‑stock deal valued at more than $6 billion, and Trump Media shares jumped more than 31% in premarket trading.
- TAE Technologies has spent more than 25 years developing fusion, building five reactors and raising over $1.5 billion, while Trump Media & Technology Group will hold media brands and new energy units.
- A nine-member board is planned with Michael Schwab as chairman and each side retaining advisers including DLA Piper LLP, Yorkville Securities, Clear Street, Barclays, and Baker Botts LLP.
- The combined company plans to site and begin construction on the world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant in 2026, subject to approvals, with additional plants planned to support AI and energy security.
- Nunes told Fox News Digital that 'Trump Media & Technology Group built uncancellable infrastructure...' and 'TMTG brings the capital and public market access to quickly move TAE’s proven technology to commercial viability.' The companies frame the merger as advancing U.S. AI and energy leadership.
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