Insider Trading February 17, 2026

Strive Legal Chief Purchases $100k in Shares as Company Completes Semler Acquisition and Financings

Beirne Brian Logan increases direct stake amid preferred stock offerings, bitcoin transfers and strategic appointment

By Sofia Navarro ASST
Strive Legal Chief Purchases $100k in Shares as Company Completes Semler Acquisition and Financings
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Beirne Brian Logan, chief legal officer of Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST), bought 11,500 shares of Class A common stock on February 13, 2026, for a total of $100,386 and now directly holds 15,204 shares. The transaction occurs alongside Strive's completion of a follow-on preferred stock offering, retirement of a portion of acquisition debt from Semler Scientific, the closing of the Semler deal that added bitcoin holdings, and additional financing and leadership moves.

Key Points

  • Strive Chief Legal Officer Beirne Brian Logan bought 11,500 Class A common shares on February 13, 2026, for $100,386 and now directly owns 15,204 shares.
  • Strive completed a 1,320,000-share Series A variable rate perpetual preferred offering that raised $225 million, using proceeds to retire $110 million of acquisition-related debt.
  • The acquisition of Semler Scientific closed, adding approximately 12,797.9 bitcoins to Strive's holdings, including a transfer of 5,048.1 bitcoins; the company also priced an additional offering raising about $118.8 million and named Avik Roy as Chief Strategy Officer.

Insider purchase

Strive, Inc. NASDAQ:ASST reported that Beirne Brian Logan, the company's chief legal officer, purchased 11,500 shares of Class A common stock on February 13, 2026. The purchases were executed across several trades at prices between $8.71 and $8.73 per share, producing a cumulative transaction value of $100,386. After these purchases, Logan directly owns 15,204 shares of Strive.


Concurrent corporate financing and acquisition activity

The insider buying came as Strive finalized several material corporate transactions. The company completed a follow-on offering of 1,320,000 shares of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, raising $225 million. A portion of those proceeds was earmarked to retire $110 million of the $120 million of debt tied to Strive's recent acquisition of Semler Scientific.

Strive also announced the completion of its acquisition of Semler Scientific. As a result of that acquisition, Strive now ranks as the 11th largest public corporate holder of bitcoin globally, with approximately 12,797.9 bitcoins. The deal included the transfer of 5,048.1 bitcoins to Strive, which forms part of that total.


Capital structure and dividend

Alongside the preferred offering, Strive declared a cash dividend on its Series A preferred stock of $1.0208 per share, reflecting an annualized rate of 12.25%. The company has also priced an additional follow-on offering that raised approximately $118.8 million.


Convertible notes and leadership

Strive indicated plans to enter into privately negotiated exchange agreements relating to Semler Scientific's convertible senior notes. In an executive appointment tied to integrating Semler's business, Avik Roy was named Chief Strategy Officer and will focus on expanding Semler Scientific's early disease detection products.


What's clear from the filings

  • Logan's acquisition of 11,500 shares and the resulting direct holding of 15,204 shares are recorded and quantified in company filings.
  • Strive raised $225 million from a Series A preferred offering and used part of the proceeds to retire $110 million of acquisition-related debt.
  • Completion of the Semler acquisition increased Strive's bitcoin holdings to about 12,797.9 bitcoins, including a transfer of 5,048.1 bitcoins.
  • The company has declared a Series A preferred dividend at a 12.25% annual rate and priced another follow-on that raised about $118.8 million.

These items together outline recent insider activity and a set of financing and strategic moves recorded by Strive. The filings provide the numeric details on share purchases, preferred issuance, debt retirement, cryptocurrency holdings, dividend terms, planned note exchanges, and the new strategy-focused executive appointment.

Risks

  • Proceeds from the Series A preferred offering were used to retire $110 million of acquisition-related debt, leaving $10 million of the stated $120 million acquisition debt outstanding - this affects the company’s leverage position and is a financing consideration for investors.
  • Strive's increased exposure to bitcoin through the Semler acquisition means its balance sheet now reflects substantial cryptocurrency holdings, which may introduce volatility and valuation uncertainty.
  • Plans to enter into privately negotiated exchange agreements related to Semler Scientific’s convertible senior notes introduce counterparty and execution risks tied to those negotiated transactions.

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