Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMarketBeatFri, July 17, 2026 at 6:02 AM GMT+2 5 min readKey PointsInterested in KORE Group Holdings, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better.KORE Group stockholders approved the merger agreement with entities affiliated with Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners, moving the deal toward completion.The merger will see KONA Merger Sub Co merge into KORE, with KORE continuing as the surviving corporation and becoming a subsidiary of KONA Parent, L.P.Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation tied to the merger; the vote was non-binding and not a condition for the transaction to close.KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) stockholders approved a merger agreement at a special meeting of stockholders, advancing a transaction involving KONA Parent, L.P. and KONA Merger Sub Co, entities affiliated with certain funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners and Abry Partners.Timothy Donahue, chairman of the board of KORE Group Holdings, Inc., presided over the webcast meeting and said stockholders were voting on three potential items: the merger agreement proposal, an advisory compensation proposal and, if necessary, an adjournment proposal. Because the merger agreement proposal was approved, the company did not call a vote on the adjournment proposal.→