Latham Represents OpenWorld in Completed Business Combination With VerifyMe

OpenWorld, Inc., an innovation company advancing global real-world asset tokenization, has announced the completion of its business combination with VerifyMe, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRME). OpenWorld also intends to pursue a dual listing on Figure OPEN, a blockchain-based trading platform, which the company expects to have live by November 2026.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented OpenWorld in the transaction with a Capital Markets team led by partners Brittany Ruiz, Scott Westhoff, Greg Rodgers, and Eli Curi, with associates Andrew Rutsky, Rachel Collier, Samuel Vallejo, Rich Reynolds, and Skyler Ligon, and an M&A team led by partner Kevin Richardson, with associates Ziyad Barghouthy, David Lee, and Liem-Lucas Nguyen. Advice was also provided on public company representation matters by partners Ellen Smiley and Abigail Smith; on executive compensation, employment, and benefits matters by partner Ashley Wagner, with associate Will Fowler; on digital assets matters by partners Zachary Fallon and Jenny Cieplak; and on tax matters by partners Jared Grimley and Elena Romanova, with associate Christopher Garza.