Trump-linked SPAC files for resale of up to 100 million shares
(Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company tied to former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Friday filed for a resale of up to 100 million shares by existing…
Buyout firm Ripplewood launches Amsterdam SPAC listing
By Lucy Raitano (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Ripplewood said on Tuesday it was planning to list a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Amsterdam in what will be this year’s…
Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky scrap IPO plans for SPAC venture
(Reuters) – Blank-check firm Spinning Eagle Acquisition Corp, backed by former Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, on Wednesday filed to withdraw its U.S. initial public offering of up to $2…
France’s InVivo plans retail tie-up with Niel-backed SPAC
(Reuters) – French agribusiness group InVivo has entered exclusive negotiations to merge its retail activities with 2MX Organic, an acquisition vehicle backed by French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel, the companies said on…
Lanvin Group, owned by China’s Fosun, plans New York listing via SPAC
SHANGHAI/SYDNEY -Lanvin Group, the luxury fashion company owned by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd, said on Wednesday it plans to list in New York by merging with a special purpose acquisition company…
Hong Kong’s first SPAC listing sees Aquila shares slip
By Donny Kwok and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG – Aquila Acquisition Corp shares slipped on Friday in the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing in Hong Kong as the city’s bourse…
Acacia Research taps Starboard SPAC executive as M&A chief
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Acquisition platform Acacia Research Corp, backed by activist fund Starboard Value and a recent bidder for retailer Kohl’s Corp, appointed one of the hedge fund’s senior executives…
China bars mainland brokers from promoting SPAC deals in Hong Kong – sources
By Scott Murdoch, Samuel Shen and Selena Li SYDNEY/HONG KONG – China’s securities regulator has barred the country’s investment banks it regulates from acting as promoters of blank-check firms in Hong Kong,…
Chinese startups’ SPAC listings gather pace as tougher offshore IPO rules loom
By Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG – Capital-hungry smaller Chinese startups are vying for speedy offshore listings by merging with blank-check firms at a time when Beijing’s tighter scrutiny has…
Eni and Livestream to raise $230 million in green SPAC listing in London
MILAN – Eni and Livestream LLC plan to float their New Energy One Acquisition (NEOA) Corporation on the London Stock Exchange to raise up to 175 million pounds ($230 million) to invest…
Cryptocurrency firm Circle doubles valuation to $9 billion in tweaked SPAC deal
-Cryptocurrency operator Circle Internet Financial said on Thursday it was valued at $9 billion under new deal terms with Concord Acquisition Corp, a blank-check firm backed by former Barclays boss Bob Diamond.…
Quantum computing company D-Wave to go public via $1.6 billion SPAC deal
– Quantum computing firm D-Wave Systems Inc said on Tuesday it had agreed to go public by merging with blank-check company DPCM Capital in a deal that values the combined company at…
Dubai’s SHUAA Capital files with SEC for potential SPAC listing in NY
DUBAI – Dubai-listed investment bank SHUAA Capital said on Tuesday it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the launch of a $100 million to $200…
Singapore hosts third SPAC listing; Novo Tellus-backed firm makes debut
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE – Southeast Asian industrial technology buyout fund Novo Tellus Capital Partners listed its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Singapore on Thursday, marking the third such IPO this…
SPAC linked to Trump’s venture outperforms others in sector
By Anirban Sen – Shares of the blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with former President Donald Trump’s social media venture have outperformed every other special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), despite…
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