The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: July 8, 2021
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.
Latest SPAC News: Argo chooses Citigroup, JPMorgan as it eyes SPAC listing, and MSP Recovery in talks with Lionheart SPAC
Ford-Backed Argo Chooses Citigroup, JPMorgan to Go Public
Self-driving startup Argo AI, which is backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is working with investment bankers as it prepares to go public as soon as this year with a valuation expected to top $7 billion.
The five-year-old firm developing autonomous systems for two of the world’s largest automakers has chosen Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to guide its public offering. Argo and its bankers are looking at either an IPO or using a SPAC.
READPayments Recovery Firm MSP Said In Talks With Lionheart SPAC
MSP Recovery, a company that specializes in the recovery of Medicare and Medicaid secondary payments, is in talks to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Lionheart Acquisition Corp. II.
A transaction may be announced in coming weeks and could value the combined entity at more than $30 billion. MSP Recovery’s law firm affiliate may separate from its data business, which is in talks to be combined with the Lionheart SPAC.
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