The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: April 19, 2023
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Latest SPAC News: Cilo Cybin wins Malaysian backer in new listing bid, Spectral MD receives $4M grant from Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium and Lifezone Metals launches off-take marketing process
South African Cannabis Firm Wins Malaysian Backer in New Listing Bid
Five months after pulling a planned initial public offering South African medical cannabis company Cilo Cybin Holdings Ltd. plans to try again — this time with the backing of Malaysian biotechnology firm ALPS Global Holding Bhd.
ALPS Global will underwrite a Cilo Cybin special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, with 54 million rand ($3 million) and take a majority stake in the Pretoria-based company with the aim of listing it in Johannesburg by mid-year.
READSpectral MD Holdings, Ltd. $4 Million Grant Award from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium
Spectral MD Holdings, Ltd. (AIM: SMD) an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on medical diagnostics for faster and more accurate treatment decisions in wound care, announces today that it has received a $4 million award from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC). The MTEC is a 501(c)(3) biomedical consortium collaborating with the U.S. Army Medical Material Development Activity (USAMMDA). This award will provide non-dilutive funding to support military battlefield burn evaluation via a handheld DeepView®, DeepView SnapShot M.
As announced on April 11, 2023, Spectral MD Holdings has entered into a business combination agreement to combine with Rosecliff Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: RCLF), a special purpose acquisition company listed on Nasdaq.
READLifezone Metals launches off-take marketing process for nickel, copper and cobalt from the Kabanga nickel project
Lifezone Holdings Limited has previously announced entry into a Business Combination Agreement with GoGreen Investments Corporation (NYSE: GOGN), a publicly traded company on the NYSE. Today, Lifezone Metals is pleased to announce that it has commenced an off-take marketing process with respect to the nickel, copper and cobalt from the Kabanga nickel project (the “Kabanga Project”), which Lifezone Metals believes comprises one of the world’s largest and highest-grade nickel sulfide deposits.
Lifezone Metals announced on December 13, 2022 a business combination agreement with GoGreen Investments Corporation (NYSE: GOGN).
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