Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp (BOCN) Postpones Extension Vote
Blue Ocean (NASDAQ:OTEC) announced this morning that it is pushing its extension vote scheduled for 11 am ET today to 2 pm ET, June 6.
Shareholders at the special meeting are to vote on a proposal to allow Blue Ocean to automatically extend its transaction deadline up to 12 times in one-month increments from June 7 to June 7, 2024. ...READ MORE
Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp. (PGSS) to Combine with SCHMID GROUP in $640M Deal
Pegasus Digital (NYSE:PGSS) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with equipment manufacturer SCHMID at an enterprise value of $640 million.
Freudenstadt, Germany-based SCHMID makes silicon and glass components for the solar energy industry and electronics, including substrates for the broader technology space. ...READ MORE
Wejo (WEJO) Files for Insolvency in UK
Vehicle data-tracker Wejo (NASDAQ:WEJO) announced in an 8-K this afternoon that it has filed its intention to appoint an administrator to oversee its insolvency and it is evaluating whether it will do so in the United States as well. ...READ MORE
GreenLight Biosciences (GRNA) to Be Acquired by Fall Line Capital for $0.30 Per Share
GreenLight Biosciences (NASDAQ:GRNA), which combined with Environmental Impact in February 2022, announced this morning that it is being acquired in a go-private transaction by Fall Line Capital for $45.5 million.
While this is a steep valuation decline from its $1.23 billion enterprise value at the announcement of its SPAC deal, this price does represent a 50% premium to GreenLight’s last closing price. ...READ MORE
Redwoods Acquisition Corp. (RWOD) to Combine with ANEW Medical in $94M Deal
Redwoods Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:RWOD) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with biotech firm ANEW (OTC PINK:LEAS) at an enterprise value of $94 million.
Cheyenne, Wyoming-based ANEW is developing biosimilar cancer treatments and gene therapies for neurodegenerative conditions. ...READ MORE
Embark (EMBK) to Be Acquired by Applied Intuition at $2.88 Per Share
Embark Technology (NASDAQ:EMBK), which combined with Northern Genesis II in November 2021, announced this morning that it has agreed to merge with software firm Applied Intuition.
The all-cash deal would give the company a total equity value of $71 million – a far drop from the roughly $5 billion valuation it had upon its Nasdaq debut. ...READ MORE
OceanTech Acquisition I Corp. (OTEC) Postpones Extension Vote
OceanTech I (NASDAQ:OTEC) announced this morning that it will postpone its special meeting originally scheduled for today for 11:30 ET May 30.
Shareholders are to meet virtually to consider extending OceanTech I’s transaction deadline from by up to one year from June 2 to June 2, 2024 in one-month increments. ...READ MORE
Desktop Metal (DM) to Be Acquired by Stratasys at $1.88 Per Share
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM), which combined with Trine Acquisition Corporation in December 2020, announced it was headed into a new combination this morning as it has agreed to be absorbed an all-stock merger with peer Stratasys that would value it at about $1.88 per share. ...READ MORE
Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. (MEOA) Postpones Completion Vote
Minority Equality Opportunities (NASDAQ:MEOA) announced this morning that it is postponing a vote to complete its combination with cloud services firm Digerati (OTC:DTGI) from 10 am ET today to the same time Friday, May 26. ...READ MORE
Everest Consolidator (MNTN) to Combine with Unifund Financial Technologies in $238M Deal
Everest Consolidator Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:MNTN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with consumer debt servicer Unifund at an enterprise value of $238 million, or 4.5x its 2022 revenue.
Cincinnati-based Unifund acquires consumer debts from lenders and provides users means of paying them off over time. ...READ MORE
Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. (MEOA) Pushes Extension Vote to May 23
Minority Equality Opportunities (NASDAQ:MEOA) announced this morning that it is postponing its special shareholder meeting from 10 am ET this morning to 2 pm ET tomorrow, May 23.
Shareholders at the meeting are to consider a proposal allowing the SPAC to extend its deadline three months from May 30 to August 30 in exchange for a $250,000 contribution to its trust. ...READ MORE
Beard Energy Transition (BRD) to Combine with Suntuity Renewables in $249M Deal
Beard Energy Transition (NYSE:BRD) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with solar developer Suntuity at an enterprise value of $249 million.
Holmdel, New Jersey-based Suntuity installs residential solar projects in 25 states through both internal sales staff and channel partners. ...READ MORE
Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT) Calls All Outstanding Warrants
Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT), which combined with Executive Network Partnering in October 2022, announced this morning that it has launched an offer to exchange all outstanding warrants into 0.25 shares each. ...READ MORE
Fintech Ecosystem Development Corp. (FEXD) Terminates Combination with Rana Financial
Fintech Ecosystem (NASDAQ:FEXD) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has terminated its business combination with financial services provider Rana.
The filing noted that the deal was terminated well before its September 12 outside date because Rana failed to provide audited financial statements to the other parties in a timely manner. ...READ MORE
