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Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation (PFTA) Postpones Extension Vote Following Sponsor Change

Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:PFTA) announced in a filing this morning that it has postponed its special shareholder meeting two days to 10 am ET July 21 from July 19.

Shareholders are to consider giving Portage Fintech a one-year transaction deadline extension, pushing the SPAC’s out to July 31, 2024 in exchange for no new contribution to its trust. ...READ MORE

Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (ALPA) Closes Carmell Deal

Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:ALPA) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with drug developer Carmell having secured shareholder approval at a special meeting on July 11.

The combined company’s shares and warrants are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbols “CTCX” and “CTCXW” on July 17. ...READ MORE

Freedom Acquisition 1 Corp. (FACT) Adds Up to $80M to Complete Solaria Deal

Freedom I (NYSE:FACT) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has added financing arrangements worth up to about $80 million to its combination with residential solar developer Complete Solaria.

The new money fills a significant funding gap after Freedom I revealed it had 99% of its shares redeemed at the end of its completion vote, leaving it with just 335,492 shares remaining and about $3.5 million in trust. ...READ MORE

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XPAC Acquisition Corp. (XPAX) Sells Sponsor Economics Before Extension Vote

XPAC (NASDAQ:XPAX) announced in an 8-K filing that it has sold much of its sponsor economics and will change both name and management team.

J. Streicher Holdings is to purchase 4,400,283 of XPAC’s promote shares (80.1%) and 4,261,485 private placement warrants (100%) for $250,000 as it takes over as the new sponsor while also footing $25,000 in legal fees. ...READ MORE

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Galata Acquisition Corporation (GLTA) Shareholders Approve Marti Deal

Galata Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GLTA) announced this morning that it secured shareholder approval for its combination with e-mobility company Marti at a shareholder vote July 6.

The parties expect to close the transaction July 10 and the combined company’s shares and warrants are set to begin trading on the NYSE American the following day under the symbols “MRT” and “MRTW”, respectively. ...READ MORE

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Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. (PBAX) Postpones Extension Vote

Phoenix Biotech (NASDAQ:PBAX) announced in an 8-K that it has postponed its extension vote from July 5 to 11 am ET July 7.

The SPAC’s existing transaction deadline falls on the following day, July 8, but its extension proposal would allow the Phoenix Biotech to extend this by one month up to six times for $0.03 per share contributions to its trust. ...READ MORE

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Monterey Innovation Acquisition Corp. (MTRY) Adjourns Extension Vote

Monterey Innovation (NASDAQ:MTRY) announced that it has adjourned today’s extension vote without conducting any business and will reconvene it at 11 am ET July 3.

The proposal on offer would allow Monterey’s relatively new management to extend the SPAC’s transaction deadline up to nine times by one month each up to April 5, 2024 by contributing $100,000 each month. ...READ MORE

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GoGreen (GOGN) Shareholders Approve Lifezone Metals Deal

GoGreen Investments (NYSE:GOGN) secured shareholder approval for its combination with battery metals producer Lifezone Metals at a special meeting yesterday June 29.

The SPAC has not yet released redemption figures in connection with the vote, but the transaction’s $50 million minimum cash condition was fully covered by a $70 million PIPE at $10 per share. ...READ MORE

Bannix Acquisition Corp. (BNIX) to Combine with EVIE Autonomous

Bannix Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BNIX) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with autonomous vehicle company EVIE.

Staffordshire, UK-based EVIE’s pod-shaped autonomous vehicles have transported about 6.3 million people at London’s Heathrow Airport and logged about 5.5 million kilometers (3.4 million miles) in commercial service. ...READ MORE