Second Quarter & First Half of 2022 Review
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Podcast: Semantix GM Andre Frederico & Alpha Capital’s Rafael Steinhauser
This week, we speak with Andre Frederico, general manager for Latin American data firm Semantix and Rafael Steinhauser, co-founder and CEO of Alpha Capital Acquisition Company (Nasdaq: ASPC).
Semantix entered into an $693 million dollar combination agreement with Alpha Capital Acquisition Company in November 2021. ...READ MORE
Ackman Files Revised S-1 for SPARC
We finally got a new amendment to Bill Ackman’s previously filed Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, allowing us to see the latest iteration of his “new and improved” SPARC product.
If you recall, the first iteration of the SPARC was debuted last summer when Ackman announced his deal with Universal Music Group (“UMG”). ...READ MORE
Podcast: Wag CEO Garrett Smallwood & CHW Acquisition Corp’s Jonah Raskas
This week, we speak with Garrett Smallwood, CEO of Wag. Wag entered into an $350 million dollar combination agreement with CHW Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: CHWA) in February. It has created a marketplace for connecting pet owners to dog-walkers and other pet services near them that works like Uber, except for our furry friends. ...READ MORE
Podcast: Rubicon Founder & CEO Nate Morris
This week we are speaking with Nate Morris, Founder and CEO of Rubicon, the “Uber” of trash collection. Rubicon entered into an $1.7 billion deal with Founder SPAC in December.
Rubicon is bringing digitization to a sector that has long resisted change in waste management. We ...READ MORE
Op Ed: A Buy-Side Investor’s View on SPACs & Regulation
We don’t typically post Op Eds, but a buy-side individual who has been investing in SPACs since 2003 approached us wanting to offer their own perspective on the current SEC proposal. ...READ MORE
Podcast: Blackstone Products Founder & CEO Roger Dahle
This week we will be speaking with Roger Dahle, Founder and CEO of Blackstone Products, which signed a $900 million combination agreement with Ackrell SPAC Partners I in December.
Blackstone has channeled the power of TikTok to popularize its line of outdoor griddles and found ways to capture efficiencies by vertically integrating its supply chain in China. We ...READ MORE
We’re Launching a New Product: IPO Intel
We are pleased to announce the soft launch of our new database covering the Traditional IPO.
Many times over the past few years there have been instances where we’ve wished we had access to our own database of Traditional IPOs. ...READ MORE
Podcast: Mondee CEO Prasad Gundumogula & ITHAX CEO Orestes Fintiklis
This week we speak with Prasad Gundumogula, CEO of Mondee, and ITHAX CEO, Orestes Fintiklis.
Mondee entered into an $842 million combination agreement with ITHAX Acquisition Corporation in December 2021. It sells excess inventory in the travel and hospitality industries to closed groups within its network, while also managing a meaningful swath of travel-related marketing space. ...READ MORE
Ackman Pulls NYSE Rule Change Proposal
Intends to list SPARS on OTC instead
This afternoon, Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, which is the affiliate of Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE: PSTH), put out a press release stating they intend to withdraw their proposed amendment to the New York Stock Exchanges listing rules that would have allowed SPARC warrants, or “SPARs”, to trade on the NYSE. ...READ MORE
Podcast: D-Wave CEO Alan Baratz & DPCM Capital’s Chairman and CEO Emil Michael
This week, we will be speaking with Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave, and DPCM Capital Chairman and CEO Emil Michael.
D-Wave has developed quantum computing machines that are already powering cloud-based applications to solve business problems today. ...READ MORE
CHP Merger Corp. (CHPM) Terminates Agreement and Opts to Liquidate
CHP Merger Corp. (NASDAQ:CHPM) announced this afternoon that it has mutually terminated its business combination agreement with medical technology company, Accelus, and will opt to liquidate its trust as of April 25, 2022. ...READ MORE
Alberton (ALAC) Announces SolarMax Intends to Terminate Agreement
Alberton (NASDAQ:ALAC) announced this morning that SolarMax, Alberton’s target company, intends to terminate its definitive agreement at the Outside Date of April 26, 2022, stating that it does not believe the transaction will be completed by that deadline. ...READ MORE
Podcast: Brivo CEO Steve Van Till & Crown PropTech CEO Ricky Chera
This week, we speak with Steve Van Till, CEO of Brivo, and Crown PropTech Acquisitions CEO Ricky Chera.
Brivo entered into an $808 million combination agreement with Crown PropTech Acquisitions (NYSE:CPTK) in November. ...READ MORE
SCVX Corp. (SCVX) Cancels Non-Binding LOI. Continues the Search…
This afternoon, SCVX Corp. III (Nasdaq: SCVX), filed an 8-K announcing that they have terminated their previously announced non-binding LOI.
While not much was known about the company with which it had been negotiating (it was unnamed), it was disclosed that its focus was in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) space. ...READ MORE
Breakdown of the SEC’s Proposed SPAC Changes
In today’s much anticipated SEC Open Meeting to discuss SPACs, one of the SEC commissioners, Hester Peirce, who came out against today’s proposed changes, inexplicably lost her internet connection as soon as she had a chance to speak and weigh in. ...READ MORE
Mach Millet & Andrew Pendergast Discuss SPAC Litigation and D&O Insurance
This week, we speak with two leaders in the field of D&O insurance – Mach Millet, who is Managing Director and Marsh’s SPAC Practice Leader, as well as Andrew Pendergast, SPAC Practice Leader at NFP. ...READ MORE
Podcast: ZeroFox CEO James C. Foster & L&F Acquisition Corp. CEO Adam Gerchen
This week, we speak with James C. Foster, CEO of cybersecurity firm, ZeroFox.
ZeroFox entered into a $1.3 billion dollar combination agreement with L&F Acquisition Corporation in December.
We discuss how the Russia-Ukraine war has ushered in a new era for cybersecurity and what types of companies face the biggest threats in this new environment. ...READ MORE
Podcast: Waldencast Acquisition Corp. CEO Michael Brousset
This week, we speak with with Michel Brousset, CEO of Waldencast Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: WALD)
Waldencast announced a $1.2 billion three-way combination with skincare and cosmetics brands Obagi and Milk Makeup in November. ...READ MORE
Podcast: FiscalNote Founder and CEO Tim Hwang
This week, we speak with Tim Hwang, Founder and CEO of FiscalNote.
FiscalNote entered into a $1.2 billion dollar combination agreement with Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DSAC), in November 2021. ...READ MORE