In a usual move this afternoon, Gobi Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GOBI) filed a proxy for a shareholder vote, but it’s not to extend its deadline. Instead, Gobi intends to shrink its timeline so it can liquidate early. ...READ MORE
This week, we speak with Nic Radford, Founder and CEO of Nauticus Robotics and Eli Spiro, CEO of CleanTech Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: CLAQ).
The two announced a $377 million dollar combination agreement in December of 2021. ...READ MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. (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 (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
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
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
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
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
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