This morning, Graf Industrial Corp. (GRAF) set the rumors to rest by announcing they have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Velodyne Lidar. As recently as April of 2020, Graf had been in “negotiations” to combine with a polypropylene recycling company, so the deal makers at Graf have been busy. ...READ MORE
This morning, Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. and Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. filed their S-1s to IPO, for $300 million and $200 million respectively. Not too long ago, two SPAC IPOs in one morning would seem like a flurry of activity. ...READ MORE
Capstar Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. (CPSR.U), announced the pricing of their upsized $240 million SPAC IPO this evening and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Thursday, July 2nd, under the symbol NYSE: CPSR.U ...READ MORE
Methodology:
In addition to the traditional methodology used whereby any bookrunner or lead manager gets full credit for IPO size to calculate deal volume, there are two additional rankings - volume by number of units sold and volume sold % market share (highlighted in green). For example, if SPAC-XYZ raised $500 million at IPO, and underwriter A sold $400 million of the same deal and underwriter B sold only $100 million, that’s how they will be credited. This methodology gives a more accurate window into the actual deal volume.
Read More
Panacea Acquisition Corp. (PANA.U), announced the pricing of their $125 million SPAC IPO this evening and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1st, under the symbol NYSE: PANA.U ...READ MORE
Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (GPAQ), announced today that shareholders have approved their business combination with HOF Village, Inc. At today’s vote, 97% of the shares that voted, voted in favor of this transaction. ...READ MORE
This morning, OPES Acquisition Corp. (OPES), which previously announced a non-binding Letter of Intent with BurgerFi International, LLC (“BurgerFi”), made it official this morning by announcing they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine and form BurgerFi International, Inc. ...READ MORE
ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. (ARYA) announced by press release this afternoon that their combination with Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH has been approved. The shares of common stock and warrants are expected to begin trading under the tickers (IMTX) and (IMTXW). ...READ MORE
Netfin Acquisition Corp. (NFIN) announced a “teaser” this morning that they have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire Triterras Fintech Pte. Ltd., a leading commodity trading and trade finance fintech company founded in 2012. ...READ MORE
This morning, Landcadia Holdings II, Inc. (LCA) announced the signing of a Purchase Agreement with Golden Nugget Online Gaming, a deal combining two Tilman Fertitta companies into a publicly traded entity. ...READ MORE
On Friday, Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Limited (MLACU) made their debut by filing a $125 million IPO. They will be focused on the Southeast Asian middle-market with intended targets in the media, food processing, renewable energy and healthcare industries, with an emphasis on business conglomerates. ...READ MORE
This afternoon, Repay Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: RPAY), which was the combination company of Thunder Bridge Acquisition Corp., announced they will be redeeming all of their public warrants that remain outstanding at 5:00 p.m. ...READ MORE
Fusion Acquisition Corp. (FUSE.U), announced the pricing of their upsized $305 million SPAC IPO this evening and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Friday, June 26th, under the symbol NYSE: FUSE.U ...READ MORE
Act II Global Acquisition Corp. (ACTT), which held their shareholder vote yesterday to complete their business combination with Merisant Company and MAFCO Worldwide LLC, collectively (“Flavors Holdings”), announced that their combination has been approved through a press release this morning. ...READ MORE
Today, we had an electrifying mid-day surprise from B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II (BMRG), which announced that it had signed a Letter of Intent with Eos Energy Storage, an established provider of long-duration energy storage focused on providing a domestic solution to a global need: low-cost, safe, and environmentally friendly energy storage. ...READ MORE
Brilliant Acquisition Corporation (BRLIU), announced the pricing of their $40 million SPAC IPO this evening and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24th, under the symbol NASDAQ: BRLIU
Brilliant Acquisition Corporation intends to focus on companies with primary operations in the Asia-Pacific region with an enterprise value between $200 to $300 million. ...READ MORE
Yesterday, eyes grew wide all over SPAC Land when Bill Ackman finally filed his expected SPAC IPO, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd., (PSTH.U). Previously, it was rumored that the Pershing Square SPAC would come in at around $1.5 billion. ...READ MORE
Earlier today, Bill Ackman and Pershing Square filed for the largest ever SPAC with the $3.0 billion Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. (PSTH.U).
I guess size does matter, because Ackman didn’t just nudge past Churchill Capital III’s highwater mark of $1.1 billion, but blew right past it and threw in a couple of massive forward purchases for good measure. ...READ MORE
On Friday, Greencity Acquisition Corporation (GRCYU) filed for their $40 million IPO. They will be focused on the Asian middle-market, with emphasis on finding one or more companies between $150 to $250 million of total enterprise value. ...READ MORE
Yesterday, June 18th, Opes Acquisition Corp. (OPES), held their shareholder vote to extend the SPAC’s maturity date by three months from June 18th to September 16th, giving them more time to close their intended transaction with BurgerFi. ...READ MORE