KBL Merger Corp. IV (KBLM), filed a preliminary proxy this afternoon proposing to extend their current completion deadline another four months from July 9, 2020 to November 9, 2020. For reference, KBLM originally announced they had signed a definitive agreement with CannBioRx, back on July 26, 2019, almost a year ago. ...READ MORE
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It was announced today that the “white shoe” law firm of White & Case LLP, has entered the SPAC business by bringing on a new team of lawyers from Winston & Strawn. ...READ MORE
If you haven’t previously registered, don’t forget to sign up to participate in the Gateway Investors Relations/SPACInsider SPAC Webinar, to be held today, June 17th. ...READ MORE
Trebia Acquisition Corp. (TREB.U), announced the pricing of their upsized $450 million SPAC IPO tonight and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17th, under the symbol NYSE: TREB.U ...READ MORE
Last week, PTK Acquisition Corp. (PTK.U) filed for a $100 million IPO. The focus of this first time SPAC will be “businesses operating in the United States in the high-tech industry”. ...READ MORE
ACT II Global Acquisition Corp. (ACTT), which was scheduled to hold their general shareholder vote and special warrant holder vote today to complete their combination with Flavors Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries Merisant Company and MAFCO Worldwide LLC, announced this morning that they have adjourned their meeting and rescheduled for Wednesday, June 24th, to allow for more time to solicit additional proxies from its shareholders and public warrant holders. ...READ MORE
GS Acquisition Holdings Corp. II (GSAH.U), filed for a $700 million IPO yesterday evening as a follow up to their first SPAC, which combined with Vertiv Holdings Co. (VRT). Vertiv was a successful combination and currently trading around $13.95, so can this team repeat their prior success? ...READ MORE
Forum Merger Corp. II (FMCI), announced this morning that they have signed a definitive business combination agreement with Ittella International, a plant-based food company with a broad portfolio of products available both in private label and the Company’s “Tattooed Chef” brand. ...READ MORE
Capstar Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. (CPSR.U), filed for a $200 million IPO this morning, and while Capstar Partners, a PE firm based in Austin Texas is the sponsor, PIMCO, the global investment management firm is part of the sponsor group as well. ...READ MORE
If you thought the SPAC market wasn’t hot enough, news broke this morning that Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is apparently working on a $1 billion plus SPAC IPO. ...READ MORE
Nebula Acqusition Corp. (NEBU), announced via 8-K this evening that their business combination with Open Lending was approved by shareholders. At the vote, 10,997,246 shares opted to redeem, which is about 40% of NEBU’s public SPAC shares. ...READ MORE
This afternoon, Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. (SAMA), announced that shareholders have approved moving their deadline to September 30, 2020, with only 7,500 shareholders voting against. Additionally, Schultze Special Purpose also revealed that only 34,868 shares opted to redeem, but unfortunately did not state what the actual redemption price was. ...READ MORE
Fusion Acquisition Corp. (FUSE.U), filed for a $250 million IPO last night, and will be focused on companies with an enterprise value of approximately $750 million to $3 billion and with a particular emphasis on companies in the FinTech sector. ...READ MORE
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (HECCU), announced the pricing of their upsized $360 million SPAC IPO this morning and the units are expected to begin trading today, Tuesday, June 9th, under the symbol Nasdaq: HECCU. ...READ MORE
This afternoon, Forum Merger II Corp. (FMCI), announced the results of their shareholder vote to extend their deadline to September 30, 2020, and no one’s surprise, Forum II did not have any shares redeem. ...READ MORE
This morning, Nebula Acquisition Corp.’s (NEBU), announced a few changes to their proposed warrant amendment and specifically, the condition to closing in regards to the warrant amendment passing by a majority in order to close their business combination with Open Lending LLC. ...READ MORE
This morning, we had another “teaser” ahead of an extension vote. This time, it was for Opes Acquisition Corp. (OPES), which announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with BurgerFi International, a fast-casual “better burger” concept with nearly 125 corporate-owned and franchise locations across 23 states domestically and two countries internationally. ...READ MORE
This morning, HL Acquisitions Corp. (HCCH), announced a new combination with Fusion Welcome-Fuel SA, a clean energy company that has developed a proprietary technology and process for producing green hydrogen using concentrated photovoltaics. ...READ MORE
The rumors were true….Collier Creek Holdings (CCH) announced this morning that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Utz Quality Foods, LLC, to create Utz Brands, Inc. ...READ MORE