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
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. (KCAC.U), announced the pricing of their upsized $200 million SPAC IPO tonight and the units are expected to begin trading tomorrow, Friday, June 26th, under the symbol Nasdaq: KCAC.U. ...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
On Thursday morning, Artius Acquisition Inc. (AACQU) filed for a $525 million IPO. They will be focused on “technology enabled businesses that directly or indirectly offer specific technology solutions, broader technology software and services, or financial and transactional services to companies of all sizes”. ...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
GS Acquisition Holdings Corp. II (GSAH), re-filed its S-1 on Wednesday night, with a notable change – their warrants included in their units, which were originally 1/3 warrants, are now 1/4 warrants. ...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
Crescent Acquisition Corp. (CRSA) filed an 8-K on Wednesday morning announcing they entered into a Definitive Agreement with F45 Training Holdings Inc. The fitness studio was founded in Australia in 2013, and has since expanded to 1,240 studios across 53 countries. ...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
Tortoise Acquisition Corp. (SHLL), announced this morning that they have signed a definitive business combination agreement with Hyliion Inc., a leader in electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles. ...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
This morning, Far Point Acquisition Corp. (FPAC) finally filed a new preliminary proxy for a shareholder vote for their intended combination with Global Blue. However, “intended” is a funny word and it no longer really applies since the FPAC board is still recommending shareholders vote against this transaction. ...READ MORE
On Tuesday, June 16th, LF Capital Acquisition Corp. (LFAC), held their shareholder vote to extend the SPAC’s maturity date by three months from June 22nd to September 22nd, to give them more time to find a target and close a deal. ...READ MORE
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