Morning SPAC News Roundup-readers have spoken! On the eve of the Fed’s press conference, we asked SPACInsider subscribers in this space to predict the number of SPAC IPOs in 2024. ...READ MORE
As we all know, the new SPAC rule has been released and it clocked in at a whopping 581 pages. That’s a lot of words to try to untangle and summarize. ...READ MORE
SEP Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SEPA) announced this afternoon that its shareholders approved its combination with wound care firm SANUWAVE (OTC:SNWV) during a special meeting on January 29.
At the meeting, holders of 5,146,501 shares of SEPA’s common stock were present, representing 89.46% of the company’s common stock outstanding. ...READ MORE
This week, SPACInsider is starting a weekly poll to get a pulse on the SPAC market.
The Fed begins a two-day meeting today on monetary policy and its press conference coming out of that at 2 pm ET will be watched closely for signs of when to expect rate cuts and how large they will be. ...READ MORE
Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: PGSS) announced this afternoon that it has made a handful of changes to its combination with equipment manufacturer Schmid.
As part of these changes, the SPAC entered into an amendment of the shareholders’ undertaking agreement with Anette Schmid and Christian Schmid. ...READ MORE
SPAC activity is picking back up this week in between the dust settling on the SEC’s new SPAC rule and the Fed breaking its silence on potential rate cuts Wednesday. ...READ MORE
In this special edition of the SPACInsider podcast on the new SEC SPAC rules, Kristi Marvin from SPACInsider spoke with a panel of SPAC legal experts to help unpack the hefty 581 pages included in the release. ...READ MORE
The Fed got more evidence of cooling inflation this morning as the Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index came in just under expectations for December. ...READ MORE
Northern Star Investment Corp. II (NYSE:NSTB) has announced that it would liquidate its trust, but will also make the unorthodox move to continue functioning as a shell listed on the pink sheets. ...READ MORE
Newcourt (NASDAQ:NCAC) has closed its combination with psychedelic medicine company Psyence (CSE:PSYG) and will begin trading on The Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol ticker symbol “PBM” on January 26.
Shareholders previously approved the combination during a special meeting held on January 18. ...READ MORE
Deep Medicine (NASDAQ:DMAQ) announced this afternoon that its shareholders approved its combination with golf simulator company TruGolf during a special meeting on January 19.
At the meeting, holders of 3,952,979 shares of DMAQ’s Class A common stock were present, constituting a quorum. ...READ MORE
After almost two years since it was first proposed, the SEC will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, January 24th, at 10AM, to consider changes to the current SPAC rules.
Earlier this week, CSLM Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CSLM) announced a combination with AI software firm Fusemachines, but offered few financial details in the announcement press release.
It has since filed its merger documents and they include some terms that are becoming more common in SPAC transactions. ...READ MORE
ESGEN Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ESAC) announced this morning that it has amended its combination with residential solar company Sunergy, shrinking its valuation while adding committed funding.
Under the revised terms of the transaction, ESGEN’s sponsor has committed to buying $15 million in convertible preferred equity securities. ...READ MORE
After almost two years since it was first proposed, the SEC will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, January 24th, at 10AM, to consider changes to the current SPAC rules.
Welsbach Technology (NASDAQ:WTMA) has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to combine with mining firm Evolution Metals for so far unspecified terms.
Palm Beach, Florida-based Evolution is developing both mining and refining capabilities to process battery and rare earth metals for a wide range of technology applications. ...READ MORE
Global System (NASDAQ:GSD) announced in an 8-K filing this morning that it has mutually terminated its combination with smart cities technology company DarkPulse (OTC:DPLS).
The move came after it received notice that Nasdaq would de-list its shares, following a back-and-forth over the SPAC’s failure to hold an annual meeting for the 2022 fiscal year. ...READ MORE
The SEC has voted 3-2 to approve new rules for SPACs in a meeting that was occasionally adversarial with Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda dissenting against the proposal. ...READ MORE
The meeting will now be held at 9:15AM (ET).
You can find the details of the meeting HERE along with the time change notice.