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.
CSLM (NASDAQ:CSLM) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with AI software company Fusemachines at an equity valuation of $200 million.
New York-based Fusemachines provides enterprise software for firms looking to optimize their business processes with AI-based tools. ...READ MORE
Another day, another US election primary, this time in New Hampshire.
But, as SPACInsider examined some of the boosts that conservative values-aligned SPACs and de-SPACs have experienced as election season kicked off, the next 24 hours will see that enthusiasm go head-to-head with the trepidation about what might come out of tomorrow’s SEC meeting on potential new SPAC rule changes. ...READ MORE
Over the last few years, a discernible trend has emerged as a select group of SPACs have set their focus on combining with conservative and “patriotic” targets, which have generated retail traction like few other sectors since early in the last SPAC cycle. ...READ MORE
The start of the Fed’s quiet period, which is to last until the beginning of February, has been positive for the market so far, but a less productive silence may build around the SEC’s Wednesday meeting on SPAC rule changes. ...READ MORE
AI was one of the big themes for SPACs in 2023. Now in 2024, investor appetite and the market opportunity around AI is just as strong.
This week, we speak with Michael Zacharski, CEO of BEN and Chris Gaertner, Co-CEO and CFO of DHC Acquisition Corp. ...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.
Bowen (NASDAQ:BOWN) has signed a merger agreement with Qianzhi BioTech for up to $86 million in share compensation.
The Shenzhen, China-based company provides plant-based remedies for various medical conditions.
The combined company is expected to trade on the Nasdaq once the deal is completed in the second or third quarter of 2024. ...READ MORE
Newcourt (NASDAQ:NCAC) announced this morning that its shareholders approved its combination with psychedelic medicine company Psyence (CSE:PSYG) during a special meeting yesterday, January 18.
Shareholders opted to redeem 929,727 shares at a redemption price of approximately $11.51 per share in connection with the vote, removing about $10.7 million from Newcourt’s trust and leaving it with 183,294 public shares outstanding and about $2.1 million in trust. ...READ MORE
Long awaited, the SEC has finally set 10 am ET Wednesday, January 24 as the kickoff of its discussion of its proposed SPAC rules.
The broad strokes of its proposals have been known for nearly two years (SPACInsider broke them down here) and some have already had effects in the market even in the absence of a concrete change. ...READ MORE
JVSPAC Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: JVSA) announced the pricing of its $50 million IPO this morning. Its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “JVSAU” on Friday, January 19, 2024. ...READ MORE
Battery Future Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:BFAC) announced in an 8-K filing that it has entered into a purchase agreement to transfer control of its sponsor to Camel Bay, resulting in a change in management. ...READ MORE
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:DSAQ) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with urban air mobility company FlyBlade India, known as Hunch Mobility, at an enterprise value of $223 million. ...READ MORE
