Below is a summary of the 2023 SPAC market.
SPACs finally made it to the end of 2023. It was a challenging year, but one that was marked by a necessary rebalancing of supply and demand. ...READ MORE
Adit EdTech (NYSE: ADEX) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with bitcoin self-mining company Griid Infrastructure. ADEX shareholders previously approved the deal at a special meeting held on November 30. ...READ MORE
Banyan Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: BYN) announced this afternoon that it has completed its business combination with hospitality venture Pinstripes. BYN shareholders previously approved the deal during a special meeting held on December 27. ...READ MORE
Closing the curtains on 2023, Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BHAC) announced this morning that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with XCF Global Capital, Inc., a New York-based sustainable fuels producer. ...READ MORE
Christmas is for closers only in 2023, apparently, as the month has featured the most SPAC deals closed all year with 14.
In fact, this is the highest monthly total in two years since the doozy in December 2021 during which 24 deals were closed. ...READ MORE
Innovative International Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:IOAC) announced yesterday evening that it has completed its combination with car-sharing program Zoomcar. The approval from shareholders was previously obtained in a special meeting on December 19. ...READ MORE
2023 was clearly a challenging year for deal-making, but, it wasn’t all doom and gloom. Within the SPAC ecosystem there were some noteworthy standouts that are worth highlighting. ...READ MORE
AIB Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:AIB) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Hong Kong-based logistics service provider PSI Group at an enterprise value of $200 million, or 1.5x its 2021 revenue. ...READ MORE
Banyan Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: BYN) announced this morning that its shareholders approved its business combination with hospitality venture Pinstripes during a special meeting held on December 27.
At the meeting, stockholders holding 10,191,836 shares of common stock were present, representing 90.6% of the voting power of Banyan’s common stock, and constituting a quorum for the transaction. ...READ MORE
Berenson Acquisition Corp. I (NYSE:BACA) announced this morning that it has secured a share purchase agreement of up to $260 million from ACM ARRT N.
As part of the agreement, the investor will purchase 1 million Series A preferred shares, which will each convert to 26 common shares at close. ...READ MORE
On the docket today, two SPACs will hold extension meetings while ShoulderUp Technology is set to have a shareholder meeting to elect new board members and confirm an auditor. ...READ MORE
EG Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:EGGF) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with private aviation firm flyExclusive.
The SPAC initially had a meeting slated for today for shareholders to approve an extension that would have pushed its completion deadline to January 28. ...READ MORE
Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: IROH) announced the pricing of its upsized $61 million IPO this morning. Its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “IROHU” on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. ...READ MORE
Among the de-SPACs buffeted by the month’s tip into positive economic sentiment was one of the companies that helped boost the enthusiasm of the last SPAC cycle in the first place in MP Materials (NYSE:MP). ...READ MORE
BurTech Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BRKH) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with AI-enabled edge computing firm Blaize at an enterprise value of $894 million.
El Dorado Hills, California-based Blaize makes smart-vision hardware for the automotive, retail and software industries. ...READ MORE
AlphaTime is the only SPAC with a vote scheduled for the day after Christmas, that being an extension vote, and the final week of the year is currently looking lighter in expected actions. ...READ MORE
Brilliant Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLI) announced on Friday evening that it has closed its combination with crypto payments firm Nukkleus. Shareholders had already approved the deal during a special meeting held on December 13. ...READ MORE
Clean Earth Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: CLIN) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with Transatlantic clean energy independent power producer (“IPP”) Alternus Energy Group Plc (OSE: ALT) after shareholders approved the deal at a meeting on December 4. ...READ MORE