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SoFi starts strong, Yieldstreet and Hydrow consider going public via SPAC
SoFi Jumps 12% in Nasdaq Debut After Palihapitiya SPAC Merger
Stock-trading platform SoFi Technologies Inc. jumped 12% in its Nasdaq debut after completing its merger with investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s blank-check company last week.
The shares, which trade under the ticker SOFI, rose to $22.65 Tuesday from $20.15 Friday, when it still traded under the SPAC ticker IPOE. This compares with an all-time high of $25.78 in February.
READHydrow Said to Explore Going Public at Over $1 Billion Valuation
Hydrow, maker of a $2,245 rowing machine, is exploring strategic options such as an IPO or merging with a SPAC, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company is targeting a valuation of more than $1 billion and working with an adviser as it weighs options that also include raising fresh funding from private equity investors to fund domestic and international growth.
Yieldstreet Raises $100M As It Mulls Going Public Via SPAC
Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round which brings it to $278.5 million in total raised since its 2015 inception. Co-founder Milind Mehere shared that Yieldstreet is considering going public via a SPAC sometime in the next year or two.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending November 1, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Once again, the past week was all about new issuance while the DeSPAC announcements remain quiet. To kick off November, two SPACs priced IPOs to...
October continued the recent trend of SPAC teams seeking additional extensions beyond their first one, as they work on closing their combinations with the remaining funds after redemptions. Meanwhile, new SPACs are launching IPOs and beginning their search processes, signaling a shift in the market. Extension Votes In October, there were 13 scheduled extension votes....
K&F Growth II (NASDAQ:KFIIU) has filed for a $250 million IPO with aggressive terms and a laser focus on hospitality and gaming targets. The SPAC comes to market with a 24-month initial search clock and a trust that is not overfunded. This makes it only the second of underwriter BTIG’s nine SPACs filed in 2024...
At the SPAC of Dawn During a day of Halloween parties, SPACs adopted a one in, one out policy with two fresh SPACs pricing their IPOs just as two others opted to exit the club via liquidation. Given that the two new SPACs, Bleichroeder I (NASDAQ:BACQU) and Newbury Street II (NASDAQ:NTWOU), will begin trading later...
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: BACQU), announced the pricing of its $250 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BACQU”, Friday, November 1, 2024. The new SPAC intends to focus their efforts on businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”) sector as well as sectors...