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Latest SPAC News: A-Rod’s Slam SPAC in talks to merge with Italy’s Panini Group, France’s Billionaire Pinault family joins SPAC rush in Europe, and Li-Cycle and Helbiz partner to advance battery recycling in micro-mobility
A-Rod’s Slam SPAC Is in Merger Talks With Italy’s Panini Group
Alex Rodriguez’s blank-check firm Slam Corp. is in talks to merge with Panini SpA, which makes sports stickers, cards and other collectibles, in a transaction that is set to value the combined entity at $3 billion or more.
READFrance’s Billionaire Pinault Family Joins European SPAC Push
France’s billionaire Pinault family is set to join the growing line of SPAC sponsors in Europe, aiming to raise as much as €300m for a blank-check company that will focus on the entertainment and leisure industries, according to Reuters.
The SPAC, I2PO, is being launched in Paris on Wednesday and is also backed by Centerview Partners banker Matthieu Pigasse. It will be headed by former WarnerMedia executive Iris Knobloch.
I2PO is looking to combine with a target that has a valuation between €1bn to €2bn in areas such as music and video streaming, gaming, media services or platforms for booking travel and entertainment.
READLi-Cycle and Helbiz Partner to Advance Battery Recycling in Micro-Mobility
Lithium-ion battery recycler Li-Cycle Corp. and micro-mobility firm Helbiz today announced a partnership to create a safe and sustainable recycling solution for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters and e-bikes.
Both Li-Cycle and Helbiz have previously announced plans to become publicly traded companies in the United States via a merger with SPACs and have plans to expand operations in Europe.
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Cayson Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CAPN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with boutique investment firm Mango Financial for $300 million in equity consideration. Hong Kong-based Mango provides a range of M&A and equity capital markets advisory services to clients considering listings in China and the US. The combined company is expected to trade on...
Trailblazer (NASDAQ:BLZRU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to bring a first-time team to market with serial sponsor terms. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/3 warrant in each unit and it is the first SPAC filed so far this month with 24 months on its initial transaction clock. All other July SPACs...
This week, we speak with Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov about the company’s $2.2 billion dollar combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:CCIR). Few companies have been had to forge themselves in the flames recently quite like Ukraine’s leading telecom and digital services provider Kyivstar. Now, Kyivstar is not only telling that story but pitching it to...
At the SPAC of Dawn The market still has one full trading session before it adds Tuesday’s Core CPI reading and a variety of Fed comments to messaging it is already ingesting on US President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy. SPACs are meanwhile continuing on with business as usual, with Cayson (NASDAQ:CAPN) announcing the third...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 11, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. One more IPO priced this week bringing July’s total to 8. However, there are still three more weeks left in the month so that number...