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Latest SPAC News: Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC in talks with Credijusto, and packaging-technology firm Footprint eyes SPAC deal with Gores
Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC in Talks With Mexican Fintech Credijusto
Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC (Freedom Acquisition I Corp. NYSE:FACT) is in talks with Mexican fintech group Credijusto and Latin American corporate data provider CIAL Dun & Bradstreet with the aim of listing the companies in New York later this year, according to the Financial Times.
The deal could value the combined companies at around $1.5 billion.
READPackaging-Technology Firm Footprint Said in Gores SPAC Talks
Plant-based fiber manufacturer Footprint is in talks to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Gores Holdings VII Inc. (Nasdaq:GSEV), according to Bloomberg.
A transaction is set to value the combined entity at as much as $3 billion.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending April 19, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Passover and school spring break starts next week, which most likely means a slowdown in SPAC filing activity. Although Churchill IX is now rumored to...