The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: August 9, 2021
by Marlena Haddad on 2021-08-09 at 11:37am

Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. 

Latest SPAC News: WeWork and Cushman & Wakefield are forming a $150 million partnership and Xos signs agreement with FedEx Ground Operators to deliver zero emission electric trucks


WeWork and Cushman & Wakefield Are Forming $150M Partnership

WeWork and Cushman & Wakefield PLC are in talks about forming a $150 million partnership focused on helping office tenants adapt to remote work and flexible spaces, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Cushman would invest the $150 million in the coming merger between WeWork and BowX Acquisition, a SPAC deal that would finally take the co-working firm public.

READ

FedEx Ground Operators Order 120 Xos Trucks for 2021 and 2022 Deliver

Xos, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles that has announced a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: NGAC), today announced that Xos has signed agreements with FedEx Ground operators to deliver 120 zero emission electric trucks across 35 different FedEx Ground operators based in California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Delivery of these vehicles is expected to occur in Q4 2021 and 2022.

READ

 

The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: August 9, 2021
Recent Posts
by Kristi Marvin on 2025-07-12 at 10:02am

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...

by Nicholas Alan Clayton on 2025-07-11 at 8:24am

At the SPAC of Dawn Lately de-SPACs have been announcing corporate moves of a kind frequently in trios as was the case earlier this week when WeBull (NASDAQ:BULL), AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) all announced major equity raises. This week, it is a trio of de-SPACs making reverse stock splits in unison, which is...

by Kristi Marvin on 2025-07-10 at 8:31am

A look at Plus’ software-first approach to autonomous trucking. After years of investment and excitement, the dawn of self-driving cars and trucks is now here. The question now is which business model among autonomous driving technology companies will win out? This week, we speak with David Liu, CEO of autonomous trucking company Plus. Plus announced...

by Nicholas Alan Clayton on 2025-07-10 at 8:27am

At the SPAC of Dawn One thing that SPAC investors can typically count on while their money is invested in a SPAC’s trust is that it is going to grow one way or the other between now and their next redemption opportunity, but the devil can occasionally be in the details. In 2024, it became...

by Nicholas Alan Clayton on 2025-07-09 at 12:57pm

Thunderstone has filed for a $50 million SPAC to put a new first-time Asia-based team in action on a generalist hunt. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/8 share in each unit with 18 months to initially complete a business combination. It is the 8th fresh S-1 filed with underwriter D....

logo

Copyright © 2025 SPACInsider, Inc. All Rights Reserved