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Latest SPAC News: Voya looks to acquire Alight, Wilbur Ross’s SPAC in talks to merge with GaN Systems, and Ex-L Catterton Asia Chief Thakran explores Singapore SPAC
Voya Explores a Potential Deal for Newly Public Alight
Voya Financial Inc. has been exploring a potential acquisition of Alight Inc., just a month after the benefits administrator went public through a SPAC, according to Bloomberg.
Voya, a New York-based retirement fund manager, has recently studied a purchase of Las Vegas-based Alight. It isn’t clear whether the companies are in active talks, and there’s no guarantee that any deal will be reached.
READWilbur Ross’s SPAC Is in Talks to Merge With GaN Systems
GaN Systems, which specializes in gallium-nitride technology for products such as semiconductors and transistors, is in talks to go public through Wilbur Ross’s Ross Acquisition Corp. II, according to Bloomberg.
READEx-L Catterton Asia Chief Thakran Said to Explore Singapore SPAC
Turmeric Capital, an investment firm led by former L Catterton Asia head Ravi Thakran, is exploring listing a SPAC in Singapore.
The Singapore-based buyout firm is working with an adviser on the potential SPAC IPO. The blank-check firm could raise about S$300 million ($221 million) and Thakran will be its chairman and CEO.
READRocket Lab Inks Deal With Varda Space Industries to Supply Multiple Photon Spacecraft for Space Manufacturing Missions
Leading launch and space systems company Rocket Lab today announced it has signed a deal with in-space manufacturing company Varda Space Industries to produce three Photon spacecraft that will integrate with their space factories, enabling high-value products to be manufactured in zero-gravity and returned to Earth in Varda’s re-entry capsule.
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Blue Water III (NASDAQ:BLUWU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to follow up on the healthcare-focused sponsor’s 2021 pharmaceutical deal. This new SPAC is set to have 1/2 warrants in its units with no overfunding of its trust and a solid 24 months to complete a business combination. It is the third new S-1...
At the SPAC of Dawn While yesterday brought news of better-than expected housing starts, albeit with slightly lower building permits beginning, today’s market news should include an update on jobless claims, which could be a key harbinger of the Fed’s rate cut policy. Other leading economic indicators are set to come in later in the...
CCIS Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:CCACU) has filed for a $60 million SPAC that would bring a fresh new underwriter to the market in the smaller range of the spectrum. This is the first SPAC IPO filing by underwriter Benjamin Securities Inc. as left lead, although it served as co-manager for Plum IV‘s (NASDAQ:PLMKU) January 15 IPO...
Arogo Capital (OTC:AOGO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Thai telecom Bangkok Tellink at a $350 million transaction value. Bangkok Tellink provides mobile phone service and eSIMS to the Thai market and operates as a virtual network aggregator in the country. Transaction Overview Arogo has less than $100,000 estimated in its current...
At the SPAC of Dawn Conservative de-SPACs have been the belle of the ball ever since November’s election, but operational progress is what will provide some staying power for their stocks and the broader play that underpins their value story. To that end, Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) reported its financial position late last week in a...