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Latest SPAC News: Ackman Proposes to return SPAC funds; Ouster in talks to acquire lidar rival Sense Photonics
Bill Ackman Proposes to Return $4 Billion to SPAC Investors If New Vehicle Is Approved
Bill Ackman proposed to return $4 billion he raised from investors through his SPAC if he gets regulatory approval to launch a new vehicle, saying a lawsuit filed earlier this week has had an impact on his ability to strike a deal.
In a note to Pershing Square Tontine Holdings shareholders late on Thursday, the billionaire investor said a lawsuit alleging the SPAC is “an illegal investment company” has hurt its chances of getting a deal done within the required timeframe.
READOuster Said In Talks to Acquire Lidar Rival Sense Photonics
Ouster Inc., a lidar startup that went public after merging with a blank-check firm, is in advanced talks to acquire rival Sense Photonics, according to Bloomberg.
READDespite a week of general pull-backs in the market, fintech firm Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) nonetheless took the dive and had a good week debuting via a traditional IPO in the choppy waters. The company, which provides app-based consumer cashback discounts on purchases, priced its IPO at $88, above its proposed range of $76 to $84, and...
At the SPAC of Dawn Happy Friday! SPACInsider has unveiled new presets on SPAC Performance accessible via the Data drop-down to easily sort for the highest and lowest performing active SPACs and de-SPACs. On the de-SPAC side, Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) continues to be well ahead of the pack, logging a 710% return by share price adjusted...
AGBA (NASDAQ:AGBA) stock is up over +90% this morning following a +211% premarket spike on news it has signed a definitive agreement to combine with social streaming video platform Triller. AGBA, the company itself, was formed by the $555 million combination between a SPAC of the same name and TAG Companies, a financial services firm...
At the SPAC of Dawn Since closing its combination with DHC last month, AI customer engagement firm BEN (NASDAQ:BNAI) has rolled out new partnerships with call center and healthcare clients. And, while it faces a fair bit of competition in the chatbot realm, several high-profile institutions have demonstrated that creating one that provides useful services...
Blue Ocean (NASDAQ:BOCN) provided significantly more texture today in the presentation for its $275 million combination with Asian digital media group TNL Mediagene, which it expects to hit profitability in the second half of the year despite a slight shakeup in financing for the transaction. The first big update in the first investor deck is...