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Latest SPAC News: Apollo is raising $500 million for SPACs, Cathie Wood amasses 11% stake in $17.5 billion Harry Sloan SPAC, and four SPACs backed by ShiftPixy slash IPO sizes
Apollo Seeks $500 Million Fund to Invest in SPACs
Cathie Wood Stake in $17.5 Billion Harry Sloan SPAC Hits 11%
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management LLC now has a nearly 11% stake in a SPAC backed by former Hollywood executive Harry Sloan, Bloomberg reported.
Ark’s daily trading statement shows it added another 1.2 million shares of Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SRNG) on Tuesday. That takes the firm’s total holdings to nearly 18.5 million shares across the flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK) and the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (BATS:ARKG), according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
READFour SPACs Backed By ShiftPixy Slash U.S. IPO Sizes
Four blank-check companies backed by staffing services company ShiftPixy Inc cut the size of their IPOs on Wednesday.
Of the four SPACs, Firemark Global Capital Inc had targeted the biggest raise of $500 million, when it first submitted its paperwork in April. The company said it is now looking to raise up to $150 million.
The other firms — TechStackery Inc, Vital Human Capital Inc and Industrial Human Capital Inc — are now aiming to raise $150 million each, compared with a target of $250 million each earlier, according to regulatory filings.
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Israeli tech firms have made up an outsized proportion of SPAC activity and despite the ongoing tensions in its region, that dealmaking is continuing unabated. In fact, the SPAC named for the particular mission of taking Israeli firms public through SPACs, Israel Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ISRL) in fact just took one step closer in completing that...
At the SPAC of Dawn Although the market has largely recovered from a negative stretch last week, the roller coaster is tilted back downward for Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT), which slid -8% yesterday to $32.57 – one of its lowest points since closing with Digital World last month. Other SPACs and de-SPACs are having a more...
Remember the metaverse? Many do not. Meta’s (NASDAQ:META) attempted transition to virtually living and working seemed to mark a trend that went up and down quickly, but one SPAC deal has both survived that roller coaster and may rise with a second. Back in December 2022, Newbury Street (NASDAQ:NBST) announced a $1.85 billion combination with...
At the SPAC of Dawn Tucked into the bill that provides $95 billion in funding to American allies passed by the House this weekend is another measure that is likely to have far more impact on at least one pending deal in SPAC world. It would appear that the timing was fortuitous for TikTok rival...
With the passage this weekend of $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan by the House of Representatives, some focus has gone back towards the defense sector, which has generally had a good year as a whole. But, SPACs have not been as active in defense, despite the fact that companies in the...