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Latest SPAC News: Former climate change secretary Amber Rudd joins Energy1, BowX announces listing transfer to NYSE, and Gogoro launches battery swapping in China
Former Climate Change Secretary Rudd to Join London-listed SPAC
Sky News reported that Amber Rudd, who served as secretary of state for energy and climate change between May 2015 and July 2016, is to become an adviser to Energy1, one of a hotly anticipated wave of new UK SPACs.
READBowX Acquisition Corp. Announces Planned Transfer of Listing to NYSE in Connection with Its Proposed Business Combination with WeWork
Upon closing of its business combination, BowX intends to voluntarily remove the listing of its shares of common stock, warrants and units from the Nasdaq Capital Market and to then list the shares of common stock and warrants of the post-combination company on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “WE” and “WE WS”, respectively. BOWX’s Class A common stock, warrants and units will continue to trade on the Nasdaq until the closing of the transaction.
On March 25, BowX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BOWX) entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine with WeWork.
READGogoro Launches Battery Swapping In China
Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable urban mobility, today launched its leading battery swapping system in China, the largest two-wheel vehicle market in the world. Gogoro is partnering with China‘s leading vehicle makers, Yadea and Dachangjiang (DCJ) to introduce the new Gogoro-powered Huan Huan battery swapping brand, first in Hangzhou and to additional cities in 2022.
In September 2021, Gogoro announced it was listing on the NASDAQ through a merger with Poema Global Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PPGH).
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At the SPAC of Dawn Tuesday brings another packed day in a packed week of potentially market-moving events and individual SPAC actions. The market today will take in the update on US consumer confidence readings as well as the employment cost index and Treasury’s decision on its quarterly refunding plans. An unusually large portion of...
Few target companies have gone through a greater amount of change through the course of their de-SPACing process than digital transformation firm Noventiq, which makes its latest update via a new investor presentation a particularly interesting read. When it initially announced its combination with Corner Growth (NASDAQ:COOL) in May 2023, Noventiq was still listed in...
At the SPAC of Dawn Several sleepy weeks in SPACland come to an end today with five votes, including BITE‘s (NYSE:BITE) completion vote for its combination with plant-based food producer Above Food. Similarly, CONX (NASDAQ:CONX) is to hold its tender offer to complete its acquisition of the DISH Wireless HQ. Two more SPACs are holding...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending April 26, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. As expected, it was a quiet week on the new issuance front thanks to Passover and school spring break. Other than 8-ks and some amendments...
AI has quietly been creeping to the top of the buzziest sectors for SPAC deals, but it’s become host to an even larger arms race in the private funding market. Elon Musk is currently pushing a $6 billion capital raise for his OpenAI competitor xAI at a valuation of $18 billion, according to TechCrunch, while...