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Latest SPAC News: Singapore’s first wave of SPACs said to move ahead with filing plan, Grab makes strong debut following SPAC deal, and BuzzFeed union workers plan walk out in protest on day of vote
Singapore’s First Wave SPACs Said to Move Ahead With Filing Plan
Vertex Holdings Ltd., a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, and European asset manager Tikehau Capital are preparing to lodge preliminary prospectuses for blank-check company listings in the city-state as soon as next week, according to Bloomberg.
Singapore buyout firm Novo Tellus Capital Partners is also set to file key documents for an IPO of a SPAC on the Singapore Exchange. The three firms are all working with advisers on the prospectuses, which could pave the way for their respective listings as soon as the end of this year.
READSoutheast Asia’s Grab Makes Strong U.S. Debut After Record SPAC Deal
Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB), Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, made a strong U.S. debut on Thursday following its record $40 billion merger with a Altimeter Growth.
Grab’s shares rose as much as 21% in opening trades before retreating to trade little changed at $10.99.
READBuzzFeed News Union Workers Walk Out in Protest on Day of SPAC Vote
Members of the BuzzFeed News Union staged a walkout on Thursday following nearly two years of contract negotiations, a move that comes the same day of a procedural vote on whether to take the company public through a deal with a blank-check company.
BuzzFeed initially announced its combination with 890 5th Avenue (NASDAQ:ENFAU) earlier this year on June 24.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending April 19, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Passover and school spring break starts next week, which most likely means a slowdown in SPAC filing activity. Although Churchill IX is now rumored to...