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Latest SPAC News: Fintech VI in talks to merge with Africa’s top fiber operator while KludeIn SPAC is in talks with data intelligence firm Near and Virgin Orbit expands space solutions business with Hypersat investment
Africa’s Top Fiber Operator Is in Talks With Betsy Cohen SPAC
Fintech Acquisition Corp. VI (NASDAQ:FTVI), a blank-check company backed by serial dealmaker Betsy Cohen, is in talks to merge with a unit of African telecommunications conglomerate Econet Global, according to Bloomberg.
The deal would seek to value the unit, Cassava Technologies, at $4 billion or more.
READData Intelligence Firm Near in Talks With KludeIn SPAC
Near, a data intelligence platform, is in talks to go public through a merger with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:INKAU), a blank-check firm, according to Bloomberg.
The companies are discussing a a transaction that could be announced in coming weeks, and that may give the combined entity an enterprise value of about $1 billion to $1.2 billion. As with all deals that aren’t finalized, it’s possible that terms change or that talks fall apart.
READVirgin Orbit Expands Space Solutions Business With Hypersat Investment
Virgin Orbit, the responsive launch and space solutions company that has announced a planned business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: NGCA), announced today an agreement to acquire a 17.5% stake in geospatial analytics company Hypersat LLC.
This investment will further expand Virgin Orbit’s space solutions business by providing highly accurate electro-optic and hyperspectral imagery capabilities, which can provide vital information to customers in the agriculture, defense, energy, insurance, and minerals industries, among others.
READKin Insurance Completes Acquisition of Carrier With Licenses in 43 States
Kin Insurance, Inc., a leading direct-to-consumer homeowners insurance technology company that has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: OCA), today announced it has completed the acquisition of an inactive insurance carrier that holds licenses in 43 states.
Kin Insurance, Inc., a leading direct-to-consumer homeowners insurance technology company that has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: OCA), today announced it has completed the acquisition of an inactive insurance carrier that holds licenses in 43 states.
READOPAL Fuels LLC Announces Joint Venture with GFL Environmental Inc. to Develop New RNG Facilities
OPAL Fuels LLC, a leading vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), today announced a 50/50 joint venture with GFL Renewables LLC, an affiliate of GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL), the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America, to develop new RNG production facilities in the United States.
OPAL Fuels previously announced an agreement for a business combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II (Nasdaq: ACTD), which is expected to result in OPAL Fuels becoming a public company listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in second quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
READIsraeli 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...