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Latest SPAC News: Byju in talks to go public via SPAC, Vistas Media announces joint venture between Anghami and Sony Music Entertainment Middle East, and Canoo revs up U.S. EV production plan
India’s Startup Byju’s in Talks to Go Public Via SPAC Deal
The online education provider Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup, is in advanced discussions to go public through a merger with one of Churchill Capital’s SPACs.
The startup held talks with several potential SPAC partners and is farthest along in working out an agreement with Michael Klein’s Churchill Capital. Churchill Capital VII (NYSE:CVII) raised more than $1.3 billion in an offering in February.
Under the preliminary terms discussed, Byju’s would raise a total of about $4 billion and seek a valuation of about $48 billion. The startup was valued at $21 billion, according to market research firm CB Insights.
READVistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. and Anghami Announce Joint Venture Between Sony Music Entertainment Middle East and Anghami For New Record Label ‘Vibe Music Arabia’
Anghami Inc., the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ:VMAC) a publicly traded SPAC led by CEO F. Jacob Cherian and co-founders Saurabh Gupta and Abhayanand Singh, announced the launch of a new joint venture record label, “Vibe Music Arabia”, between Sony Music Entertainment Middle East and Anghami.
On March 3, 2021, Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine with Anghami.
READCanoo Revs Up U.S. Electric Vehicle Production Plan As it Drops Overseas Deal
Electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ:GOEV) on Wednesday said it was accelerating its production plans in the United States while ending its deal for VDL Nedcar in Netherlands to serve as its contract manufacturer in Europe.
Canoo shares were up 3% in after hours trading.
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV completed its combination with Canoo on December 21, 2020.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending November 1, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Once again, the past week was all about new issuance while the DeSPAC announcements remain quiet. To kick off November, two SPACs priced IPOs to...
October continued the recent trend of SPAC teams seeking additional extensions beyond their first one, as they work on closing their combinations with the remaining funds after redemptions. Meanwhile, new SPACs are launching IPOs and beginning their search processes, signaling a shift in the market. Extension Votes In October, there were 13 scheduled extension votes....
K&F Growth II (NASDAQ:KFIIU) has filed for a $250 million IPO with aggressive terms and a laser focus on hospitality and gaming targets. The SPAC comes to market with a 24-month initial search clock and a trust that is not overfunded. This makes it only the second of underwriter BTIG’s nine SPACs filed in 2024...
At the SPAC of Dawn During a day of Halloween parties, SPACs adopted a one in, one out policy with two fresh SPACs pricing their IPOs just as two others opted to exit the club via liquidation. Given that the two new SPACs, Bleichroeder I (NASDAQ:BACQU) and Newbury Street II (NASDAQ:NTWOU), will begin trading later...
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: BACQU), announced the pricing of its $250 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BACQU”, Friday, November 1, 2024. The new SPAC intends to focus their efforts on businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”) sector as well as sectors...