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Latest SPAC News: Vertex set to be first SPAC to list in Singapore; Delaware Chancery Court opens door to liability for SPACs
Temasek-Backed Vertex Set to Be First SPAC to List in Singapore
Delaware Chancery Court Opens Door to Liability for SPAC Sponsors
Delaware’s Chancery Court has just put special purpose acquisition company insiders on notice: If they don’t tell the whole truth about proposed deals, they may be on the hook to investors.
Vice Chancellor Lori Will ruled Tuesday in In re MultiPlan Corp Stockholders Litigation that investors in the Churchill Capital Corp III SPAC can move forward with claims that the SPAC’s insiders, including former Citigroup Inc executive Michael Klein, breached their fiduciary duties by failing to disclose critical information about the SPAC’s target, the healthcare cost management company MultiPlan Corp.
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At the SPAC of Dawn There are signs that the macro environment for SPACs is gradually improving, but the Screaming Eagle team yesterday announced a non-redemption agreement for its combination with Lionsgate Studios. Such agreements are generally a lever one pulls when a SPAC expects a potentially turbulent closing. All in all, the terms for...
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...