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Latest SPAC News: Ecarx weighs $4B SPAC merger, road-side assistance firm Urgently in Graf merger talks, and Polestar unveils concept car
Geely-Backed Ecarx Weighs SPAC Merger at $4 Billion Value
Smart car technology company Ecarx Co., whose backers include Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., is considering seeking a U.S. listing via a merger with a blank-check company.
Ecarx is working with an adviser to explore a deal that could value the combined entity at about $4 billion. The company is weighing reaching out to regulators in the country for approval for a SPAC merger in order to satisfy new requirements unveiled in December.
READRoadside-Assistance Firm Urgently Said in Graf SPAC Merger Talks
Roadside-assistance startup Urgently has held talks to go public through a merger with Graf Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE:GFOR).
A transaction features a potential PIPE, and could value the combined entity at more than $700 million.
READPolestar Unveils Concept Car Ahead of $20 Billion Public Debut
Polestar, the electric vehicle maker spun out of the Volvo corporate garage, is suggesting as much today as it pulls the cover off of a sporty concept car with a removable roof. The machine also features a drone onboard that can be launched while driving. It’s a car engineered for Instagram likes and, fittingly, it’s ready to influence autonomously and at speed.
Shareholders of Cannabis Co in Jay-Z Empire Can Sue Over de-SPAC Deal
For the second time in recent months, Delaware’s Chancery Court has ruled that shareholders can sue board members for breaching their duties in a de-SPAC deal.
On Monday, Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn refused to dismiss a lawsuit by shareholders of Left Coast Ventures Inc, a privately-held cannabis company that was acquired in 2021 by Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. Subversive subsequently partnered with entrepreneur Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, to form The Parent Co, which bills itself as California’s leading cannabis business.
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At the SPAC of Dawn The biotech sector has represented a significant portion of SPAC dealflow over the past five years, but signs are showing that it may take some previously unanticipated hits from the transition to the new US administration. Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE:DNA) struck one of 2021’s headline deals at a $15 billion valuation...
This week, in a special edition of the SPACInsider Podcast, we focus on the private markets with PM Insights founder and CEO Nick Fusco. Nick weighs in with his thoughts on the major trends shaping private market valuations today and how the market has evolved since the pandemic years. Plus, how difficult is it to...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPACs have been a frequent target of litigators over the past half-decade, but yesterday saw the unusual news of two de-SPACs teaming up for a court action of their own. The two are perhaps an unsurprising pair in conservative social media platforms Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) and Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), but such...
Quartzsea (NASDAQ:QSEAU) has filed for a $60 million SPAC and is the latest to include contingencies on its underwriter fees to better align its interests with the target of a potential business combination. Underwriter SPAC Advisory Partners, which is a division of Kingswood Capital Partners, has capped its entire 4.0% deferred commission to any amounts...
At the SPAC of Dawn The shortest month of the year has sped past and is slated to host three SPAC completion votes before its conclusion. Several de-SPACs that have recently been darlings of retail investors are also set to report earnings before the month is through, beginning with digital health brand Hims & Hers...