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Latest SPAC News: Neuberger Berman raises $1.95B to co-sponsor SPACs, Eve signs LOI with Global Crossing Airlines, and Rubicon enters into three year partnership with city of Houston
Neuberger Berman Raises $1.95 Billion to Co-Sponsor SPACs
Asset manager Neuberger Berman has collected $1.95 billion for a debut fund to sponsor SPACs alongside CC Capital Partners, a private investment firm formed and led by ex- Blackstone Inc. dealmaker Chinh Chu.
An affiliate of Koch Industries anchors the vehicle, called Neuberger Berman Opportunistic Capital Solutions Fund, a spokesman for the company confirmed. The fund had an initial target of $1.5 billion, regulatory filing shows.
READEve and Global Crossing Airlines Sign Letter of Intent for up to 200 eVTOL Aircraft and Enable Future Collaboration for UAM
Eve UAM, LLC, an Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ) company, and Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. have signed a Letter of Intent to order up to 200 of Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL). This potential sale is included in Eve’s current order backlog of up to 1,785 eVTOLs. The company expects to start the deliveries in 2026.
Eve and Zanite Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ZNTE) announced their $2.4 billion deal just a few months ago on December 21.
READRubicon Enters Into Three Year Smart City Partnership with the City of Houston
Rubicon Technologies, LLC, a digital marketplace for waste and recycling and provider of innovative software-based solutions for businesses and governments worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a three year smart city partnership with the City of Houston, Texas to help improve residential waste and recycling services for its more than 2.3 million residents.
Founder SPAC (NASDAQ:FOUN) entered into a definitive agreement to combine with digital waste pickup marketplace Rubicon in December.
READGogoro Introduces New SSmartcore Technology Platform for Two-Wheel Vehicles; Integrates LTE, Over-the-Air Updates and More
Gogoro® Inc., a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced a new SSmartcore technology platform is being introduced today on the new Gogoro SuperSport. This new technology will also be available to its Powered By Gogoro Network vehicles partners with future Gogoro Development Kits later this year.
Poema Global (NASDAQ:PPGH) entered into a definitive agreement to combine with electric vehicle (EV) battery re-charger Gogoro in September last year.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending May 16, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. It was a very, very good week for SPAC IPO trading performances. The average performance for just this week alone clocked in at an average...
At the SPAC of Dawn The faucet of new SPACs to market is fully open with two more new SPACs pricing overnight and Churchill X (NASDAQ:CCCXU) already fully over-allotted after its May 14 IPO. Of the two IPOs Wen Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:WENNU) showed particular speed, having filed its initial S-1 just over two weeks ago...
Columbus Circle Capital Corp I (NASDAQ:CCCMU) announced the pricing of its upsized $220 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “CCCMU”, Friday, May 16, 2025. The new SPAC aims to conduct a broad search for a target with a team that has expertise in telecoms, media,...
Wen Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:WENNU) announced the pricing of its $261 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “WENNU”, Friday, May 16, 2025. The new SPAC aims to combine with a fintech target focused on enabling digital assets through the integration of blockchain networks into traditional financial...
Blue (NYSE:BACCU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC that will take a generalist search process, but it hopes to come down with an industrial target. The new SPAC is the 11th in a row to file without an offer to overfund its trust. It offers investors one right to a 1/10 share in each...