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Latest SPAC News: Vacasa forecasts slower growth, and Boxed Q4 results show rise in online grocery adoption
Vacasa, After A Banner Year, Forecasts Much Slower Growth
Vacation rental giant Vacasa (NASDAQ:VCSA) expects to top $1 billion in revenue for the first time this year, but the Portland company said Wednesday that growth will be much slower than in the recent past.
Its revenues totaled $889 million last year, according to financial results issued Wednesday afternoon, up an astonishing 81%. But Vacasa said it expects growth of just around 30% this coming year.
TPG Pace Solutions Corp. completed its combination with vacation rental management platform Vacasa in a special meeting held on December 1, 2021.
Boxed Q4 Results Show Online Grocery Adoption Rising as Merchants Build Digital Loyalty
In its first earnings call since going public via SPAC in June 2021, Boxed shared Monday (March 15) that gross profit grew 50% year over year in the quarter, and average order value grew 12%. Additionally, the company noted strong customer loyalty.
Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp. completed its combination with ecommerce seller Boxed in a special meeting held on December 7, 2021.
READTomorrow.io Weather Satellites Pass Critical Design Review
A week after calling off a merger with Pine Technology (NASDAQ:PTOC) intended to raise $420 million for a constellation of commercial weather radar satellites, Tomorrow.io said March 16 its two pathfinder spacecraft passed their critical design review.
John Springmann, Tomorrow.io’s vice president for space, said the successful review clears the way for satellite production and keeps the operational constellation on track to start launching in 2023.
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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...
At the SPAC of Dawn As April’s sleepy month for SPAC news continues, there is only one special meeting on the docket to consider a SPAC deal approval, that being today’s vote on Pegasus Digital Mobility‘s (NYSE:PGSS) combination with equipment manufacturer Schmid. Three more SPACs are facing extension votes this week, including Pyrophyte (NYSE:PHYT), whose...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending April 19, 2024 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Passover and school spring break starts next week, which most likely means a slowdown in SPAC filing activity. Although Churchill IX is now rumored to...
Despite a week of general pull-backs in the market, fintech firm Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) nonetheless took the dive and had a good week debuting via a traditional IPO in the choppy waters. The company, which provides app-based consumer cashback discounts on purchases, priced its IPO at $88, above its proposed range of $76 to $84, and...