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Latest SPAC News: Malaysia’s Hibiscus considers Singapore SPAC listing, Bridgestone partners with LanzaTech, and Credit Suisse forms new committee to review SPAC deals
Malaysia’s Hibiscus Explores Singapore SPAC Listing
Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd. is considering listing a special purpose acquisition company in Singapore that could raise as much as S$200 million ($147 million).
The Malaysian independent oil and gas explorer has held talks with potential advisers on the potential SPAC initial public offering. The blank-check company, which could raise S$150 million to S$200 million, will look for acquisition targets in the renewable energy sector.
READBridgestone Partners with LanzaTech to Pursue End-of-Life Tire Recycling Technologies
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), a global leader in tires and sustainable mobility solutions, today announced an exclusive partnership with Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) company, LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (LanzaTech) to address end-of-life tire waste. The two companies will co-develop the first dedicated end-of-life tire recycling process leveraging LanzaTech’s proprietary CCT technology, creating a pathway toward tire material circularity and the decarbonization of new tire production.
As previously announced, LanzaTech has entered into a merger agreement for a business combination transaction with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: AMCI).
READCredit Suisse Committee to Review SPAC Deals as SEC Rules Loom
Credit Suisse Group AG has formed a new committee to assess its involvement in blank check-firm mergers as underwriters face the prospect of heightened liability under proposed financial regulations.
The Swiss lender told staff in a memo that the “tactical deSPAC committee” will focus on pending mergers involving U.S. special purpose acquisition companies. Any transaction must be approved by both the new committee and the firm’s investment banking committee.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending May 23, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Another solid week for SPAC IPO trading. Five more IPOs priced, bringing May’s total to 18 and the YTD tally to 49. That’s just eight...
Pelican Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:PELIU) announced the pricing of its $75 million IPO and its units began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “PELIU”, Friday, May 23, 2025. The new SPAC aims to combine with a technology company with a defensible market position that would benefit from being publicly traded in the US. Pelican’s management...
Cohen Circle II (NASDAQ:CCIIU) has filed for a $220 million SPAC marking the second wave of the Betsy Cohen team’s return to the market in the burgeoning 2024/2025 cycle. The new SPAC brings slightly less warrant coverage than its predecessor Cohen Circle I (NASDAQ:CCIR) with a 1/4 warrant in each of its units as opposed...
A Paradise (NASDAQ:APADU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to get a fresh Asia-focused vehicle on the road with a leader that has steered several SPACs before. The new SPAC continues underwriter Cohen & Company’s warpath as its 15th SPAC put on file this year, with the firm’s 12th SPAC IPO debut set for...
On this week’s SPACInsider REPLAY, we revisit a 2022 conversation with Harry Sloan of the Eagle SPACs. At the time, Harry had already completed seven SPACs and was closing in on his eighth. As markets cooled and the SPAC boom waned, Harry offered a prescient take on where the market was headed—and what a “post-boom”...