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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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AI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:AIIAU) has filed for a $100 million IPO to be the latest crossover of a team from being a SPAC target to a SPAC sponsor. This SPAC offers investors one right to a 1/5 share in each unit and a potential first redemption opportunity at 18 months. The SPAC may automatically extend this...
At the SPAC of Dawn This week has been partially defined by market reactions to the core PPI inflation numbers that came out yesterday, but today’s session will receive fresh inputs on US retail, manufacturing and industrial production figures. SPACs also have to contend with public market reactions to new issuance that has not been...
Viking Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:VACIU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC with strong terms led by international Deutsche Bank alumni. We are only halfway through the month of August, but teams have already filed S-1s for 12 new SPACs, matching July’s total. Cohen & Company has largely been the engine for this surge as...
Bleichroeder I (NASDAQ:BACQ) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with defense contractor Merlin Labs at a pro forma enterprise value of $1 billion. Merlin is developing the technology for autonomously piloting aircraft in defense and civil applications. The combined company is expected to trade on the Nasdaq once the deal is completed in...
At the SPAC of Dawn It is only halfway through the month of August, but teams have already filed S-1s for 12 new SPACs, matching the total for all of July. Underwriter Cohen & Company has been responsible for half of this flow and four of its flock were rolled out just this week. This...