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Latest SPAC News: Ambipar buys Witt O’Briens for $161.5M, SPAC winter spreads to Middle East with two deals delayed, and Wag! partners with Babylist
Brazil’s Ambipar buys Witt O’Briens in $161.5 mln deal
Brazilian environmental services provider Ambipar said on Wednesday it bought Witt O’Briens for an enterprise value of $161.5 million, pushing ahead with its global expansion.
The deal, made through its subsidiary Ambipar Response, marks the company’s entry into Asia and Oceania markets and strengthens its presence in the continents where it already operates, Ambipar said in a securities filing.
SPAC Winter Spreads to Middle East With Two Deals Delayed
Concerns over the blank-check industry are spreading to the Middle East, dealing a blow to the region’s SPAC market that barely got off the ground.
Babylist and Wag! Join Forces To Help Pet Parents Welcome Baby Home
Babylist, the leading vertical marketplace and commerce destination for baby, and Wag! (Nasdaq: PET), a platform for busy pet parents, offering access to five-star dog walking, pet sitting, expert pet advice, wellness plans, and one-on-one training from a community of local pet caregivers, are helping new parents make the transition of bringing home a new baby a little easier.
READLevere SPAC’s Finance Chief Steps Down
Levere Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:LVRA) said Tuesday that Stefan Krause, its chief financial officer and chief investment officer, intends to resign immediately.
The SPAC disclosed in a securities filing that Mr. Krause had given notice of his plans, and that the departure “was not a result of any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to its operations or its accounting or financial policies or procedures.”
READLanzaTech CEO Highlights Company Role as a Synthetic Biology Leader at White House Event Celebrating Biotechnology
LanzaTech NZ, Inc., an innovative Carbon Capture and Transformation company that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives, today announced that Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech participated in the Summit on Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing for the American Bioeconomy today at The White House.
As previously announced LanzaTech has entered into a merger agreement for a business combination transaction with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: AMCI).
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending May 30, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. May went out with a bang. Four more IPOs priced this week, bringing the monthly tally to 22 and the YTD total to 53. That...
June is set to be one of the quietest months in some time in terms of sponsors and de-SPAC’d companies coming free from their lock-ups, owing to the quieter periods for transactions closing that occurred six and 12 months ago. Up first will be company shareholders for East Asian media conglomerate TNL Mediagene (NASDAQ:TNMG) on...
Pioneer I (NASDAQ:PACHU) has filed for a $220 million SPAC to hunt for a healthcare target with a mix of industry veterans heading up its team. The new SPAC is the 12th new S-1 underwritten by Cantor Fitzgerald this year as left lead as it hopes to join the 10 SPACs that the underwriter has...
At the SPAC of Dawn This week comes to an end with a flurry of SPAC votes including three special meetings called for shareholders to approve business combinations. Aetherium (OTC:GMFI) was also scheduled to seek shareholder approval for its extension proposal, but has punted this vote for two weeks to June 13. Two of today’s...
At the SPAC of Dawn After multiple days of market rallies, traders are set to ingest a full plate of economic indicators today with jobless claims coming first, followed by a GDP growth revisions, home sales and a raft of Fed comments. GDP figures for the first quarter are broadly forecast to be revised downward...