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Latest SPAC News: DWAC fails to pay proxy solicitors, and Ocean Biomedical discovers new therapy that can potentially kill cancerous cells
Trump SPAC fails to pay proxy firm despite tough hunt for votes, Financial Times reports
Executives behind a SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) that plans to take Donald Trump’s media business public have failed to pay their proxy solicitors, The Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Digital World Acquisition Corp, set up by Patrick Orlando, has not paid Saratoga Proxy Consulting for its work helping to rally shareholders, report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
READOcean Biomedical discovers new therapy that can potentially kill cancerous cells
Ocean Biomedical and Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp. announced the discovery of a therapy that could potentially kill glioblastoma and melanoma cells – two types of cancerous cells – and block the spread of these cells to the lungs.
The company discovered antibodies that can target both CHI3L1, a regulator of a series of cancer-causing pathways, and ICPI, immune checkpoint inhibitors.
The Providence-based biopharma company recently announced it has entered a merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:AEHA), which is expected to be complete by the end of 2022. Ocean Biomedical will then become a subsidiary of Aesther Healthcare Acquisition Corp. and the combined company will be renamed Ocean Biomedical Inc.
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Looking at February 2025 Corporate Actions, SPAC activity remained steady across extensions, announced transactions, and completions, though overall extension votes slowed compared to January. Several SPACs sought additional time to complete their deals, with some receiving approval, others awaiting results, and one ultimately canceling after a postponement. Announced transaction volume declined slightly from the previous...
At the SPAC of Dawn The first week of March is currently set to host two completion votes and an extension and postponements of these events have decreased as some market conditions have normalized. But, other factors may make this week a bumpy ride. The prospect of tariffs dividing up North American markets may come...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending February 28, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. With four new IPOs pricing this week, February closes out with eight total IPOs, matching January’s count. That brings the year-to-date total to 16. Interestingly,...
Republic Digital Acquisition Company (NASDAQ:RDAGU) has filed for a $220 million SPAC to hunt for a target in crypto and blockchain technology. The underwriter will be Cantor, which has priced two IPOs so far this year and has four more on file to IPO including Republic Digital. The count of four “on file to IPO” ...
The crop of 13 SPAC sponsors and target companies coming loose from their lock-up agreements this month are representatives of some counter-narrative trends as the two best performing deals are Latin American companies on the eve of new tariffs and the lowest performers are those from the buzzy world of AI software applications. The deal...