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Latest SPAC News: SPAC deal makes CEO of Rumble a billionaire, Cano Health explores sale after receiving buyout interest, and Givaudan and LanzaTech announce collaboration
SPAC Deal Makes CEO of Conservative Video Platform a Billionaire
A SPAC deal has made the founder of a conservative social media platform a billionaire — and it’s not Donald Trump.
Chris Pavlovski, chief executive officer of Rumble Inc.(NASDAQ:RUM), is worth more than $1.8 billion after the lightly moderated video network — which features daily shows from hosts including Glenn Greenwald and Russell Brand — went public Monday by merging with a blank-check firm led by Cantor Fitzgerald’s Howard Lutnick. Pavlovski, who is Canadian, owns almost 140 million shares in the company, which he founded in 2013.
Also benefitting was Lutnick, the CEO and chairman of blank-check firm CF Acquisition Corp. VI. Through the SPAC sponsor, he now controls shares in Rumble valued at more than $148 million.
READCano Health exploring sale after receiving buyout interest
U.S. primary care provider Cano Health (NYSE:CANO) is exploring a sale and working with advisors after receiving acquisition interest, according to people familiar with the matter.
Cano Health has received buyout interest from potential buyers including Humana Inc and CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS), the sources said.
Cano, which went public last year through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by billionaire Barry Sternlicht, received buyout interest after their poor results last month, prompting them to explore a sale, one of the sources said.
READGivaudan and LanzaTech announce their collaboration on developing fragrance ingredients from renewable carbon
Givaudan, a global industry leader in the world of scent and beauty, and LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (“LanzaTech”), an innovative Carbon Capture and Transformation (“CCT”) company have announced a collaboration for the development of sustainable fragrance ingredients from renewable carbon.
As previously announced LanzaTech has entered into a merger agreement for a business combination transaction with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: AMCI). Upon closing, the combined company is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “LNZA”.
READMore Acquisition suspends shares due to planned Megasteel acquisition
More Acquisitions PLC on Friday suspended its shares from trading due to a planned acquisition of Wiltshire, England-based steel distributor Megasteel Ltd.
The special purpose acquisition company said Megasteel is valued at between GBP49.5 million to GBP63 million on completion of the acquisition. Consideration will involve the issue of between 2.2 billion to 2.8 billion new shares, at a price of 2.25 pence per share.
Megasteel is a distributor of high-quality steel for the prestressing and post-tensioning of concretes in the UK. Prestressed concrete is a critical building product used in the UK construction market.
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NMP (NASDAQ:NMPU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to conduct a broad search for a target, leveraging its team’s past consultancy work. The new SPAC’s units are set to contain one right to a 1/5 share. That is more generous to investors than the unit structure for Maxim Group’s other new SPAC filing this...
At the SPAC of Dawn Futures are green ahead of the Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated press conference at 2:30 pm ET today following two days of Federal Reserve meetings. Several other Fed members are expected to speak on Friday, but any news on rate changes is likely to come out of today’s speech,...
Dune Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ:IPODU) announced the pricing of its $125 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “IPODU”, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The new SPAC aims expects to conduct a broad search for a combination target, but is interested in companies that are in the...
Oyster Enterprises II (NASDAQ:OYSEU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to pursue a broad investment thesis, but one informed by the way that AI is shaking up industries. The new SPAC has units each containing one right to a 1/10 share and it will have 24 months to initially complete a business combination without...