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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending September 4, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. Heading into the holiday weekend, this will be a shorter edition of the column. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn A healthy bounce in the Nasdaq yesterday was good for a wide range of de-SPACs, but not quite as strongly as for ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT). The EV charging network surged +74. ...

Plutonian II (NYSE:PLUN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with mining firm NT1 Pty at an estimated enterprise value of $500 million. NT1 is working to develop rare earth mining assets in Western Australia. ...

Texas Ventures III (NASDAQ:TVA) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with autonomous trucking firm PlusAI at an enterprise value of $896 million. PlusAI has developed AI-based autonomous driving software and hardware for the heavy trucking industry. ...

This week, we speak with Gianfranco Imperato, CEO of Trasteel, and Jamie Karson, Vice Chairman of Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:SZZL). The two announced a $1.3 billion business combination in April. It has been an interesting year for steel as it has been the target of trade restrictions and supply chain snares. ...

Four Leaf (OTC:FORL) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with cybersecurity firm Data443 (OTC:ATDS) for undisclosed terms. North Carolina-based Data443 provides hacking threat-mitigation tools to government and commercial clients. ...

Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII (NASDAQ:IPHXU) announced the pricing of its $250 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "IPHXU" on Friday, August 28, 2026. ...

Rainier Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:RNAQU) announced the pricing of its $75 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "RNAQU" on Thursday, August 27, 2026. ...

JATT III Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:JTTT) announced the pricing of its $60 million IPO and its shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "JTTT" on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. ...

Southern Cross Acquisition II Corp. (NASDAQ:SCATU) announced the pricing of its $75 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "SCATU" on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. ...

Karman Line Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:XTERU) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "XTERU" on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. ...

NorthStrive Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:NSAIU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "NSAIU" on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. ...

RainRock (NASDAQ:RRCKU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC with a focus on digital assets and AI-driven financial services. The team's search thesis in fact includes a number of buzzwords that haven't been seen in a SPAC S-1 in a while including "Web3" and "metaverse". ...

Graf Industrial II (NYSE:GTOO.U) has filed for a $220 million SPAC that will mark the first time the Graf team has had two SPACs in circulation simultaneously. The team's other vehicle, Graf Global (NYSE:TONT), is working to close a deal with professional sports league Big3 Basketball it announced in June, and this filing could suggest that things are progressing apace with that transaction. ...

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V Haymaker V (NYSE:HYAC.U) has filed for a $250 million SPAC that returns a prolific serial sponsor to the market after a short summer break. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/4 warrant in each unit, marking a return to this premium structure for the first time since Haymaker III, which IPO'd in 2021. ...

ARC Group II (NASDAQ:CLMZU) has filed for a $105 million SPAC bringing a generous unit structure for investors. The new SPAC is offering one full warrant and one right to a 1/4 share in each unit and investors can also count on a near-term redemption opportunity as ARC Group II has just 12 months on its initial transaction deadline with the ability to extend this by three months at its discretion. ...

Gores Holding XII, Inc. Gores XII (NASDAQ:GDOZU) has filed for a $312 million SPAC despite the team already having two other vehicles on the hunt. This latest iteration bears nearly identical terms to Gores XI (NASDAQ:GHXIU) and Gores X (NASDAQ:GTEN) with 1/4 warrants in its units and the ability to automatically extend its 24-month transaction deadline by three months with a signed definitive agreement with a target in hand. ...

Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII Inflection Point VIII (NASDAQ:IPHXU) has filed for a $250 million SPAC that would give that prolific team another vehicle as it works to close three pending deals with others. ...

For our first-ever video podcast episode, we headed to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to speak with Allyson Satin, COO of the Ares SPACs, and Paul Wood, Co-Head of SPAC Investment Banking at BTIG. ...

This week, we speak with Tod Higinbotham, CEO of battery maker ZincFive and Jim Rhee, Chairman and CEO of Spark I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SPKL). The two announced a $752 million combination in June. Lithium-ion batteries have dominated much of the conversation in cutting-edge technology. ...

On this week's podcast, we speak with Paul Lichty, Co-Founder and CEO of Forge Nano. He explains how Forge Nano’s atomic layer deposition approach can build better batteries and semiconductors while maximizing the rarest materials these require. ...

This week, on a SPACInsider Podcast Replay, we revisit a September 2024 discussion from the beginning of the current SPAC cycle. SPACInsider founder Kristi Marvin was joined by Ed Kovary, Head of SPAC Capital Markets at BTIG, Nick Skibo, Managing Partner at Gritstone Asset Management, and Dimitre Genov, Managing Director at Brookline Capital Markets. ...

This week, we speak with Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, CEO of quantum computing firm Pasqal, to discuss its $1.98 billion combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:BBCQ). Quantum computers are plugged in and doing real commercial work, but, how can you get them to collaborate with CPUs and GPUs on a single problem? ...

This week, we speak with IQM CEO and Co-Founder Jan Goetz, and Peter Ort, CEO and Co-Chairman of Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:RAAQ) about their $1.7 billion dollar combination, announced in February. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn Uncertainty around bond yields, interest rates and other sources of instability have left a climate that has returned the SPAC world to high redemptions after a Spring that saw many teams reach completion with relatively low redemption rates. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn SPACInsider has now revamped its SPAC profile pages! The new profile pages are designed to put more critical information in one place and prevent the need for scrolling to get to the facts you need. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn Three Lions (NASDAQ:TLACU) is set to be the first SPAC IPO of September 2026 after it priced its offering after hours yesterday. Another team has also gotten in line as RainRock Acquisition Corp. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn The month of August comes to a close after today's trading session with at least three SPACs eyeing their window to list with Three Lions (NASDAQ:TLACU) believed to be targeting a pricing today. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn With two new de-SPACs set to debut in trading today after closing their business combinations, August has suddenly become a month of tying up loose ends. ...

At the SPAC of Dawn Black Spade III (NYSE:BIII) has brought a new deal to market, this time from the hot space sector as it unveiled plans to merge with satellite broadcast firm Astrum Space this morning. ...