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Four Leaf (FORL) to Combine with Data443 Risk Mitigation

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. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 2

Morning SPAC News Roundup: September 2, 2026

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. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 2

New SPAC: RainRock Acquisition Corp. (RRCKU) Files for $150M IPO

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". More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 1

Podcast: The State of the SPAC Market, from the Floor of the NYSE

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. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 1

August 2026 Corporate Actions Analysis

August 2026 remained active across the SPAC market, with 12 new IPOs pricing during the month alongside continued extension and deal-making activity. Extension votes spanned both newer and later-stage vehicles, including several SPACs already deep into their extension cycles. More

Henrique Santa Rosa, CFA·Sep 1

Three Lions Acquisition Corp. (TLACU) Prices $100M IPO

Three Lions Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:TLACU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "TLACU" on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 31

New SPAC: Graf Industrial Corp. II (GTOO.U) Files for $220M IPO

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. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 31

SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: August 28, 2026

Terms Tracker for the Week Ending August 28, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. Four more IPOs priced this week, bringing the final August count to 12 and the 2026 year-to-date count to 147, now exceeding full-year 2025’s count of 144. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 29

SPAC Lock-Up Expirations to Watch in September 2026

September is set to be a busy month for de-SPACs and sponsor teams coming free from their lock-up agreements and the company with the most to gain this month is also looking at the nearest-term release. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 28

Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII (IPHXU) Prices $250M IPO

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. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 27