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Pine Tree Acquisition Corp. (PAXGU) Prices $100M IPO

Pine Tree Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:PAXGU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "PAXGU" on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 6

Morning SPAC News Roundup: October 6, 2026

Futures are green for the major US markets after positive sessions in Asia and Europe. The top de-SPAC gainer in yesterday's trading was telehealth firm Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA), which boosted its value by +71. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 6

SIM I (SIMA) Signs $500M Binding Letter of Intent with American Industrial Technologies

SIM I (NASDAQ:SIMA) has signed a binding letter of intent to combine with American Industrial Technologies for $500 million in equity consideration. Orlando, Florida-based American Industrial Technologies provides supply chain services and is developing proprietary hardware for the telecom and drone technology sectors. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 5

SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: October 2, 2026

Terms Tracker for the Week Ending October 2, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. September closes out the month with an IPO count of five, but October starts with one thanks to the sole IPO this week from Southport Acquisition Corp II. More

Kristi Marvin·Oct 3

New SPAC: Arca Nova Acquisition Corp (ANAC.U) Files for $100M IPO

Arca Nova (NYSE:ANAC.U) has filed for a $100 million SPAC from a team that previously contemplated de-SPACing their own company before eventually opting to go with a regular way IPO. In 2012, Arca Nova CEO and Chairwoman Norma Ka Yin Chu founded DDC Enterprise, which produced digital cooking content and prepared packaged meals out of its base in Hong Kong. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 2

New SPAC: Pop Global Acquisition Limited (PGAU) Files for $100M IPO

Pop Global (NASDAQ:PGAU) has filed for a $100 million IPO that would put another first-time team into the hunt with a technology focus. The new SPAC is offering investors one whole warrant in each unit and it has overfunded its trust to 100. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 2

Top 3 SPAC Targets – Back to Cash

As SPACs head into the fourth quarter of 2026, they could be facing a different environment for this stage of their target searches and the SPAC cycle as a whole could change shape with it. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 1

September 2026 Corporate Actions Analysis

September's corporate actions analysis showed a continued cooling in IPO issuance, but a strong increase in newly announced business combinations. The month recorded 16 new merger announcements, more than double the seven announced in both July and August, while only five SPACs priced IPOs, down from 12 in August and 18 in July. More

Caleb Walvoord·Oct 1

Southport Acquisition Corp. II (PORT.U) Prices $200M IPO

Southport Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:PORT.U) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PORT.U" on Thursday, October 1, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 1

Third Quarter 2026 SPAC Market Report

An In-Depth Look at SPAC Activity in Q3-2026 Below is a summary of the Q3-2026 SPAC market. If you'd like a pdf copy, you can access the link HERE. Q3-2026 at a Glance Issuance slowed. More

Kristi Marvin·Oct 1