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Top 3 SPAC Targets – Financial Infrastructure

This column series has recently looked at a number of target sectors that were popular with SPACs during the 2020-2021 boom that are now coming back into favor. Fintech is one of the industries that SPACs were most smitten with during that period, and, five years on, the results for those de-SPACs have not been sterling overall. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 6

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 6, 2026

With broad positivity in Asian and European markets, US markets looked poised to extend their record highs in Thursday's session. Among the biggest de-SPAC winners in yesterday's session was specialty vehicle insurance firm Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY), which surged +15. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 6

New SPAC: Gravity Acquisition Corp. (GVACU) Files for $250M IPO

Gravity Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GVACU) has filed for a $250 million SPAC with a generalist focus, but with strong ties to Asia and the Middle East. The team is led by CEO Iris Zhao, a Malta citizen based in the UAE who brings the group's prior SPAC experience, having served as COO of Mars Acquisition Corp, which IPO'd in 2023. More
Kristi Marvin·Aug 5

New SPAC: Luminous Acquisition (LUMIU) Files for $105M IPO

Luminous Acquisition (Nasdaq: LUMIU) has filed for a $105 million SPAC built around the ARC Group investment-banking network. Luminous keeps its mandate broad, planning to search for a target with an enterprise value of $700 million or more in whatever sector best fits its team's background. More
Kristi Marvin·Aug 4

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 4, 2026

July closed with a cleanup of some of the older vintages of SPACs. Six of the seven SPACs that liquidated in June and July first came public back in 2020 or 2021, and had spent four-plus years on extensions before finally handing cash back to holders. More
Kristi Marvin·Aug 4