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SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: September 18, 2026

Terms Tracker for the Week Ending September 18, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. After two more IPOs priced this week, September’s IPO count now totals three, with the year-to-date total now at 150 and $29. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 19

New SPACs: Lower Cross (LCACU) and SPACCircle (SCQCU) File for IPOs

Lower Cross Acquisitions Corp. Lower Cross (NASDAQ:LCACU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC focused on the healthcare and insurance industries. The new SPAC is offering investors 1/3 warrants in its units and 24 months to initially complete a business combination. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 18

Morning SPAC News Roundup: September 18, 2026

SPACs have gotten back into the IPO game with two teams pricing over the last two days after only one other SPAC getting to this stage in the rest of the month. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 18

Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp (LEDRU) Prices $150M IPO

Leader’s Advantage Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:LEDRU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "LEDRU" on Friday, September 18, 2026. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 17

Top 3 SPAC Targets – Autonomous Defense

With a growing number of flashpoints around the world, money is pouring in to defense budgets and SPACs have taken notice. The war in Ukraine in particular has also both forced rapid innovation and provided a testing ground for a number of emerging defense technology companies. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 17

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V (HYAC.U) Prices $250M IPO

Haymaker Acquisition Corp V (NYSE:HYAC.U) announced the pricing of its $250 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol "HYAC.U" on Thursday, September 17, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 16

Flag Ship (FSHP) to Combine with Bluechip & Co. Holdings in $400M Deal

Flag Ship (NASDAQ:FSHP) has entered into a plan of merger with adtech firm BlueChip Holdings for $400 million in equity consideration. Bluechip does business in the insurance, financial education and capital markets advisory sectors through its subsidiaries. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 16

ACP Holdings (ACGC) to Combine with May Mobility in $1.48Bn Deal

ACP Holdings (NASDAQ:ACGC) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with autonomous driving technology firm May Mobility at a pro forma enterprise value of $1.48 billion. May Mobility provides an autonomous driving platform for robotaxi operators in the US and Japan. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 16

New SPAC: Oceanhawk Acquisition II Corp. (OHIIU) Files for $150M IPO

Oceanhawk II (NASDAQ:OHIIU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC to form a duo of searching vehicles by a new sponsor team. The new SPAC is offering investors one right to a 1/10 share in each unit and is one of only three SPACs filing in September with only rights and no warrants in its structure. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 15

New SPAC: FurtureCore Acquisition Corp. (FTCRU) Files for $75M IPO

FutureCore (NASDAQ:FTCRU) has filed for a $75 million SPAC with highly generous terms to IPO investors. These include a unit structure that includes one full warrant and a right to a 1/4 share as well as a trust that is overfunded to 100. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 14