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
Market Intel
10 articles this week
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
SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: September 11, 2026
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending September 11, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. SPAC activity was light this week owing to the shortened Labor Day holiday week, plus Rosh Hashanah on Friday. More
Kristi Marvin·Sep 12
ChampionsGate (CHPG) to Combine with FutureMain in $80M Deal
ChampionsGate (NASDAQ:CHPG) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with IT firm FutureMain at an estimated enterprise value of $80 million. Suwon-si, South Korea-based FutureMain provides safety diagnostics and IT services for industrial machinery. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 11