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New SPACs: Southport II (PORT.U), Lucens Capital I (LCNS.U), Rainier (RNAQU) File for IPOs

Southport Acquisition Corp. II Southport II (NYSE:PORT.U) has filed for a $200 million SPAC that will be hunting for a target in the AI technology space. Under that fairly wide umbrella, the Southport II team plans to target companies that have AI data, security or workflow automation tools as well as firms operating in the AI infrastructure, robotics and AI-guided life sciences sectors. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation (OCLTU) Prices $100M IPO

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:OCLTU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "OCLTU" on Friday, August 7, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 7, 2026

The market appears to be headed into its third-straight positive day as the US appears to be inching closer to a final deal to end the Iran conflict and some of the fears around major tech earnings have calmed. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation (PNAQ.U) Prices $200M IPO

Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:PNAQ.U) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PNAQ.U" on Friday, August 7, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

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

Pono Capital Four (PONO) to Combine with Blackstar Orbital in $380M Deal

Pono Four (NASDAQ:PONO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with space venture Blackstar Orbital at a valuation of $380 million. Blackstar has designed a reusable orbital spacecraft to operate in low Earth orbit and return mission payloads to Earth via runway landings for recovery and reuse. 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

TCGX Acquisition Corp. (TCGX) Prices $75M IPO

TCGX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:TCGX) announced the pricing of its $75 million IPO and its shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "TCGX" on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 4

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

New SPAC: 1776 Acquisition Corp (SVSX.U) Files for $150M IPO

1776 Acquisition Corp (NYSE: SVSX.U) has filed for a $150 million SPAC led by a first-time team with roots in small-cap capital markets and the digital-asset world, casting a wide net across technology-enabled sectors. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 4