We have a pretty decent match going on between BofA and Chardan. Chardan took the lead this morning, but BofA came back and is now leading 57% to 43%. ...READ MORE
Easterly Acquisition Corp, a SPAC focused on the financial services sector, announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd., ...READ MORE
In light of the forthcoming second quarter league tables being published next week, SPACInsider has created our first annual Underwriters League Tournament! It’s been an incredibly busy month for SPACs and we wanted to have some fun and inspire a little healthy competition, so we hope you enjoy and participate in each day’s matches. ...READ MORE
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High times, indeed. According to a NY Post article that was posted late last night, Origo Acquisition Corporation’s target, High Times, began a Reg A+ funding round this week, exactly one week after shareholders approved the new completion extension date of September 12th. ...READ MORE
In addition to bringing on Chardan Capital Markets as a co-manager, Allegro Merger Corp. changed its Rights Terms to reflect holders receiving one-tenth (1/10) of a share versus the originally stated one-twentieth (1/20). ...READ MORE
Gores Holdings II, a $400 million SPAC, announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Verra Mobility, a provider of tech-enabled smart transportation solutions and a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, with an anticipated initial enterprise value of $2.4 billion. ...READ MORE
New Frontier Corp. filed an amended S-1 this morning with a few noteworthy changes. First, the transaction size is now $230 million, up from $200 million in previous filings. ...READ MORE
Last night, both Twelve Seas Investment Company and LF Capital Acquisition Corp. priced their initial public offerings and will begin trading today under the symbols TWLVU and LFACU, respectively. ...READ MORE
Well, it looks like LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a $135 million Fintech-focused SPAC, is pricing Tuesday evening as well. LF Capital filed their CERT shortly after Twelve Seas, so we’ve got ourselves a double dose of SPACs. ...READ MORE
Twelve Seas Investment Company a Pan-Eurasian focused SPAC, will be pricing their $150 million SPAC IPO tonight for trading Wednesday. ...READ MORE
This morning, Thunder Bridge announced the pricing of their upsized $225 million SPAC. The unit will begin trading Tuesday under the symbol TBRGU. ...READ MORE
Thunder Bridge filed their CERT with the Nasdaq on Friday evening, indicating their IPO is imminent and should price tonight for trading tomorrow under the symbol “TBRGU”. ...READ MORE
LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a SPAC focused on the Fintech sector, filed another amended S-1 this morning. Of note, the pro rata percentage held in trust jumped a percentage point from 101% to 102%. ...READ MORE
Late this afternoon, Twelve Seas Investment Company filed an amended S-1 that included an upsized offering for a $150 million IPO, previously $100 million. As we’ve mentioned before, this team is stacked with a lot of SPAC experience and that is a very big plus, so we can only surmise that initial feedback must have been so positive as to warrant an upsize of 50%. ...READ MORE
LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a SPAC focused on the Fintech sector, filed an amended S-1 yesterday with a few important changes. ...READ MORE
Apollo Global management is rumored to have a SPAC management team already in place and has confidentially filed with the SEC. ...READ MORE
This evening, Far Point announced the pricing of their $550 million, Third Point sponsored SPAC. The unit will begin trading Tuesday morning under the symbol FPAC.U. ...READ MORE
After a banner year in 2017 for SPACs with 34 total deals raising a little over $10 billion, everyone is naturally curious to see if we’ll have a repeat in 2018. ...READ MORE
HL Acquisitions Corp., a SPAC focused on the “hydrocarbon logistics and processing sector” filed for a $42.5 million IPO today. HL Acquisitions is headed by CEO, Jeffrey Schwarz, the co-founder of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc., ...READ MORE