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Morning SPAC News Roundup: September 8, 2026

SPACs have five votes coming up and the recent slate of non-redemption agreements and adjournments suggests that investors still have some happy feet in the current market environment. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 8

SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: September 4, 2026

Terms Tracker for the Week Ending September 4, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. Heading into the holiday weekend, this will be a shorter edition of the column. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 5

New SPAC: Legion Capital Acquisition Corp. (LCAD.U) Files for $200M IPO

Legion Capital (NYSE:LCAD.U) has filed for a $200 million SPAC that is bringing a group of anchor investors along with it into the space race. The new SPAC is offering investors 1/3 warrants in its units with the standard 24-month transaction deadline without a means of automatically extending this. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 4

Plutonian II (PLUN) to Combine with NT1 Pty Ltd. in $500M Deal

Plutonian II (NYSE:PLUN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with mining firm NT1 Pty at an estimated enterprise value of $500 million. NT1 is working to develop rare earth mining assets in Western Australia. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 3

Texas Ventures III (TVA) to Combine with PlusAI in $896M Deal

Texas Ventures III (NASDAQ:TVA) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with autonomous trucking firm PlusAI at an enterprise value of $896 million. PlusAI has developed AI-based autonomous driving software and hardware for the heavy trucking industry. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 3

Podcast: Trasteel CEO Gianfranco Imperato on Trade Disruption and a Changing Steel Market (SZZL)

This week, we speak with Gianfranco Imperato, CEO of Trasteel, and Jamie Karson, Vice Chairman of Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:SZZL). The two announced a $1.3 billion business combination in April. It has been an interesting year for steel as it has been the target of trade restrictions and supply chain snares. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 3

Four Leaf (FORL) to Combine with Data443 Risk Mitigation

Four Leaf (OTC:FORL) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with cybersecurity firm Data443 (OTC:ATDS) for undisclosed terms. North Carolina-based Data443 provides hacking threat-mitigation tools to government and commercial clients. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 2

New SPAC: RainRock Acquisition Corp. (RRCKU) Files for $150M IPO

RainRock (NASDAQ:RRCKU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC with a focus on digital assets and AI-driven financial services. The team's search thesis in fact includes a number of buzzwords that haven't been seen in a SPAC S-1 in a while including "Web3" and "metaverse". More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 1

Podcast: The State of the SPAC Market, from the Floor of the NYSE

For our first-ever video podcast episode, we headed to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to speak with Allyson Satin, COO of the Ares SPACs, and Paul Wood, Co-Head of SPAC Investment Banking at BTIG. More

Kristi Marvin·Sep 1

August 2026 Corporate Actions Analysis

August 2026 remained active across the SPAC market, with 12 new IPOs pricing during the month alongside continued extension and deal-making activity. Extension votes spanned both newer and later-stage vehicles, including several SPACs already deep into their extension cycles. More

Henrique Santa Rosa, CFA·Sep 1