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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

Morning SPAC News Roundup: September 17, 2026

De-SPACs continue to team up in the public markets in intriguing ways with the latest unexpected collaboration coming between a rare earth refiner and a quantum computing firm. 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

Aperture AC (APUR) to Combine with Atlantic HPC Corp. in $227M Deal

Aperture AC (NASDAQ:APUR) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto mining firm Atlantic HPC Group at a pro forma enterprise value of $227 million. Atlantic HPC is developing power-intensive Bitcoin mining facilities in three US states. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 11