Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 18, 2026
Futures are flashing red after a late turn towards the negative in yesterday's trading, with the Nasdaq set to open more than -1% down from the start of the session. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 18
Market Intel
6 articles this week
Karman Line Acquisition Corp. (XTERU) Prices $200M IPO
Karman Line Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:XTERU) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "XTERU" on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 17
NorthStrive Acquisition Corp. I (NSAIU) Prices $100M IPO
NorthStrive Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:NSAIU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "NSAIU" on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 17
Canna-Global Acquisition Corp (CNGL) to Distribute $6.148 Per Share in Partial Liquidation
In the latest turn of a long-running saga, Canna-Global Acquisition Corp. (OTC:CNGL) announced this morning that it intends to distribute funds from a partial liquidation, resulting in shareholders receiving $6.14892631 per share between now and 5 pm ET, September 4. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 17
SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: August 14, 2026
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending August 14, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. A quick programming note: I’m on vacation this week, so this will be a shorter edition of the column. More
Kristi Marvin·Aug 15
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners V, Ltd. (TBCVU) Prices $261M IPO
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners V, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBCVU) announced the pricing of its $261 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "TBCVU" on Thursday, August 13, 2026. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 12
New SPACs: Gores Holding XII, Inc. (GDOZU) and GigCapital10 Corp. (GIA.U) File for IPOs
Gores Holding XII, Inc. Gores XII (NASDAQ:GDOZU) has filed for a $312 million SPAC despite the team already having two other vehicles on the hunt. This latest iteration bears nearly identical terms to Gores XI (NASDAQ:GHXIU) and Gores X (NASDAQ:GTEN) with 1/4 warrants in its units and the ability to automatically extend its 24-month transaction deadline by three months with a signed definitive agreement with a target in hand. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 11
New SPACs: Inflection Point VIII (IPHXU), Eaglesky (ESA.U), JATT III (JTTT), Danneskjold and Galt (CPLMU) File for IPOs
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII Inflection Point VIII (NASDAQ:IPHXU) has filed for a $250 million SPAC that would give that prolific team another vehicle as it works to close three pending deals with others. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 10
SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: August 7, 2026
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending August 7, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. Five more IPOs priced this week to kick off August and bring the 2026 year-to-date count to 140. More
Kristi Marvin·Aug 8
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