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Latest SPAC News: Ecarx weighs $4B SPAC merger, road-side assistance firm Urgently in Graf merger talks, and Polestar unveils concept car
Geely-Backed Ecarx Weighs SPAC Merger at $4 Billion Value
Smart car technology company Ecarx Co., whose backers include Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., is considering seeking a U.S. listing via a merger with a blank-check company.
Ecarx is working with an adviser to explore a deal that could value the combined entity at about $4 billion. The company is weighing reaching out to regulators in the country for approval for a SPAC merger in order to satisfy new requirements unveiled in December.
READRoadside-Assistance Firm Urgently Said in Graf SPAC Merger Talks
Roadside-assistance startup Urgently has held talks to go public through a merger with Graf Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE:GFOR).
A transaction features a potential PIPE, and could value the combined entity at more than $700 million.
READPolestar Unveils Concept Car Ahead of $20 Billion Public Debut
Polestar, the electric vehicle maker spun out of the Volvo corporate garage, is suggesting as much today as it pulls the cover off of a sporty concept car with a removable roof. The machine also features a drone onboard that can be launched while driving. It’s a car engineered for Instagram likes and, fittingly, it’s ready to influence autonomously and at speed.
Shareholders of Cannabis Co in Jay-Z Empire Can Sue Over de-SPAC Deal
For the second time in recent months, Delaware’s Chancery Court has ruled that shareholders can sue board members for breaching their duties in a de-SPAC deal.
On Monday, Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn refused to dismiss a lawsuit by shareholders of Left Coast Ventures Inc, a privately-held cannabis company that was acquired in 2021 by Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. Subversive subsequently partnered with entrepreneur Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, to form The Parent Co, which bills itself as California’s leading cannabis business.
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Berto Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:TACOU) announced the pricing of its upsized $261 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “TACOU”, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The new SPAC aims to conduct a broad search for a target but will have a particular interest in artificial intelligence, wellness, longevity,...
Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp. (NASDAQ:LCCCU) announced the pricing of its $60 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “LCCCU”, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The new SPAC aims to conduct a broad search for a target with a team that has previously closed business combinations in the...
Churchill Capital Corp X (NASDAQ:CCCXU) has filed for a $300 million SPAC with a broad search focus, to add to the portfolio of Churchill deals. Five Churchill deals have closed (I, II, III, IV, and AltC), while V, VI and VII liquidated in the SPAC downturn. However, keep in mind that the Churchill team still...
Black Hawk Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:BKHA) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with biotech firm Vesicor Therapeutics at a pre-money equity value of $70 million. San Gabriel, California-based Vesicor is developing treatments utilizing extracellular vesicles as both a therapy themselves and as a delivery system for other medicines. The combined company is expected to...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPAC activity has continued to heat up as the market now has a new business combination to digest alongside two new SPACs making their debut on the Nasdaq later today. Three more new SPACs have filed their initial S-1s to eventually join them. That makes 29 SPAC IPOs and 49...