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Pono Capital Four (PONO) to Combine with Blackstar Orbital in $380M Deal

Pono Four (NASDAQ:PONO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with space venture Blackstar Orbital at a valuation of $380 million. Blackstar has designed a reusable orbital spacecraft to operate in low Earth orbit and return mission payloads to Earth via runway landings for recovery and reuse. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Deal Announcements

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 6, 2026

With broad positivity in Asian and European markets, US markets looked poised to extend their record highs in Thursday's session. Among the biggest de-SPAC winners in yesterday's session was specialty vehicle insurance firm Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY), which surged +15. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·SPACs in the News

Wed, August 5

New SPAC: Gravity Acquisition Corp. (GVACU) Files for $250M IPO

Gravity Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GVACU) has filed for a $250 million SPAC with a generalist focus, but with strong ties to Asia and the Middle East. The team is led by CEO Iris Zhao, a Malta citizen based in the UAE who brings the group's prior SPAC experience, having served as COO of Mars Acquisition Corp, which IPO'd in 2023. More

Kristi Marvin·New S-1 Filings·GVACU·$250M

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 5, 2026

Is risk appetite back? The S&P 500 is back near record highs and the Dow is currently topping 53,000 after a brutal July, and that's usually good news for deSPAC announcements and SPACs in general. More

Kristi Marvin·SPACs in the News

Tue, August 4

TCGX Acquisition Corp. (TCGX) Prices $75M IPO

TCGX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:TCGX) announced the pricing of its $75 million IPO and its shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "TCGX" on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. More

Kristi Marvin·IPO Pricings·TCGX·$75M

New SPAC: Luminous Acquisition (LUMIU) Files for $105M IPO

Luminous Acquisition (Nasdaq: LUMIU) has filed for a $105 million SPAC built around the ARC Group investment-banking network. Luminous keeps its mandate broad, planning to search for a target with an enterprise value of $700 million or more in whatever sector best fits its team's background. More

Kristi Marvin·New S-1 Filings·LUMIU·$105M

New SPAC: 1776 Acquisition Corp (SVSX.U) Files for $150M IPO

1776 Acquisition Corp (NYSE: SVSX.U) has filed for a $150 million SPAC led by a first-time team with roots in small-cap capital markets and the digital-asset world, casting a wide net across technology-enabled sectors. More

Kristi Marvin·New S-1 Filings·SVSX.U·$150M

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 4, 2026

July closed with a cleanup of some of the older vintages of SPACs. Six of the seven SPACs that liquidated in June and July first came public back in 2020 or 2021, and had spent four-plus years on extensions before finally handing cash back to holders. More

Kristi Marvin·SPACs in the News

Newbridge Acquisition Limited Corp. (NBRG) to Combine with Startech Group Inc.

Newbridge Acquisition Limited (Nasdaq:NBRG) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with AI and functional water firm Startech Group Inc. in a deal that values the target at a $1 billion base purchase price. More

Kristi Marvin·Deal Announcements

ARC Group Securities Acquisition I (FJDIU) Prices $105M IPO

ARC Group Securities Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FJDIU) announced the pricing of its $105 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "FJDIU" on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·IPO Pricings·FJDIU·$105M