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Fri, July 30

The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: July 30, 2021

Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.  Latest SPAC News: Manscaped in talks to merge with Bright Lights, Nikola founder Milton charged for false statements, and MENA region sees more SPAC deals Grooming Startup Manscaped Holds Bright Lights SPAC Talks Manscaped, a startup that sells products for “below-the-waist hygiene,” is in talks to merge with blank-check firm Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

Tailwind Acquisition Corp (TWND) Adjourns Shareholder Vote Again

Tailwind Acquisition Corp.  (NYSE:TWND) announced in a press release this morning that it adjourned its meeting regarding its combination with cybersecurity firm Qomplx. The press release did not give much information, but in the past SPACs have used adjournments to increase turnout for the vote or give redeeming shareholders extra time to potentially change their minds. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

Thu, July 29

The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: July 29, 2021

Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.  Latest SPAC News: Nanosys in talks to merge with GigInternational1, blank-check firms turn to expensive sources of financing Nanosys Is in Talks to Go Public Via GigInternational1 SPAC Quantum-dot technology developer Nanosys Inc. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (TPGS) to Combine with Vacasa in $3.7Bn Deal

TPG Pace Solutions (NYSE:TPGS) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with vacation rental management platform Vacasa at an enterprise value of $3.747 billion, or 3.7x its 2022E revenue. Portland, Oregon-based Vacasa helps homeowners manage vacation properties and book them out to renters through its own site as well as channel partners like Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB), Booking. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Market Intel