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SPAC IPO Terms Tracker: IPO Drought for July

Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 29th, 2022 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. For the last full week of July, we saw three new S-1 registration statements and, you guessed it, zero IPOs. More
Sam Beattie·Market Intel

Fri, July 29

ACE Convergence (ACEV) Files Changes to Tempo/Compass Deal

ACE Convergence (NASDAQ:ACEV) announced this afternoon that its target, electronics manufacturer Tempo Automation, has terminated its merger agreement with Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE: CODI). Concurrent with the business combination, Tempo had originally planned to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Compass AC Holdings, Inc. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

Mountain Crest III (MCAE) Terminates PIPE

Mountain Crest III (NASDAQ:MCAE) and a PIPE investor have mutually terminated a $250 million investment in connection to its proposed merger with healthcare group ETAO. The investor, SME Investment Group Co., had originally agreed to purchase 25,000,000 ordinary shares at deal announcement for an aggregate cash amount of $250 million at $10. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

New SPAC: Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp. Files for $60M IPO

Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CETSU) filed its S-1 Thursday morning for a $60 million IPO, marking the fourth SPAC to file for an IPO in July. Cetus has set its sights on acquiring a target business in the industrials, information technology and Internet-of-Things industries with a total enterprise value ranging from $200 million to $1 billion. More
Marlena Haddad·New S-1 Filings

The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: July 29, 2022

  Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.  Latest SPAC News: Playtech no longer pursuing SPAC deal with Caliente and NewAmsterdam Pharma doses first patient in phase 3 trial Playtech says no longer pursuing SPAC deal for unit of peer Caliente UK gambling software provider Playtech said on Friday it had stopped pursuing talks with Caliente Interactive for the Mexican sports betting firm's unit Caliplay to list publicly in the United States via a SPAC deal, citing weak capital market conditions. More
Marlena Haddad·Market Intel

Jim Zukin Discusses the Reasonable Basis Review (“RBR”) for SPACs

We spoke with Jim Zukin, the CEO & Chairman of Zukin Certification Services, and former Co-Founder of Houlihan Lokey, about his new product  - the Reasonable Basis Review, or "RBR". The Reasonable Basis Review is intended to help SPAC sponsors follow SEC guidance as it relates to financial projections, but also allow their target companies to have financial projections reviewed and validated by a trusted third-party. More
Kristi Marvin·Podcasts & Webinars·PODCAST

Top 3 SPAC Targets – Metals

  SPACInsider contributors Anthony Sozzi and Sam Beattie this week compiled their three favorite potential SPAC targets among companies on the supplying the world's new and existing metals resources. We look at why they are compelling and why each could be a fit for a blank-check merger. More
Nicholas Alan Clayton·Market Intel

Thu, July 28

New SPAC: PROTONIQ Acquisition Corp. Files for $100M IPO

PROTONIQ Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:PROQ) filed its S-1 yesterday afternoon for a $100 million IPO, marking the third SPAC to file for an IPO in July. The SPAC has chosen to set its sights on companies globally, with a particular focus on opportunities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. More
Marlena Haddad·New S-1 Filings