Terms Tracker for the Week Ending August 21, 2026 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week's pricings. Two more IPOs priced this week, bringing the August count to eight and the 2026 year-to-date count to 143, just one less than full-year 2025’s count of 144. More
ARC Group II (NASDAQ:CLMZU) has filed for a $105 million SPAC bringing a generous unit structure for investors. The new SPAC is offering one full warrant and one right to a 1/4 share in each unit and investors can also count on a near-term redemption opportunity as ARC Group II has just 12 months on its initial transaction deadline with the ability to extend this by three months at its discretion. More
Another crypto treasury transaction bit the dust after hours yesterday as Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) called it quits on its business combination with Bitcoin Standard Treasury, which would have floated assets from a series of the founding members of the Bitcoin space. More
There have been few buzzwords more common among the fresh set of new S-1s for new SPAC than “critical minerals”. This is because a mix of technology demand and trade restrictions have made these resources valuable in a way they had not been before, but also because there are so many private potential targets with holdings in the space. More
There are 105 SPACs with pending business combinations at the moment with the oldest of these SPACs dating back to 2021. But, many are still being active in getting their deals over the finish line. More
With the pace of SPAC IPOs picking back up this week, a revival of deal announcements could also be around the corner. The first week of August saw three new business combinations unveiled, but there has only been one since. More
Newbury Street II (NASDAQ:NTWO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with robotics software firm FORT at an implied pro forma enterprise value of $556 million. FORT Robotics provides clients a patented hardware and software platform designed to oversee safe operations at work environments where humans and autonomous robots work together. More
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
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
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
