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Latest SPAC News: Lottery.com sued by investor, True Velocity partners with Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, and HomeToGo founder teases Modes launch in 2023
Lottery.com Sued by Investor Eyeing Challenge to Its SPAC Merger
An investor sued Lottery.com Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRY) over concerns that backers of its blank-check merger with a special purpose acquisition company deliberately pushed a disastrous deal because it gave them a windfall at the expense of public shareholders.
The lawsuit seeks internal files from Lottery.com to investigate claims that sponsors of the SPAC it merged with, Trident Acquisition Corp., kept investors in the dark about “foundational” flaws in the lotto company’s business model. The company’s stock has allegedly crashed 95% since the deal closed.
True Velocity Announces Strategic Partnership with Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s
Texas-based ammunition manufacturer True Velocity announced a multi-year, strategic partnership with industry-leading outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops. The partnership will bring True Velocity’s line of advanced composite-cased ammunition to more than 125 Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Cabela’s retail locations across the United States, and it will leverage co-branded marketing efforts to promote an online subscription service enabling customers to order ammunition directly to their doorstep at a discount off retail prices.
As previously announced on November 1, 2022, TV Ammo, Inc. (“True Velocity”) entered into a business combination agreement among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BREZ).
READHomeToGo founder Andrae teases Modes launch in 2023
Described as a “groundbreaking way to find and book accommodation”, Modes is set to offer a “hyper-curated vacation rental browsing experience completely based on unique interests”, according to Dr Andrae.
HomeToGo (ETR: HTG) may be seeking to follow the path of Airbnb by allowing its users to search for their desired vacation rental property according to their specific needs and preferences, including “one-of-a-kind” rentals, “legendary” rentals or properties that keep price top of mind for consumers.
Last September, HomeToGo completed its business combination with Lakestar SPAC I to begin trading publicly on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
READtwo (NYSE:PIAI) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has pushed back its special meeting one week from March 24 to 10 am ET, March 31. Shareholders at the meeting will consider a proposal to extend its transaction deadline from April 1 to January 1, 2024. The SPAC’s sponsor has not yet offered to...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending March 17, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Despite this week’s headlines about bank failures, EF Hutton managed to file both a new S-1 registration statement and price an IPO. They should have...
Latest SPAC Liquidations: Northern Genesis III, MSD, and Tech and Energy Transition Corp. Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III (NGC) to Liquidate on March 24 Northern Genesis III (NYSE:NGC) announced that it will redeem all outstanding shares effective as of the close of business on March 27. Shares will cease trading on March 24 and the per-share...
Tech and Energy Transition Corp. (NASDAQ: TETC) announced this afternoon that its shareholders have voted against a proposal to extend the SPAC’s timeline to complete a business combination. Holders of 38,069,946 shares of TETC’s common stock, comprised of 28,495,396 shares of Class A common stock, and 9,575,000 shares of Class B common stock, were present at...
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DSAQ) announced this morning that it intends to adjourn its extension vote, originally scheduled to be held on March 22, and will reconvene on March 24 at 11:00 a.m. The SPAC has also extended the redemption deadline to March 22 at 5:00 p.m. It is currently facing a completion deadline of March...