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Latest SPAC News: Vinfast to list in the U.S. in August following SEC approval and Redwire wins $12.9 million NASA award
Vietnam EV maker VinFast to list in the U.S. in August after regulator nod
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Friday it is planning to list in the United States next month via a blank-check company after the SEC gave the go ahead to its proposed business combination.
VinFast, a unit of Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate Vingroup, announced in May it would go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Black Spade Acquisition Co (NYSE:BSAQ).
READRedwire Selected for $12.9 Million NASA Award to Develop Trailblazing Systems to Build Landing Pads, Roads, and other Forms of Infrastructure on the Moon
Redwire (NYSE: RDW) has won a $12.9 million NASA Tipping Point award to produce a prototype of technology capable of building landing pads, roads, and foundations of habitats on the Moon using lunar materials. The technology will use a microwave emitter to heat and solidify regolith (lunar dust and crushed rock) to construct infrastructure. Redwire’s partners in the project include Astrobotic, Lockheed Martin Space, Lambda Technologies, Colorado School of Mines, and the University of Central Florida.
Redwire completed its business combination with Genesis Park in September 2021.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending December 8, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Well that escalated quickly. While last week was quiet, this week was far busier. SPACs saw one IPO start trading after pricing on Friday of...
Mobiv Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MOBV) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with EV motorcycle-maker SRIVARU. Shareholders originally approved the deal at a special meeting held back on September 28, but at that time, the parties expected the transaction to take just a week to close. Redemptions whittled Mobiv’s IPO share pool of 10,005,000 down...
Achari Ventures I (NASDAQ:AVHI) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with medtech firm Vaso Corporation at an equity value of $176 million, or 19.5x its 2022 adjusted EBITDA. Wuxi, China-based Vaso provides IT services and sales support to medical device manufacturers. The combined company is expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the...
EF Hutton Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:EFHT) announced this morning that its shareholders have approved its business combination with E.C.D. Auto Design. At the meeting, there were 5,089,203 shares of common stock, representing approximately 76.82% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, present. In connection with the meeting, the company’s stockholders holding 3,470,945 shares,...
Legato Merger Corp. III (NYSE:LEGT) filed for a $175 million IPO yesterday afternoon, becoming the fourth SPAC to file this week. While the other three SPACs that filed their S-1s earlier this week intend to pursue targets in the financial services and biotech industries, Legato III, similar to the earlier Legato SPACs, will focus on...