This week, SPACInsider founder Kristi Marvin speaks with a panel spanning the banking, investing and advisory sides of SPAC transactions.
She is joined by Ed Kovary, Head of SPAC Capital Markets at BTIG, Nick Skibo, Managing Partner at Gritstone Asset Management, and Dimitre Genov, a Managing Director at Brookline Capital Markets advising SPAC sponsors on IPOs and de-SPAC transactions.
Kristi checks in on how recent trends like the resurgence of anchor investors is perceived by the various participants in a SPAC transaction through to close, and what the SPAC landscape looks like now with the previous cycle winding to a close and a new one beginning.
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending June 13, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. This week brought three new SPAC IPOs with pricings from BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp., Blue Acquisition Corp. and Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III. All...
Starry Sea (NASDAQ:SSEAU) has filed for a $50 million SPAC with leadership that is making its debut as SPAC officers and a broad search mandate. The new SPAC is offering investors one right to a 1/6 share in each unit and a redemption opportunity coming at the end of its 15-month initial transaction deadline if...
At the SPAC of Dawn Israel’s bombing of sites in Iran has brought a new injection of uncertainty to the markets, which appear poised to open in the red. But, this may be a temporary factor after the week has also produced better-than-expected indicators on inflation. One more data point is set to come in...
Best SPAC I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BSAAU) announced the pricing of its $55 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BSAAU”, Friday, June 13, 2025. The new SPAC plans to combine with a consumer goods company with a total enterprise value between $100 million and $600 million....
Blue Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BACCU) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BACCU”, Friday, June 13, 2025. The new SPAC intends to combine with a target company within a manufacturing company or data center that aligns with green energy initiatives and...