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Latest SPAC News: Bed Bath & Beyond draws interest from Tailwind SPAC, Swvl buys Turkish transit firm, and crypto platform investors sue SPAC execs over accounting
Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Jumps on Report Company Received Bids for BuyBuy Baby Unit
Bed Bath & Beyond’s (NASDAQ:BBY) shares jumped Friday on news that the company is considering offers to buy its BuyBuy Baby business.
Shares closed Friday at $17.46, up 6.85%. The news was reported by The Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources. According to the report, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and Tailwind Acquisition, which originally announced a business combination with risk analytics firm QOMPLX before terminating the deal, are among the companies interested in the baby apparel and supplies retailer.
The home goods retailer recently struck a deal with activist investor Ryan Cohen, chair of GameStop and co-founder of Chewy, who owns a stake in the company through his firm RC Ventures. As part of the deal, Bed Bath agreed to do a strategic review of BuyBuy Baby, one of the bright spots of the company’s business. It also agreed to add three new directors to its board as part of the truce.
READSwvl Buys Turkish Transit Firm Volt Lines in Latest Deal Spree
Swvl Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SWVL), a Dubai-based ride sharing startup, has agreed to acquire the Turkish transportation-as-a-service operator Volt Lines in its fourth acquisition since August.
The sale values Volt Lines at $40 million, with an additional $25 million in funding committed to grow in the region, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the details aren’t public.
Ride-sharing startup Swvl made its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market on April 1 after merging with blank-check company Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital.
READCrypto Platform Investors Sue SPAC Execs Over Accounting
Shareholders in cryptocurrency platform Bakkt Holdings Inc (NYSE:BKKT) sued the investment managers who took the company public via a blank check company, alleging they misled investors by improperly classifying shares.
An investor filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn on Thursday against Bakkt and five individuals associated with Chicago-based Victory Park Capital Advisors. The Chicago-based investment manager sponsored the special purpose acquisition company that took the company public last year in a deal that valued Bakkt at $2.1 billion.
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Indigo Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:INACU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “INACU”, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The new SPAC plans to combine with an established, profitable company whose growth potential can benefit from its team’s expertise. Indigo’s management team is...
After a quiet June, July is set to be active throughout the month with nine de-SPACs and sponsors coming unlocked from their trading restrictions. This timing is most fortuitous for insurance investor Abacus Life (NASDAQ:ABL) and East Resources, which took it public in 2023, as it is the best performer of this group of companies...
Pyrophyte II (NYSE:PAII.U) has filed for a $175 million SPAC to dig for a natural resources target while the team’s first deal remains pending. The new SPAC is offering investors 1/2 warrants in each unit and it will have 24 months to complete a business combination without asking shareholders for an extension. It is the...
At the SPAC of Dawn The last day of the quarter is to play host to a pair of shareholder votes and a possible pricing of Indigo‘s (NASDAQ:INACU) $100 million IPO. This week is also to play host to fresh jobs numbers just before the long July 4 weekend. Black Hawk (NASDAQ:BKHA) was also one...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending June 27, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. June continued its late-month rally with another five SPAC IPOs pricing this week, bringing the monthly total to 10 and the 2025 year-to-date count to...