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Latest SPAC News: Chamath Palihapitiya says higher rates have created ‘wave of destruction’ and DigiAsia Bios looks to expand abroad post SPAC merger
SPAC king Chamath Palihapitiya says higher rates have created ‘wave of destruction’ across whole sectors
Higher interest rates are sowing chaos across businesses and whole sectors of the market, according to “SPAC king” Chamath Palihapitiya.
In an annual letter to investors on Tuesday, the Social Capital CEO leveled more criticism at the Federal Reserve over its aggressive rate hikes over the past year. The policy move has weighed heavily on risk assets, and helped burst the bubble in so-called blank-check firms that Palihapitiya rode during the pandemic boom of 2020 and 2021.
READIndonesia-focused DigiAsia Bios looking to set foot abroad post SPAC merger
Indonesian B2B fintech startup DigiAsia Bios is gearing up to expand to other Southeast Asian countries with similar demographics and regulations, including Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, after its combination with a SPAC and Nasdaq listing this year, a senior executive said.
The company plans to complete the business combination with StoneBridge (NASDAQ:APAC) this April and raise around $200M.
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Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...
M3-Brigade V (NASDAQ:MBAV) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto treasury firm ReserveOne, assembling about $1 billion in equity funding. ReserveOne is setting up a diversified Bitcoin and digital asset treasury with a portion of its investments going towards blockchain infrastructure and venture raises. The combined company is expected to trade on...
At the SPAC of Dawn As the SPAC market has warmed in 2025, only 21 of the 70 SPACs (30%) that have IPO’d thus far have overfunded their trusts to draw in investors and none of these funded to more than 101%. By contrast, 87% of 2023 SPACs were overfunded – some to as high...
Emmis Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:EMISU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to take a look at the manufacturing sector after a few unique wrinkles in their IPO process. Initial investors are set to receive one right to a 1/10 share in each unit purchased and the SPAC will have 18 months to complete a business...
Chenghe III (NASDAQ:CHEC.U) has filed for a $110 million SPAC to continue the team’s growing series while turning to a new underwriter. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/2 warrant in each unit and no overfunding of the trust, but it will need to complete a business combination within 18 months of its IPO...