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Latest SPAC News: Zhaogang nears Hong Kong’s first SPAC merger, VinFast shares lose $83B as surge reverses, and SRIVARU awarded key patent
China Steel Website Zhaogang Nears Hong Kong’s First SPAC Merger, Sources Say
Chinese steel trading website Zhaogang.com is nearing a deal to merge with a Hong Kong-listed blank-check company backed by China Merchants Bank Co.’s overseas asset management arm, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The Shanghai-based company is in advanced talks to combine with special purpose acquisition company Aquila Acquisition Corp., the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.
VinFast Shares Lose $83 Billion as World-Beating Surge Reverses
The head-scratching rally in VinFast Auto Ltd. (NASDAQ:VFS) shares came to a sudden halt on Tuesday, erasing $83 billion of market value.
The unprofitable and thinly traded maker of electric cars tumbled 44% in New York, snapping a six-day winning streak. It had been rising faster than any other large-cap stock worldwide, jumping 688% from its debut in a SPAC listing on Aug. 15 through Monday’s close.
Despite the wipeout, VinFast’s nearly $107 billion market capitalization still makes it larger than companies like BlackRock Inc. and FedEx Corp.
SRIVARU Awarded Key Patent for Motorcycle Chassis with Traction Battery Pack Protection System
SRIVARU, a commercial-stage provider of premium electric motorcycles, today announced it has been awarded a key patent from the Patent Office, Government of India, titled “Motorcycle Chassis with Traction Battery Pack Protection System” (patent #201841037229). The new patent provides the company with design IP protection in India for 20 years. In addition, the company plans to apply for patent protection in other target markets.
On March 13, 2023, SRIVARU announced an agreement for a business combination with Mobiv Acquisition Corp (“Mobiv”) (Nasdaq: MOBV).
READPalantir SPAC Spree Draws Insider Trading Lawsuit Against Thiel
A pension fund sued Peter Thiel and other Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) board members over claims they made billions in insider trades while jacking up its stock price through a spree of reckless investments with doomed blank-check companies.
The shareholder lawsuit, made public late Monday, also targets company president Stephen Cohen and CEO Alex Karp, who co-founded Palantir with Thiel, its chairman. The suit says they drove the analytics business to invest hundreds of millions with special purpose acquisition companies in exchange for side deals they could use to report revenue they knew Palantir would never see.
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...
At the SPAC of Dawn Futures sit slightly red as investors return from holidays of barbecues and fireworks to renewed concerns about where US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy might hamper trade. The latest shift produced a further one-month delay in most of the tariffs Trump has threatened to impose as his administration continues to...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 3, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. We’re heading into the July 4th holiday, so we’ll keep this week’s column short and to the point. But before you head to the beach,...
Crown PropTech (OTC:CPTKW) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with rare earth mining firm Mkango Resources (TSX-V:MKA) at a pre-money equity value of $400 million. London-based Mkango is working to commercialize a chain of rare earth mining and refining facilities in Africa and Europe. The combined company is expected to trade on the...