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Latest SPAC News: Lottery.com sued by investor, True Velocity partners with Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, and HomeToGo founder teases Modes launch in 2023
Lottery.com Sued by Investor Eyeing Challenge to Its SPAC Merger
An investor sued Lottery.com Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRY) over concerns that backers of its blank-check merger with a special purpose acquisition company deliberately pushed a disastrous deal because it gave them a windfall at the expense of public shareholders.
The lawsuit seeks internal files from Lottery.com to investigate claims that sponsors of the SPAC it merged with, Trident Acquisition Corp., kept investors in the dark about “foundational” flaws in the lotto company’s business model. The company’s stock has allegedly crashed 95% since the deal closed.
True Velocity Announces Strategic Partnership with Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s
Texas-based ammunition manufacturer True Velocity announced a multi-year, strategic partnership with industry-leading outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops. The partnership will bring True Velocity’s line of advanced composite-cased ammunition to more than 125 Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Cabela’s retail locations across the United States, and it will leverage co-branded marketing efforts to promote an online subscription service enabling customers to order ammunition directly to their doorstep at a discount off retail prices.
As previously announced on November 1, 2022, TV Ammo, Inc. (“True Velocity”) entered into a business combination agreement among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BREZ).
READHomeToGo founder Andrae teases Modes launch in 2023
Described as a “groundbreaking way to find and book accommodation”, Modes is set to offer a “hyper-curated vacation rental browsing experience completely based on unique interests”, according to Dr Andrae.
HomeToGo (ETR: HTG) may be seeking to follow the path of Airbnb by allowing its users to search for their desired vacation rental property according to their specific needs and preferences, including “one-of-a-kind” rentals, “legendary” rentals or properties that keep price top of mind for consumers.
Last September, HomeToGo completed its business combination with Lakestar SPAC I to begin trading publicly on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
READDespite a week of general pull-backs in the market, fintech firm Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) nonetheless took the dive and had a good week debuting via a traditional IPO in the choppy waters. The company, which provides app-based consumer cashback discounts on purchases, priced its IPO at $88, above its proposed range of $76 to $84, and...
At the SPAC of Dawn Happy Friday! SPACInsider has unveiled new presets on SPAC Performance accessible via the Data drop-down to easily sort for the highest and lowest performing active SPACs and de-SPACs. On the de-SPAC side, Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) continues to be well ahead of the pack, logging a 710% return by share price adjusted...
AGBA (NASDAQ:AGBA) stock is up over +90% this morning following a +211% premarket spike on news it has signed a definitive agreement to combine with social streaming video platform Triller. AGBA, the company itself, was formed by the $555 million combination between a SPAC of the same name and TAG Companies, a financial services firm...
At the SPAC of Dawn Since closing its combination with DHC last month, AI customer engagement firm BEN (NASDAQ:BNAI) has rolled out new partnerships with call center and healthcare clients. And, while it faces a fair bit of competition in the chatbot realm, several high-profile institutions have demonstrated that creating one that provides useful services...
Blue Ocean (NASDAQ:BOCN) provided significantly more texture today in the presentation for its $275 million combination with Asian digital media group TNL Mediagene, which it expects to hit profitability in the second half of the year despite a slight shakeup in financing for the transaction. The first big update in the first investor deck is...