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Latest SPAC News: Metals ships first copper concentrate from CSA Copper Mine, Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, and Bridger Aerospace confirms CEO’s bid for Senate
Metals Acquisition Limited Ships First Copper Concentrate from CSA Copper Mine
Metals Acquisition Limited (NYSE: MTAL) announces that the first shipment of copper concentrate from the CSA Copper Mine has been shipped from the port of Newcastle, New South Wales. The concentrate shipment contained approximately 2,300 tonnes of copper and 28,000 ounces of silver.
READLordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn
U.S. electric truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE) filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after failing to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan’s Foxconn.
Shares of Lordstown tumbled 35% in trading on the Nasdaq. The company’s bankruptcy is not the first among the crop of EV startups that went public during the pandemic-era SPAC boom.
READBridger Aerospace Confirms CEO Tim Sheehy’s Bid for the U.S. Senate
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies, today confirmed that Timothy P. Sheehy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Director is entering the race for the U.S. Senate for the State of Montana. During his candidacy, Sheehy will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer with the continued support of Bridger’s experienced management team and Board of Directors.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending December 8, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Well that escalated quickly. While last week was quiet, this week was far busier. SPACs saw one IPO start trading after pricing on Friday of...
Mobiv Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MOBV) announced this afternoon that it has closed its combination with EV motorcycle-maker SRIVARU. Shareholders originally approved the deal at a special meeting held back on September 28, but at that time, the parties expected the transaction to take just a week to close. Redemptions whittled Mobiv’s IPO share pool of 10,005,000 down...
Achari Ventures I (NASDAQ:AVHI) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with medtech firm Vaso Corporation at an equity value of $176 million, or 19.5x its 2022 adjusted EBITDA. Wuxi, China-based Vaso provides IT services and sales support to medical device manufacturers. The combined company is expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the...
EF Hutton Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:EFHT) announced this morning that its shareholders have approved its business combination with E.C.D. Auto Design. At the meeting, there were 5,089,203 shares of common stock, representing approximately 76.82% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, present. In connection with the meeting, the company’s stockholders holding 3,470,945 shares,...
Legato Merger Corp. III (NYSE:LEGT) filed for a $175 million IPO yesterday afternoon, becoming the fourth SPAC to file this week. While the other three SPACs that filed their S-1s earlier this week intend to pursue targets in the financial services and biotech industries, Legato III, similar to the earlier Legato SPACs, will focus on...