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Latest SPAC News: Enjoy Technology files for bankruptcy, D-Orbit signs launch and deployment contract with Kepler Communications and Bird CEO steps down as president
SPAC Led by Former Apple Executive Goes Bankrupt Less Than a Year After Going Public
Enjoy Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:ENJY), a retail startup founded by former Apple Inc.executive Ron Johnson, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday — less than a year after going public through a merger with a blank-check company.
The company plans to keep operating and sell itself to Asurion LLC while in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, court papers show. Asurion has agreed to lend $52.5 million of new money to fund the Chapter 11 case.
READD-Orbit Signs Launch and Deployment Contract with Leading Satellite Telecom Provider Kepler Communications
D-Orbit, the space logistics company that is going public through a transaction with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BREZ), today announced the signing of a launch and deployment contract with Kepler Communications, a private telecommunications company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
As previously announced on January 27, 2022, D-Orbit entered into a business combination agreement with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BREZ), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
READBird CEO Travis VanderZanden steps down as president
Shared micromobility company Bird’s (NYSE:BRDS) board of directors has appointed Shane Torchiana as president of the company, replacing the company’s CEO and founder Travis VanderZanden. The new roles will begin effective June 29, per a regulatory filing.
VanderZanden, who previously served as the chief operating officer (COO) at ride-hailing company Lyft, will stay on as CEO of Bird and chair of the board of directors.
The Santa Monica–based e-scooter and e-bike sharing company is one of two micromobility companies to debut on the public markets, alongside Helbiz, both of which came to fruition via mergers with a SPAC. Bird debuted on the NYSE on November 5 via a merger with Switchback II. The company initially traded at $8.34 per share, with an expected valuation of around $2.3 billion.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending September 22, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. SPACs finally saw two new S-1 filings this week, the first to file since August 24th. Hainan Sirius Acquisition Corp. filed first on Thursday and...
Latest SPAC Liquidations: LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II (LFAC) to Liquidate on October 3, 2023 LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: LFAC), today announced that the directors of the Company have determined to dissolve and liquidate the Company. The redemption of the Public Shares is expected to be completed on...
Latest Non-Redemption Agreements: Yotta Acquisition Corp.,Live Oak Crestview Climate Acquisition Corp. Yotta Acquisition Corp. (YOTA) Adds Non-Redemption Agreements Yotta Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:YOTA) entered into non-redemption agreements with certain unaffiliated third parties in exchange for such third parties agreeing not to redeem an aggregate of 598,680 shares of the Company’s common stock. In exchange for the foregoing...
Twin Ridge (NYSE:TRCA) announced this afternoon that it plans to convene and then adjourn its extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders originally to be held on September 26 at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time. Twin Ridge intends to hold the new meeting at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on October 3, 2023. Additional details were not given as to...
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: SLAC) and W3BCLOUD Holdings Inc. announced this afternoon that they have mutually agreed to terminate their business combination agreement. The reasons cited were once again “due to existing market conditions”, which most likely implies the current capital market conditions as well as the fact that W3BCLOUD works within the...