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Latest SPAC News: Saudi Arabia explores setting up framework for SPAC listings, and Boxed considers filing for bankruptcy
Saudi Arabia Explores Setting Up Framework for SPAC Listings
Saudi Arabia’s market regulator is looking into setting up a legal framework to allow special-purpose acquisition companies to list in the kingdom.
“This is one of the things that we are allowing for businesses to reach the market easier,” Yazeed Saleh Aldemaigi, deputy, strategy and international affairs at the Capital Market Authority, said at the Financial Sector Conference in Riyadh Thursday.
READBoxed considers filing for bankruptcy
Online retailer Boxed (NYSE:BOXD) is considering filing for bankruptcy as the cash-starved company faces pressure to make millions of dollars in payments to creditors it might not be able to afford, according to a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Seven Oaks completed its merger with Boxed in December 2021.
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Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Bitcoin Standard Treasury in a transaction that is worth about $4.8 billion. Bitcoin Standard Treasury aims to bring in capital from a number of equity instruments to build up one of the largest US-listed Bitcoin treasuries. The combined company is expected...
At the SPAC of Dawn Several de-SPACs have made market-moving announcements recently and they haven’t forgotten to cash in on them. Fresh off of announcing $500 million strategic investment and partnership with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) has followed that up with a $500 million public offering, netting the company a cool...
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:PAII.U) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “PAII.U”, Thursday, July 17, 2025. The new SPAC plans to focus its search on companies within the energy sector that constitute critical links in the supply chain of the...
At the SPAC of Dawn Rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) was one of the early winners of the 2020 SPAC boom, having picked up momentum following its 2020 deal with Fortress Value. But, the company’s news that it will become a major supplier of battery materials for Apple’s empire of electronic devices has sent...
Solarius Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SOCAU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SOCAU”, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The new SPAC plans to combine with a target in the asset management, wealth management or financial services industries. Solarius Capital’s management team...