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Latest SPAC News: DWAC regains compliance with Nasdaq, White & Case amicably resolves dispute with Colonnade II, and Nikola’s CFO steps down
Trump-backed SPAC Digital World regains compliance with Nasdaq listing
Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC), a blank-check firm that is to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform, said on Wednesday it had been cleared by the Nasdaq over non-payment of certain dues.
“The company’s fee delinquency has been cured, and as a result the company has regained compliance with the applicable listing standard,” it said in an exchange filing, adding that a scheduled hearing next month related to the issue had been canceled.
READWhite & Case settles with SPAC after derailed $480M deal
Law firm White & Case has quickly ended a lawsuit seeking legal fees from a special purpose acquisition company whose plans for a $480 million merger fizzled.
White & Case, which last week sued former SPAC client Colonnade Acquisition Corp II and its directors in New York state court for more than $8.2 million, said in a Friday filing the parties “have amicably resolved their disputes.”
Nikola’s CFO Steps Down in Startups’ Latest High-Level Exit
Nikola Corp.’s (NASDAQ: NKLA) chief financial officer is stepping down next month in a shakeup of the zero-emission vehicle startup’s top ranks.
Kim Brady, who has been a source of stability amid managerial turmoil, will leave as finance chief at the Phoenix-based company on April 7 before departing later that month, the company said in a statement March 27. He has served as CFO since November 2017.
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A look at Plus’ software-first approach to autonomous trucking. After years of investment and excitement, the dawn of self-driving cars and trucks is now here. The question now is which business model among autonomous driving technology companies will win out? This week, we speak with David Liu, CEO of autonomous trucking company Plus. Plus announced...
At the SPAC of Dawn One thing that SPAC investors can typically count on while their money is invested in a SPAC’s trust is that it is going to grow one way or the other between now and their next redemption opportunity, but the devil can occasionally be in the details. In 2024, it became...
Thunderstone has filed for a $50 million SPAC to put a new first-time Asia-based team in action on a generalist hunt. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/8 share in each unit with 18 months to initially complete a business combination. It is the 8th fresh S-1 filed with underwriter D....
At the SPAC of Dawn In a trading session that may find itself built around the release of Fed minutes at 2 pm ET this afternoon, a pair of SPAC targets have added their own fresh information to the mix. Enterprise AI firm Fusemachines, which has a pending combination with CSLM (OTC:CSLMF), put out a...
Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...