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Latest SPAC News: Nasdaq threatens to delist Trump SPAC, Plastiq files for bankruptcy, and Virgin Galactic faces crucial test flight
Nasdaq threatens to delist the Trump SPAC from the stock market
Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC), the blank-check firm seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump’s media venture that owns the Truth Social app, has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq.
In a press release Wednesday, Digital World said it “received an expected letter” from the stock market because it hasn’t filed a quarterly report for the period ending on March 31. The letter doesn’t mean the company will be delisted, but its stock could disappear from the Nasdaq exchange if it doesn’t get its act together soon.
READPayments Processor Plastiq Files for Bankruptcy After Aborted SPAC Deal
Payments processor Plastiq has filed for bankruptcy, less than a year after an aborted merger with a special-purpose acquisition company and weeks after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse temporarily halted its operations.
San Francisco-based Plastiq sought protection from creditors Wednesday with a proposed deal to be acquired by publicly traded payments business Priority Technology Holdings.
Richard Branson’s Space-Tourism Dreams Face a Crucial Test Flight
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.(NYSE:SPCE), the space-tourism startup founded by Richard Branson, plans to send a six-person crew to the edge of space and back on Thursday — a crucial test of whether the company is ready to start its commercial space service late next month.
The flight, called Unity 25, is scheduled to take off at 8 a.m. local time from New Mexico with two seasoned pilots and four passengers — all Virgin Galactic employees. It’s the company’s first crewed mission in almost two years.
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Vendome Acquisition Corporation I (NASDAQ:VNMEU) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “VNMEU”, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The new SPAC plans to focus its search on target business in the consumer sector operating in North America, Southeast Asia, and Europe....
Origin Investment Corp. I (NASDAQ:ORIQU) announced the pricing of its $60 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ORIQU”, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The new SPAC aims to mount a broad search for a target with a strong management and both revenue and earnings growth potential....
1RT Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ONCHU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ONCHU”, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The new SPAC plans to target company in the digital asset ecosystem involved in the creation, storage, exchange or management of such assets, whether...
D. Boral ARC Acquisition II Corp. (NASDAQ:ARBCU) has filed for a $250 million SPAC to give underwriter D. Boral a second in-house SPAC to pursue deals with. The new SPAC offers investors a 1/2 warrant and an initial 18-month time frame to complete a deal. D. Boral II’s sponsor may automatically extend this once by...
Ribbon (NASDAQ:RIBB) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Japanese biotech firm DRC Medicine at a pro forma equity value of $422 million. Tokyo-based DRC Medicine manufactures reusable anti-bacterial and anti-allergen wearables and aims to go deeper into the medical device and pharmaceutical space. Transaction Overview Ribbon is expected to provide $50.4 million...