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Latest SPAC News: Financial firms race to list first SPAC in Hong Kong and Medikabazaar targets unicorn status in 2022
Financial Firms’ Race to List First SPAC in Hong Kong Heats Up As HKEX Decision Nears
Financial firms are busy working with wealthy clients to be among the first to list SPACs in the city in anticipation of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) giving its approval to blank-check companies, according to South China Morning Post.
HKEX chief executive Nicholas Aguzin on Wednesday said a decision on SPACs will be made soon after the 45-day consultation period ends on Sunday, hinting that the first listing could happen shortly.
Singapore Exchange allowed SPACs to list from September 3, just one day after the bourse announced it had concluded the consultation on the subject
The Next Unicorn in India May Be CDC-Backed Startup Medikabazaar
Medikabazaar, an online platform selling medical supplies and equipment to some of India’s biggest hospital chains, aims to hit a $1 billion valuation within the next three to six months as it taps into an e-commerce funding boom in the country.
The parent company Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Pvt. expects to reach unicorn status by the end of its next round of series-D financing for about $150 to $200 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Vivek Tiwari. In three years the firm may publicly list in India or in the U.S. through a SPAC, he added.
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At the SPAC of Dawn During a week in which rare earth mining and space de-SPACs have seen major gains, another blast from the past is making serious waves in the market. EV battery developer QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) rose to a 52-week high of $13.79 yesterday and is cruising even higher in the pre-market. The company...
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...