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Latest SPAC News: Equinox in talks to merge with Ares SPAC; WeWork shares rise on first day of trading
Equinox, Owner of SoulCycle, Is In Merger Talks With Ares SPAC
Equinox, whose gyms are frequented by Wall Street staffers among others, is in talks to go public through a merger with Ares Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:AAC) after talks with one of Chamath Palihapitiya’s blank-check companies collapsed, according to Bloomberg.
Ares Acquisition raised $1 billion in its February IPO. It is backed by Ares Management Corp., an alternative asset manager. A co-founder of Ares Management, David Kaplan, is the SPAC’s co-chairman and chief executive officer.
READWeWork Shares Rise on First Day of Trading, Two Years After Failed IPO
WeWork (NYSE:WE) shares rose on its first day of trading Thursday, capping a journey to a listing that included the implosion of its IPO in 2019.
The shared-office company WeWork went public through a combination with BowX Acquisition Corp. Shares, trading under the name WeWork Inc., rose about 6% to $11 Thursday morning.
Latest SPAC Liquidations: JAWS Hurricane JAWS Hurricane Acquisition Corporation (HCNE) to Liquidate on June 16 JAWS Hurricane Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: HCNE) today announced that its board of directors has determined not to proceed with a proposal to extend its corporate existence. As such, the Board has determined to cancel the special meeting of its stockholders,...
Jupiter Wellness Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:JWAC) announced this afternoon that it has completed its combination with Chinese carmaker Chijet. The deal was already approved by shareholders at a special meeting held on May 2, but at that time, the SPAC did not provide a timeline for the closing of the transaction. Although redemption numbers have still not...
The advent of summer is bringing nine lock-up expirations for de-SPAC’d companies and 10 on the sponsor side. The first change is to come for the sponsor of European Biotech Acquisition Corp., which closed its combination with Swiss pharma firm Oculis SA (NASDAQ:OCS) just three months ago. The sponsor is getting flexibility at a good...
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. Latest SPAC News: Lucid to raise $3B in a common stock offering from Saudi owners, Betsy Cohen says SPACs will make a comeback, and SatixFy makes another leadership change Lucid Raising $3 Billion With More Money From...
An article on Bloomberg yesterday announced what many in SPAC Land have been wondering after UBS acquired Credit Suisse – where was Niron Stabinsky, the Head of SPACs at Credit Suisse, going to land? The answer is Banco Santander SA, in what appears to be a massive lift of most (or nearly all) of Credit...