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Latest SPAC News: First Africa cannabis SPAC to go ahead with Cilo Cybin listing, United places ‘conditional’ order for electric air taxis from Eve, and Cazoo pulls plug on European operations
First Africa Cannabis SPAC to Go Ahead With Cilo Cybin Listing
Africa is about to get its first listing of a medical cannabis-focused SPAC when Cilo Cybin Holdings Ltd. raises money in Johannesburg later this year.
The company is seeking as much as 2 billion rand ($114 million), said Gabriel Theron, who leads the business. The share offer will open on Sept. 12 and close in November.
United makes ‘conditional’ order for electric air taxis from Florida company
United Airlines thinks that in a few years, plenty of big-city customers will pay $100 or more for a one-way ride to the airport in a four-seat, electric-powered air taxi.
The Chicago-based airline said Thursday that it invested $15 million in a startup manufacturer, and signed a “conditional” agreement to buy 200 of the tiny aircraft with options for 200 more.
United said it expects to receive the first taxis — which will take off and land vertically, like helicopters — from Eve Air Mobility as soon as 2026.
Eve Holding Inc. is a publicly traded company formed this year by a combination of a special purpose acquisition company called Zanite and a unit of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.
READUK online car seller Cazoo pulls plug on European operations
Cazoo is to pull out of continental Europe and focus on the UK as the lossmaking online car seller reverses its international expansion drive, cutting hundreds of jobs and threatening sponsorship deals with some of the region’s biggest football clubs.
The company, founded by Alex Chesterman, spent close to €200mn across Spain, Germany and Italy to broaden its business, as well as striking multiyear sponsorship deals with European football clubs to promote its brand. The group said on Thursday it would wind down its entire European operations in an attempt to preserve cash, resulting in the loss of a further 750 staff in Europe, on top of the 750 roles it axed in the UK earlier this year.
AJAX I Corp. completed its combination with online car retailer Cazoo in August 2021.
READCineworld Explored Sale, SPAC, and ‘Meme’ Listing Before Bankruptcy
Cineworld Group Plc explored options including a secondary US listing, selling non-US assets, merging with a rival, and a SPAC deal, but ultimately had no choice but to file for bankruptcy with less than $4 million cash on hand, according to Deputy Chief Executive Officer Israel Greidinger.
The world’s second-largest cinema chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas on Wednesday to pay off heavy debts, finance future operations, and “rationalize its theater portfolio,” Greidinger said in the court documents. Enforced Covid-19 theater shutdowns froze the group’s income stream and its ability to pay for costs including billions of dollars in debts incurred when it bought US company Regal in 2018.
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EQV Ventures II (NASDAQ:EVACU) announced the pricing of its upsized $420 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “EVACU”, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The new SPAC plans to merge with an energy target involved in upstream exploration or production. EQV II’s management team is led by...
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...