The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: August 6, 2021
by Marlena Haddad on 2021-08-06 at 11:22am
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.
Latest SPAC News: Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC in talks with Credijusto, and packaging-technology firm Footprint eyes SPAC deal with Gores
Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC in Talks With Mexican Fintech Credijusto
Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC (Freedom Acquisition I Corp. NYSE:FACT) is in talks with Mexican fintech group Credijusto and Latin American corporate data provider CIAL Dun & Bradstreet with the aim of listing the companies in New York later this year, according to the Financial Times.
The deal could value the combined companies at around $1.5 billion.
Packaging-Technology Firm Footprint Said in Gores SPAC Talks
Plant-based fiber manufacturer Footprint is in talks to go public through a merger with blank-check firm Gores Holdings VII Inc. (Nasdaq:GSEV), according to Bloomberg.
A transaction is set to value the combined entity at as much as $3 billion.


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