Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha announced the pricing of its $270 million IPO this evening and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SSAAU” tomorrow, January 26.
The new company aims to combine with a business in the direct-to-consumer brands, direct-to-consumer-services and mobile and social entertainment sectors. Science Strategic is led by Chairman and CEO Michael Jones, President Peter Pham, and CFO Thomas Dare.
Total SPAC deal count for 2021 year-to-date is now 70 with $19.8 billion in gross proceeds raised. This offering is expected to close on Thursday, January 28.
Credit Suisse is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering. Morrison & Foerster LLP is serving as Issuer’s Counsel with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. Marcum LLP serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as trustee.
Cayson Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CAPN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with boutique investment firm Mango Financial for $300 million in equity consideration. Hong Kong-based Mango provides a range of M&A and equity capital markets advisory services to clients considering listings in China and the US. The combined company is expected to trade on...
Trailblazer (NASDAQ:BLZRU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to bring a first-time team to market with serial sponsor terms. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/3 warrant in each unit and it is the first SPAC filed so far this month with 24 months on its initial transaction clock. All other July SPACs...
This week, we speak with Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov about the company’s $2.2 billion dollar combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:CCIR). Few companies have been had to forge themselves in the flames recently quite like Ukraine’s leading telecom and digital services provider Kyivstar. Now, Kyivstar is not only telling that story but pitching it to...
At the SPAC of Dawn The market still has one full trading session before it adds Tuesday’s Core CPI reading and a variety of Fed comments to messaging it is already ingesting on US President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy. SPACs are meanwhile continuing on with business as usual, with Cayson (NASDAQ:CAPN) announcing the third...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 11, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. One more IPO priced this week bringing July’s total to 8. However, there are still three more weeks left in the month so that number...