BioPlus Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its upsized $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BIOSU” Friday, December 3.
The new SPAC intends to combine with a global life sciences business with strong preclinical or clinical data driving confidence in successful clinical proof of concept. BioPlus is led by Chairman and Chief Business Officer Jonathan Rigby, CEO and CFO Ross Haghighat, and Vice Chairman designee Ronald Eastman.
Total SPAC deal count for 2021 year-to-date is now 570. This offering is expected to close on Tuesday, December 7.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is acting as the sole book running manager for the offering. Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as Issuer’s Counsel with Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. WithumSmith+Brown,PC serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as trustee.
Blue Room Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:IBLUU) submitted its S-1 filing this morning for a $200 million IPO. The new SPAC has set its sights on targets in the financial sector, ranging in market value between $250 million and $500 million, and primarily situated in the U.S. Its primary objective is to identify an innovative company leveraging...
Perception Capital Corp IV (NYSE:RCFA) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with mining firm Blue Gold for $114.5 million in equity consideration. London-based Blue Gold has been developed as a platform to acquire gold mining assets in Ghana. The combined company is expected to trade on the NYSE once the deal is completed...
Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp.(NASDAQ: ZLS) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with modular construction company Eco Modular at an enterprise value of $600 million. Dublin, Ireland-based Eco Modular uses modular construction techniques that allows it to build ecologically clean and sustainable buildings while saving energy and time. The combined company is expected to trade...
This week, we speak with iLearningEngine’s CEO Harish Chidambaran and Matt Safaii, Chairman and CEO of Arrowroot Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ARRW). The two announced a $1.4 billion deal in April. AI may be the major buzzword of 2023, but iLearningEngines has been working on AI tools since 2010. Now, it hopes to use a SPAC transaction as its next step....
At the SPAC of Dawn SPACs continue to love EVs, but the Biden administration is throwing cold water on at least some of the party as the US will no longer offer a $7,500 tax credit for EV purchases if their battery was produced in China. This only affects some EV de-SPACs, but it would...