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Latest SPAC News: Terran Orbital receives milestone payment for Rivada constellation and ex-CFO of African Gold Acquisition Corp. gets 3 years in scheme to trade meme stocks, crypto
Terran Orbital Receives Milestone Payment for Rivada Constellation
Terran Orbital (NYS: LLAP) announced on Thursday that it received a milestone payment for the $2.4 billion, 300-satellite constellation it is building for Rivada Space Networks. Terran Orbital, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, also announced completion of the screening of industrial partners and trade studies that will support the acquisition process and system engineering.
READEx-SPAC CFO Gets 3 Years in Scheme to Trade Meme Stocks, Crypto
The former chief financial officer for a group of special purpose acquisition companies was sentenced to three years in prison for a scheme to embezzle more than $5 million to trade in crypto assets and meme stocks.
Cooper Morgenthau, 36, of African Gold Acquisition Corp., admitted stealing the money from the SPACs for more than a year beginning in June 2021. He was sentenced in a hearing on Thursday, Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.
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At the SPAC of Dawn During a week in which rare earth mining and space de-SPACs have seen major gains, another blast from the past is making serious waves in the market. EV battery developer QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) rose to a 52-week high of $13.79 yesterday and is cruising even higher in the pre-market. The company...
Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Bitcoin Standard Treasury in a transaction that is worth about $4.8 billion. Bitcoin Standard Treasury aims to bring in capital from a number of equity instruments to build up one of the largest US-listed Bitcoin treasuries. The combined company is expected...
At the SPAC of Dawn Several de-SPACs have made market-moving announcements recently and they haven’t forgotten to cash in on them. Fresh off of announcing $500 million strategic investment and partnership with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) has followed that up with a $500 million public offering, netting the company a cool...
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:PAII.U) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “PAII.U”, Thursday, July 17, 2025. The new SPAC plans to focus its search on companies within the energy sector that constitute critical links in the supply chain of the...
At the SPAC of Dawn Rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) was one of the early winners of the 2020 SPAC boom, having picked up momentum following its 2020 deal with Fortress Value. But, the company’s news that it will become a major supplier of battery materials for Apple’s empire of electronic devices has sent...