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Latest SPAC News: Apollo is raising $500 million for SPACs, Cathie Wood amasses 11% stake in $17.5 billion Harry Sloan SPAC, and four SPACs backed by ShiftPixy slash IPO sizes
Apollo Seeks $500 Million Fund to Invest in SPACs
Cathie Wood Stake in $17.5 Billion Harry Sloan SPAC Hits 11%
Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management LLC now has a nearly 11% stake in a SPAC backed by former Hollywood executive Harry Sloan, Bloomberg reported.
Ark’s daily trading statement shows it added another 1.2 million shares of Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SRNG) on Tuesday. That takes the firm’s total holdings to nearly 18.5 million shares across the flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSE:ARKK) and the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (BATS:ARKG), according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
READFour SPACs Backed By ShiftPixy Slash U.S. IPO Sizes
Four blank-check companies backed by staffing services company ShiftPixy Inc cut the size of their IPOs on Wednesday.
Of the four SPACs, Firemark Global Capital Inc had targeted the biggest raise of $500 million, when it first submitted its paperwork in April. The company said it is now looking to raise up to $150 million.
The other firms — TechStackery Inc, Vital Human Capital Inc and Industrial Human Capital Inc — are now aiming to raise $150 million each, compared with a target of $250 million each earlier, according to regulatory filings.
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Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...
M3-Brigade V (NASDAQ:MBAV) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto treasury firm ReserveOne, assembling about $1 billion in equity funding. ReserveOne is setting up a diversified Bitcoin and digital asset treasury with a portion of its investments going towards blockchain infrastructure and venture raises. The combined company is expected to trade on...
At the SPAC of Dawn As the SPAC market has warmed in 2025, only 21 of the 70 SPACs (30%) that have IPO’d thus far have overfunded their trusts to draw in investors and none of these funded to more than 101%. By contrast, 87% of 2023 SPACs were overfunded – some to as high...
Emmis Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:EMISU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to take a look at the manufacturing sector after a few unique wrinkles in their IPO process. Initial investors are set to receive one right to a 1/10 share in each unit purchased and the SPAC will have 18 months to complete a business...
Chenghe III (NASDAQ:CHEC.U) has filed for a $110 million SPAC to continue the team’s growing series while turning to a new underwriter. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/2 warrant in each unit and no overfunding of the trust, but it will need to complete a business combination within 18 months of its IPO...