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Latest SPAC News: Polestar posts $304M loss amid delays, Starry emerges from bankruptcy with new growth goals, and Oklo selected to provide clean power to Air Force Base
Polestar Posts $304 Million Loss Amid Delays, Competition
Polestar Automotive Holding (NASDAQ:PSNY) posted another operating loss in the second quarter as the electric-vehicle maker struggled with software delays and intensifying competition.
While revenue surged in the UK and Sweden, it declined in key markets including the US and China during the three months through June, the EV maker said Thursday. Polestar, which is owned by Volvo Car AB and Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s private investment company, posted a net loss of $304 million.
Polestar combined with special purpose acquisition company Gores Guggenheim Inc, raising $890 million in the process.
Internet Startup Starry Emerges From Bankruptcy With New Growth and Profit Goals
Oklo Selected to Provide Clean and Resilient Power to Eielson Air Force Base
The Defense Logistics Agency Energy on behalf of the United States Air Force has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a contract to Oklo Inc. to provide power and heat at the Eielson Air Force Base as part of the Air Force’s micro-reactor pilot program. This project represents a significant stride towards ensuring a clean and resilient energy supply for critical national security infrastructure.
On July 11, Oklo and AltC Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ALCC) announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that upon closing would result in the combined company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “OKLO.”
READLatest SPAC Liquidations: Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. II Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. II (SAMA) to Liquidate on October 11, 2023 Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: SAMA), announced that it will redeem all of the outstanding shares of its Class A common stock effective as of October 11, 2023. The Company expects...
Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:MPRA) announced this afternoon via 8-K that its shareholders have approved its combination with Nuvini at a special meeting held earlier today. With 79.74% of the voting power of the Common Stock participating in the vote, the combination was overwhelmingly approved. 7,975,698 shares were recorded voting for the transaction, while only 38,008...
Home Plate Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:HPLT) announced that it adjourned this morning’s extension vote without conducting any business and it will pick things up again at 11 am ET October 2. Shareholders at the meeting are to consider giving Home Plate an extra two and half months to complete a deal, moving its deadline from October...
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. Law firm Schulte sues SPAC over fees from failed Philippine casino merger U.S. law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel is suing its former client 26 Capital Acquisition Corp to recover more than $1.9 million in legal fees...
Fortune Rise Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:FRLA) announced this morning that it has changed the target of its letter of intent to combine, but only partially. The SPAC had an existing LOI to merge with its own sponsor, but since that sponsor is now a subsidiary of another company it has to combine with a different version...