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Latest SPAC News: Singapore’s first wave of SPACs said to move ahead with filing plan, Grab makes strong debut following SPAC deal, and BuzzFeed union workers plan walk out in protest on day of vote
Singapore’s First Wave SPACs Said to Move Ahead With Filing Plan
Vertex Holdings Ltd., a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, and European asset manager Tikehau Capital are preparing to lodge preliminary prospectuses for blank-check company listings in the city-state as soon as next week, according to Bloomberg.
Singapore buyout firm Novo Tellus Capital Partners is also set to file key documents for an IPO of a SPAC on the Singapore Exchange. The three firms are all working with advisers on the prospectuses, which could pave the way for their respective listings as soon as the end of this year.
READSoutheast Asia’s Grab Makes Strong U.S. Debut After Record SPAC Deal
Grab (NASDAQ:GRAB), Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and delivery firm, made a strong U.S. debut on Thursday following its record $40 billion merger with a Altimeter Growth.
Grab’s shares rose as much as 21% in opening trades before retreating to trade little changed at $10.99.
READBuzzFeed News Union Workers Walk Out in Protest on Day of SPAC Vote
Members of the BuzzFeed News Union staged a walkout on Thursday following nearly two years of contract negotiations, a move that comes the same day of a procedural vote on whether to take the company public through a deal with a blank-check company.
BuzzFeed initially announced its combination with 890 5th Avenue (NASDAQ:ENFAU) earlier this year on June 24.
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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...
Solarius Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SOCAU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SOCAU”, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The new SPAC plans to combine with a target in the asset management, wealth management or financial services industries. Solarius Capital’s management team...