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Latest SPAC News: Eni adds six banks for IPO of $11 billion renewables unit, DWAC surges after Truth Social launch, and Gulf Capital considers SPAC with Abu Dhabi listing
Eni Adds Six Banks for IPO of $11 Billion Renewables Unit
Eni SpA has picked six more banks to work on the IPO of its retail and renewables unit Plenitude, which could be valued at about 10 billion euros ($11.3 billion).
The Italian energy giant has hired Barclays Plc, Bank of America Corp., BNP Paribas SA, Deutsche Bank AG, Equita Group SpA and UniCredit SpA as bookrunners for the Milan IPO, which could kick off as soon as May.
Eni SpA announced earlier this month that it is considering listing a SPAC that could target energy-transition businesses.
READTrump-Linked SPAC’s Shares Surge After Truth Social App Tops Apple Downloads
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC), the blank-check company behind former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, surged nearly 30% in premarket trading on Tuesday as the app climbed the charts after its debut on Apple’s App Store.
Digital World’s shares jumped 26% to $106.44 and were on track to open at levels last seen in October, days after Digital World announced a deal to publicly list Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the venture behind Truth Social.
READGulf Capital Considering SPAC With Abu Dhabi Listing
Abu Dhabi asset manager Gulf Capital is considering setting up a SPAC that will list on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
Gulf Capital, which manages about $2.5 billion in assets, is working with boutique advisory Moelis & Co on the potential transaction.
READDonald Trump’s New Social Media App Shows Errors on Launch Day
Donald Trump’s new social media network, Truth Social, got off to a rocky start on its launch day, with some users being unable to register and others receiving error messages.
Trump Media & Technology Group, which aims to take on big tech companies with offerings from social media to streaming, launched Truth Social to give the former U.S. President a platform after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook.
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Trajectory Alpha Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:TCOA) announced this afternoon that it has entered into a purchase and contribution agreement with its sponsor and J. Streicher Holdings, LLC. As a result, the SPAC will undergo a change in management. As part of the agreement, J. Streicher will pay $250,000 to Trajectory Alpha and $1.00 to the sponsor. In return,...
Latest SPAC Liquidations: Sound Point I, Bullpen Parlay, and Zimmer Energy Transition Sound Point Acquisition Corp I (SPCM) to Liquidate on June 4 Sound Point Acquisition Corp I, Ltd (NASDAQ: SPCM) announced today that it intends to liquidate and dissolve, effective as of June 4, 2023, and will redeem all of the outstanding Class A...
Latest Non-Redemption Agreements: GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corporation (GSRM) Adds Non-Redemption Agreement On May 31, 2023, GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp., (NASDAQ:GSRM), entered into certain non-redemption agreements with certain third parties in connection with the special meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to such Non-Redemption Agreements, each Non-Redeeming Stockholder agreed that it will...
Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:ATEK) announced this afternoon that it is postponing its extension vote scheduled for June 12 until June 13. Shareholders at the special meeting are to vote on a proposal to allow Athena Technology II to extend its transaction deadline on a monthly basis up to nine times from June 14,...
Clover Leaf Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: CLOE) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Digital Ally, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DGLY) ticketing platform Kustom Entertainment at a pro forma equity value of approximately $222.2 million. Kansas City, Kansas-based Kustom Entertainment is a primary and secondary ticket platform that manages wholly-owned subsidiaries TicketSmarter and Kustom 440. Transaction Overview Clover...