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Latest SPAC News: Investor sues over $16B United Wholesale Mortgage deal, and Freightos widens loss after listing on Nasdaq
SPAC Investor Sues Over ‘Abysmal’ $16B Mortgage Biz Merger
A special purpose acquisition company’s investor says in Delaware Chancery Court that the SPAC’s managers misled shareholders about a $16 billion merger with United Wholesale Mortgage (NYSE:UWMC) so that they could reap a return from what turned out to be an ‘abysmal’ deal.
READFreightos widens loss after listing on Nasdaq stock exchange
Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO) has widened its fiscal-year loss after merging with SPAC Gesher I Acquisition Corp. in late January to become listed on the Nasdaq.
The Hong Kong-based container booking and payments platform posted $24.5 million in net loss for 2022, down from $16.4 million for 2021. Freightos attributed the greater loss to costs incurred while going public.
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Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. Latest SPAC News: Virgin Orbit plans for insolvency amid rescue talks with investors, WeWork reaches deal to cut debt, and Pear Therapeutics explores “strategic alternatives” Virgin Orbit plans for insolvency amid rescue talks with investors Sky News...
Home Plate (NASDAQ:HPLT) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with shipping company Heidmar at an anticipated enterprise value of $214.4 million, or 7.2x its 2023E EBITDA. Athens-based Heidmar operates an asset-light shipbroking network providing access to a pool of 60 fuel tanker and dry bulk ships. The combined company is expected to trade...
two (NYSE:PIAI) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has pushed back its special meeting one week from March 24 to 10 am ET, March 31. Shareholders at the meeting will consider a proposal to extend its transaction deadline from April 1 to January 1, 2024. The SPAC’s sponsor has not yet offered to...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending March 17, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Despite this week’s headlines about bank failures, EF Hutton managed to file both a new S-1 registration statement and price an IPO. They should have...
Latest SPAC Liquidations: Northern Genesis III, MSD, and Tech and Energy Transition Corp. Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III (NGC) to Liquidate on March 24 Northern Genesis III (NYSE:NGC) announced that it will redeem all outstanding shares effective as of the close of business on March 27. Shares will cease trading on March 24 and the per-share...