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Latest SPAC News: Backers of Super Group deal hit with lawsuit and Freightos partners with Electrolux Group
Super Group’s Blank-Check Backers Hit With SPAC Deal Challenge
An investor sued architects of the blank-check merger between online gambling company Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) Ltd. and a shell entity, claiming they duped shareholders into approving a lousy deal that made insiders rich.
The lawsuit targets the finance and sports industry veterans—including former senior executives at Goldman Sachs & Co. and the NFL—who sponsored Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp., the special purpose acquisition company that combined with Super Group to take it public. Super Group operates the digital sports betting platform Betway and Spin, an online casino.
Electrolux Group Taps Freightos for Real-Time Procurement of Air Freight
Electrolux Group, a global leader in home appliances, has announced a new partnership with Freightos (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading global freight booking platform, to improve its freight booking process across its forwarders and carriers. The partnership follows a successful proof of concept addressing efficiencies in cost estimation, booking, and end to end tracking and air freight visibility.
Tracking SPACs and all of their various types of “corporate actions” can be challenging. After all, a SPAC can postpone, adjourn, extend, complete, liquidate early, do a tender offer, and in some cases, one SPAC do all of those actions within its lifespan. Naturally, this can be challenging to manage. More importantly, it can very...
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. Latest SPAC News: Byju skips payment on dollar loan and HNR affirms intent to purchase equity interests of Pogo Resources High-Flying Indian Startup Byju’s Skips Payment on Dollar Loan One of India’s best-known startups has skipped payment...
Avalon Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAC) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has entered into a prepaid forward purchase agreement with RiverNorth SPAC Arbitrage Fund, the purchaser, as it works to close its combination with financial services firm The Beneficient Company, or Ben. As part of the agreement, RiverNorth agreed to effect certain purchases of shares...
Blue Ocean (NASDAQ:BOCN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with digital media company TNL Mediagene at a pre-money enterprise value of $275 million. TNL Mediagene holds the Japanese licenses for a number digital media properties as well as Taipei-based The News Lens. The combined company Is expected to trade on the Nasdaq once...
Priveterra Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:PMGM) announced in an 8-K this morning that it plans to adjourn its special meeting to approve its combination with AEON Biopharma from noon today to the same time June 9. The SPAC plans to use this time to further engage with its shareholders as the ballot includes a variety of additional...