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Latest SPAC News: DWAC tumbles after Kanye says he wants Trump to join Parler, Mill Creek Entertainment announces licensing deal with The Nacelle Company, and f’real partners with Footprint
Kanye Says He Wants Trump to Join Parler —Sending Trump’s Truth Social SPAC Tumbling
Controversial rapper Kanye West, the prospective new owner of right-wing social media platform Parler, vowed Monday to break bread with Donald Trump by inviting the fellow billionaire onto his site, while shares of the company aiming to take Trump’s competing Truth Social app public cratered.
Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC), the special purpose acquisition company with turbulent plans to merge with Truth Social’s parent Trump Media and Technology Group, fell 8% to $16.11 Monday as a new brash billionaire threw his hat into the conservative social media ring.
READAlliance Entertainment’s Mill Creek Entertainment Announces Licensing Deal with The Nacelle Company
Mill Creek Entertainment, a division of Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation, today announced it has signed a licensing deal with production company and distributor The Nacelle Company, LLC.
The Nacelle Company offers an impressive catalog of feature and documentary films. Through this partnership, Mill Creek Entertainment will distribute their content into the physical marketplace.
On June 23, 2022, Alliance Entertainment announced that it will become publicly listed through a merger transaction with Adara Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ADRA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
READf’real and Footprint Announce Partnership to Co-create Plastic-Free Cup
Footprint, a global materials science technology company focused on creating a healthy planet, today announced a partnership with f’real foods, the purveyors of on-the-go, blend-it-yourself (BIY) shakes and smoothies, under which the companies will leverage Footprint’s fiber-based solutions to develop a sustainable replacement for f’real’s signature dairy cup.
This follows the announcement of Footprint’s intention to list on the NASDAQ in a proposed business combination with Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. (Nasdaq: GIIXU).
READGetaround and KAYAK Enter Strategic Partnership, Bring Contactless Carsharing to Travelers
Getaround, the world’s leading digital peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, and KAYAK, the world’s leading travel search engine and the first and only travel metasearch to offer peer-to-peer car sharing options in the U.S., announced today a new strategic partnership that integrates Getaround’s market-leading on-demand, contactless carsharing offerings with KAYAK’s platforms and services.
On May 11, 2022, Getaround announced its entry into a definitive business combination agreement with InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: IPVA).
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending June 27, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. June continued its late-month rally with another five SPAC IPOs pricing this week, bringing the monthly total to 10 and the 2025 year-to-date count to...
Blueport (NASDAQ:BPACU) has filed for a $69 million SPAC that would bring another first-time sponsor team to market. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/6 share in each unit and it will have 15 months to complete a business combination. It is underwritten by Alliance Global Partners and will not be...
At the SPAC of Dawn The markets appear to poised to continue a rosy week with futures in the green in anticipation of PCE inflation readings. Space is one of the sectors feeling the most love recently and launch services firm Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is keeping up the momentum, scheduling two launches within 48 hours...
FIGX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:FIGXU) announced the pricing of its $131 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “FIGXU”, Friday, June 27, 2025. The new SPAC aims to seek out a financial services target with a particular focus on wealth and asset managers with the potential to...
Yorkville Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:YORKU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “YORKU”, Friday, June 27, 2025. The new SPAC plans to combine with a target company in the telecom, media or technology sectors. Yorkville Acquisition Corp.’s management team is led...