News and Rumors
- CityWire: A subsidiary of Allianz (DE:ALV) and Constellation Wealth Capital have signed on to invest $400 million in asset management firm AlTi Global (NASDAQ:ALTI), purchasing a combination of ordinary shares and Series A convertible preferred stock. AlTi is up 21% in midday trading on the news. It combined with Cartesian Growth in January 2023.
- PR: Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) reported that it delivered 35 hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy trucks in the fourth quarter of 2023 and received 225 more orders from that quarter through the end of January. It posted -$102 million adjusted EBITDA but raised $230 million in fresh capital over this period. Nikola combined with VectoIQ in June 2020.
Votes
- GigCapital5 (NYSE:GIA) secured shareholder approval for its combination with QT Imaging at a February 15 special meeting. It has not yet divulged redemption figures from the vote or its timeline for close.
Liquidations
- Williams Rowland (NYSE:WRAC) has decided to liquidate and will dissolve the trust effective March 8. Its shares and warrants will cease trading on February 29.
Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...
M3-Brigade V (NASDAQ:MBAV) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto treasury firm ReserveOne, assembling about $1 billion in equity funding. ReserveOne is setting up a diversified Bitcoin and digital asset treasury with a portion of its investments going towards blockchain infrastructure and venture raises. The combined company is expected to trade on...
At the SPAC of Dawn As the SPAC market has warmed in 2025, only 21 of the 70 SPACs (30%) that have IPO’d thus far have overfunded their trusts to draw in investors and none of these funded to more than 101%. By contrast, 87% of 2023 SPACs were overfunded – some to as high...
Emmis Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:EMISU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to take a look at the manufacturing sector after a few unique wrinkles in their IPO process. Initial investors are set to receive one right to a 1/10 share in each unit purchased and the SPAC will have 18 months to complete a business...
Chenghe III (NASDAQ:CHEC.U) has filed for a $110 million SPAC to continue the team’s growing series while turning to a new underwriter. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/2 warrant in each unit and no overfunding of the trust, but it will need to complete a business combination within 18 months of its IPO...