Helix Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO this evening and its shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HLXA” tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20.
The new company aims to combine with a biotechnology company that has a drug candidate or therapy with compelling data for the next stage in its development. Helix is led by CEO and Chairman Bihua Chen and CFO Jay Scollins.
Total SPAC deal count for 2020 year-to-date is now 145 with $55.42 billion in gross proceeds raised. This offering is expected to close on Thursday, October 22.
Jefferies LLC is serving as sole book running manager for the offering. White & Case LLP and Maples and Calder are serving as Issuer’s Counsel with Kirkland & Ellis LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. WithumSmith+Brown, PC serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company LLC is acting as trustee.
Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPT) announced the pricing of its upsized $240 million IPO and its shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “CEPT”, Friday, May 2, 2025. The new SPAC intends to combine with a target in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology, or software industries....
Gores Holdings X Inc. (NASDAQ:GTENU) announced the pricing of its upsized $312 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTENU”, Friday, May 2, 2025. The new SPAC aims to combine with a target company in the industrials, technology, healthcare, or consumer sectors. Gores X’s management team...
Wen Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:WTENNU) has filed for a $261 million SPAC to hunt for a crypto or financial services target with a team staffed by former advisors to the FinTech SPAC series. The new SPAC is not overfunded and will have a 1/2 warrant in each unit with 24 months to initially complete a business...
April highlighted two defining trends in the SPAC market: an increased reliance on extended deadlines and a surge in announced transactions. Extension votes doubled compared to March, while the number of De-SPAC deals disclosed reached nine in April alone. These developments underscore a market that remains active but continues to rely on deadline extensions, largely...
D. Boral ARC Acquisition Corp. I has filed for a $250 million SPAC to be David Boral’s first in-house SPAC since the internal split at the firm formerly known as EF Hutton. Before that split, Boral and his former partner Joseph Rallo served as executive managers for the EF Hutton I SPAC, which ultimately combined...