Oyster Enterprises Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO this evening and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “OSTRU” Wednesday, January 20.
The new company aims to combine with a business in a fragmented industry capable as serving as an M&A platform that has a defensible market position. Oyster is led by CEO and Vice Chairman Heath B. Freeman, CFO Joshua P. Kleban, Chairman Randall D. Smith alongside Chief Legal Officer, COO and Secretary Michael J. Monticciolo.
Total SPAC deal count for 2021 year-to-date is now 56 with $15.6 billion in gross proceeds raised. This offering is expected to close on Friday, January 22.
Imperial Capital and I-Bankers Securities. Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering. Sidney Austin LLP is serving as Issuer’s Counsel with Paul Hastings LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. WithumSmith+Brown, PC serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company 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...