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New SPAC: Arca Nova Acquisition Corp (ANAC.U) Files for $100M IPO

Arca Nova (NYSE:ANAC.U) has filed for a $100 million SPAC from a team that previously contemplated de-SPACing their own company before eventually opting to go with a regular way IPO. In 2012, Arca Nova CEO and Chairwoman Norma Ka Yin Chu founded DDC Enterprise, which produced digital cooking content and prepared packaged meals out of its base in Hong Kong. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 2

New SPAC: Pop Global Acquisition Limited (PGAU) Files for $100M IPO

Pop Global (NASDAQ:PGAU) has filed for a $100 million IPO that would put another first-time team into the hunt with a technology focus. The new SPAC is offering investors one whole warrant in each unit and it has overfunded its trust to 100. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 2

Morning SPAC News Roundup: October 2, 2026

Two more SPACs have closed their business combinations with both new de-SPACs set to debut later today. Interestingly, both are from the space sector, which has been fruitful for SPACs recently despite some signs that the market may begin leaning in a more risk-averse direction later this year. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 2

Top 3 SPAC Targets – Back to Cash

As SPACs head into the fourth quarter of 2026, they could be facing a different environment for this stage of their target searches and the SPAC cycle as a whole could change shape with it. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 1

Morning SPAC News Roundup: October 1, 2026

The third quarter of 2026 is in the books and with it comes a chance to look back on how SPACs stacked up during this period. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 1

Southport Acquisition Corp. II (PORT.U) Prices $200M IPO

Southport Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:PORT.U) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PORT.U" on Thursday, October 1, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Oct 1

New SPACs: Calm Seas (CSEA.U), BHAV II (BHAIU), TCGX II (TCXB), MNBS (MNBSU), Orange Street (OSACU) File for IPOs

Calm Seas Acquisitions Corp. Calm Seas (NYSE:CSEA.U) has filed for a $300 million SPAC that brings a management team staffed with former generals into the hunt for a target in the oil and gas, offshore drilling and shipping sectors. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 30

SPAC Lock-Up Expirations to Watch in October 2026

The set of de-SPACs releasing investors from their lock-up agreements in October has one clear winner as the month begins, and that pair of company and sponsor are the first to reach their opportunity for liquidity. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 30

Morning SPAC News Roundup: September 30, 2026

By and large, when a company undergoing an active de-SPACing process winds up in the news, it tends to be a good thing. That is the case this week as autonomous trucking firm PlusAI, which has a pending business combination with Texas Ventures (NASDAQ:TVA), found itself in the middle of a caper that has the hallmarks of the original Fast and the Furious mixed with Ocean's Eleven. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 30

OceanLight (OCLT) to Combine with AIRE Global Group in $1Bn Deal

OceanLight (NASDAQ:OCLT) has entered into a plan of merger with home textile and green sleep company AIRE for a company net value of $1 billion. AIRE is a consumer lifestyle firm aimed at providing sustainable sleep aids. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Sep 29