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New SPACs: Southport II (PORT.U), Lucens Capital I (LCNS.U), Rainier (RNAQU) File for IPOs

Southport Acquisition Corp. II Southport II (NYSE:PORT.U) has filed for a $200 million SPAC that will be hunting for a target in the AI technology space. Under that fairly wide umbrella, the Southport II team plans to target companies that have AI data, security or workflow automation tools as well as firms operating in the AI infrastructure, robotics and AI-guided life sciences sectors. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation (OCLTU) Prices $100M IPO

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:OCLTU) announced the pricing of its $100 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "OCLTU" on Friday, August 7, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 7, 2026

The market appears to be headed into its third-straight positive day as the US appears to be inching closer to a final deal to end the Iran conflict and some of the fears around major tech earnings have calmed. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation (PNAQ.U) Prices $200M IPO

Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:PNAQ.U) announced the pricing of its $200 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PNAQ.U" on Friday, August 7, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 7

Top 3 SPAC Targets – Financial Infrastructure

This column series has recently looked at a number of target sectors that were popular with SPACs during the 2020-2021 boom that are now coming back into favor. Fintech is one of the industries that SPACs were most smitten with during that period, and, five years on, the results for those de-SPACs have not been sterling overall. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 6

Pono Capital Four (PONO) to Combine with Blackstar Orbital in $380M Deal

Pono Four (NASDAQ:PONO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with space venture Blackstar Orbital at a valuation of $380 million. Blackstar has designed a reusable orbital spacecraft to operate in low Earth orbit and return mission payloads to Earth via runway landings for recovery and reuse. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 6

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 6, 2026

With broad positivity in Asian and European markets, US markets looked poised to extend their record highs in Thursday's session. Among the biggest de-SPAC winners in yesterday's session was specialty vehicle insurance firm Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY), which surged +15. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 6

ARC Group Securities Acquisition I (FJDIU) Prices $105M IPO

ARC Group Securities Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FJDIU) announced the pricing of its $105 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "FJDIU" on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 4

BOA Acquisition Corp. II (THEOU) Prices $125M IPO

BOA Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:THEOU) announced the pricing of its $125 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "THEOU" on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 3

McKinley Acquisition Corp. (MKLY) to Combine with Space-Eyes in $370M Deal

McKinley (NASDAQ:MKLY) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with geospatial intelligence firm Space-Eyes at an implied enterprise value of $370 million. Space-Eyes provides awareness tools focused on drones, maritime traffic and wildfires. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Jul 31