This week, we speak with Betsy Cohen and Maxwell Smeal from the Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I team to get their views on the current SPAC landscape. Betsy Cohen is already a well-known figure in SPAC circles for having previously led the Fintech Acquisition and FTAC SPACs.
Betsy and Max discuss the past, present and future of the SPAC product and how they have managed to craft such a successful string of deals, especially in difficult markets.
Plus, Betsy gives us her view on some of the challenges surrounding SPACs over the past few years and why she thinks SPACs will continue to have a place in the IPO market overall.
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Indigo (NASDAQ:INACU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to take a first-time team on a broad search for a target as 2025 SPACs hit a key milestone. The new SPAC is to sell units containing one right to a 1/10 share in each with no overfunding of its trust. Shareholders are slated to get...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPAC votes are to heat up in a shortened week that is to see markets closed on Thursday. Teams have nonetheless put seven votes on the docket for the four days that business is in session. Only one of these is a vote to complete a business combination, which is...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending June 13, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. This week brought three new SPAC IPOs with pricings from BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp., Blue Acquisition Corp. and Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III. All...
Starry Sea (NASDAQ:SSEAU) has filed for a $50 million SPAC with leadership that is making its debut as SPAC officers and a broad search mandate. The new SPAC is offering investors one right to a 1/6 share in each unit and a redemption opportunity coming at the end of its 15-month initial transaction deadline if...
At the SPAC of Dawn Israel’s bombing of sites in Iran has brought a new injection of uncertainty to the markets, which appear poised to open in the red. But, this may be a temporary factor after the week has also produced better-than-expected indicators on inflation. One more data point is set to come in...