Slam Corp. announced the pricing of its $500 million IPO this evening and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “SLAMU,” Tuesday, February 23.
Slam Corp. intends to focus on businesses in the sports, media, entertainment, health and wellness and consumer technology sectors. The company is led by Chairman Himanshu Gulati and Chief Executive Officer and Director Alex Rodriguez.
Total SPAC deal count for 2021 year-to-date is now 161. This offering is expected to close on Thursday, February 25.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BTIG, LLC are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as Issuer’s Counsel with White & Case LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. WithumSmith+Brown, PC serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is acting as trustee.
Oxley Bridge Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ:OBAU) has filed for a $220 million SPAC with a focus on finding a consumer or technology target in an Asian country other than China. The new SPAC is not overfunded and offers a 1/2 warrant in each unit with 24 months to initially complete a business combination without an automatic...
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Churchill IX (NASDAQ:CCIX) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with autonomous trucking technology firm Plus at a pro forma enterprise value of $1.308 billion. Santa Clara, California-based Plus is developing software to autonomously drive heavy trucks that it expects to launch commercially in 2027. The combined company is expected to trade on the...
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At the SPAC of Dawn Space has been one of the most promising sectors for SPAC deals in recent years with four of the 14 de-SPACs that closed deals dating back to 2019 now trading above $10 and two of these above $20. A new company is about to test the traditional route to market,...