SPACs in the News

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Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 11, 2026

Pressure has continued to build on the wave of conservative-tinged de-SPAC plays that were trendy for several years. Some of the latest signs of this came from Black Rifle Coffee (NYSE:BRCC), which was the first to get a major pop on announcement back in 2021. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 11

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 10, 2026

SPACs have not gone on break this summer with plenty of activity set for this week at all points of the SPAC lifecycle. After a week where five SPACs priced their IPOs, three more are currently lined up to do the same in the coming days. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 10

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

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

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 5, 2026

Is risk appetite back? The S&P 500 is back near record highs and the Dow is currently topping 53,000 after a brutal July, and that's usually good news for deSPAC announcements and SPACs in general. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 5

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 4, 2026

July closed with a cleanup of some of the older vintages of SPACs. Six of the seven SPACs that liquidated in June and July first came public back in 2020 or 2021, and had spent four-plus years on extensions before finally handing cash back to holders. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 4

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 3, 2026

August starts the month with three IPOs on the calendar so far after closing July with 18 deals priced. SPACs are now just nine IPOs away from matching 2024's IPO count of 144 with five more months left in 2026. More

Kristi Marvin·Aug 3

Morning SPAC News Roundup: July 31, 2026

With redemptions coming in high in the first two completion votes this week, Digital Asset (NASDAQ:DAAQ) was slated to hold the week's third later today. But, it has instead opted to delay its special meeting by two weeks rather than force it during a week where the market has been balancing both AI worries and a parsing of the Fed's trajectory on interest rates. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Jul 31

Morning SPAC News Roundup: July 30, 2026

Throughout early 2026, one of the encouraging trends for SPACs had been lower redemption rates at close for business combinations. After a difficult 2021-2024 period where any final redemption tally below 90% felt like a minor miracle, it has been heartening to see many deals close with negligible redemptions and the averages have dropped. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Jul 30

Morning SPAC News Roundup: July 29, 2026

D-Day has arrived for what could be new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first real movement on interest rates since officially taking office in May. Consensus expectations are for holding rates as is, but many expect a renewed hike could be in the cards eventually. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Jul 29