SPACs in the News

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Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 24, 2026

August's third week is set to see four SPACs seeking shareholder approval on proposals, two of which could see new de-SPACs hitting the public markets. Today, Hennessy Capital VII (NASDAQ:HVII) investors are voting on its combination with energy firm ONE Nuclear while Bleichroeder II (NASDAQ:BBCQ) shareholders vote on its combination with quantum computing firm Pasqal tomorrow. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 24

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 21, 2026

Another crypto treasury transaction bit the dust after hours yesterday as Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) called it quits on its business combination with Bitcoin Standard Treasury, which would have floated assets from a series of the founding members of the Bitcoin space. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 21

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 20, 2026

There are 105 SPACs with pending business combinations at the moment with the oldest of these SPACs dating back to 2021. But, many are still being active in getting their deals over the finish line. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 20

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 19, 2026

With the pace of SPAC IPOs picking back up this week, a revival of deal announcements could also be around the corner. The first week of August saw three new business combinations unveiled, but there has only been one since. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 19

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 18, 2026

Futures are flashing red after a late turn towards the negative in yesterday's trading, with the Nasdaq set to open more than -1% down from the start of the session. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 18

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 17, 2026

After a somewhat sleepy week in SPAC activity last week, three SPACs have scheduled shareholder votes for this week and some of those teams vying for a public listing are expected to continue that push over the next few days. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 17

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 14, 2026

The conservative SPAC deal trend took another hit yesterday as Digital Asset (NASDAQ:DAAQ) terminated its business combination with Old Glory Holding on the eve of its vote to complete that transaction. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 14

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 13, 2026

A day after CPI numbers pointed towards a reduced probability of a rate hike, PPI numbers are now on deck as a test of how much inflation is truly cooling. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 13

Morning SPAC News Roundup: August 12, 2026

SPACs have had a habit of seesawing between deal announcements, new S-1 filings and IPOs dominating the flow. So far, this second week of August has been all about the start of the process with five new S-1s filed since the start of the week. More

Nicholas Alan Clayton·Aug 12

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