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Latest SPAC News: Voltus partners with Chesapeake Energy, South Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings, and HK Acquisition Corp. completes IPO as Hong Kong’s third SPAC
Voltus Partners with Chesapeake Energy Corporation to Deliver 10 MW of Fast-Response Grid Services to Oklahoma
Voltus, Inc., the leading distributed energy resource (DER) software platform, today announced it has partnered with Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK) to enroll 10 megawatts (MW) in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Operating Reserves (OR) market. SPP OR is a fast-response, ancillary services market that pays businesses like Chesapeake to reduce electricity consumption in response to a market signal, driving down electricity costs for neighboring communities, and supporting the reliability of the electric grid.
On November 30, 2021, Broadscale Acquisition Corp. (“Broadscale”) (Nasdaq: SCLE) entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with Voltus.
READS. Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings
SPACs are gaining momentum in South Korea’s initial public market on the back of eased regulations and brokerage companies’ efforts to make up for reduced fee income from the otherwise sluggish IPO market.
A total of 20 SPACs were listed on the Korean bourse this year, according to the Korea Exchange on Wednesday. Their IPO sizes range from 20 billion to 100 billion won ($15 million-$76 million). Another 12 SPACs are in the pipeline of domestic IPOs. Six other SPACs have submitted IPO applications.
READBlank-check firm of former HKMA chief Norman Chan completes $127 million IPO as Hong Kong’s third SPAC listing
HK Acquisition Corp, a blank-check company backed by the former head of Hong Kong’s de facto central bank, has its book fully covered for its HK$1 billion (US$127 million) IPO on Monday, according to people close to the transaction.
The SPAC formed by Norman Chan Tak-lam, the former chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), along with two family members of the city’s former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, will issue 100 million shares at HK$10 each. Every two shares will entitle the holder to one warrant, exercisable at HK$11.50.
HK Acquisition Corp is the city’s third SPAC to complete an IPO under a relatively new listing regime that started in January
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 3, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. We’re heading into the July 4th holiday, so we’ll keep this week’s column short and to the point. But before you head to the beach,...
Crown PropTech (OTC:CPTKW) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with rare earth mining firm Mkango Resources (TSX-V:MKA) at a pre-money equity value of $400 million. London-based Mkango is working to commercialize a chain of rare earth mining and refining facilities in Africa and Europe. The combined company is expected to trade on the...
At the SPAC of Dawn One of the biggest sources of uncertainty in the SPAC market in recent years has been regulatory changes, but new shifts could be in its favor. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins told CNBC yesterday that the commission would review the rules for SPACs after “rather controversial” changes to the rules passed...
McKinley Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:MKLYU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC to hunt for an innovative target company with an experienced financial team that has dabbled in SPACs before. The new SPAC is offering investors one right to a 1/10 share in each unit with no overfunding of the trust, but it could provide a...
At the SPAC of Dawn The rain of SPACs has continued with four expected to make their debuts during today’s trading sessions after pricing their IPOs overnight. The largest of these, EQV Ventures II (NASDAQ:EVACU), even managed an upsize, making it the largest SPAC IPO since Ares II (NYSE:AACT) pulled together $450 million in 2023....