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Latest SPAC News: Audit committees urged to keep tabs on SPAC reporting, and Singapore’s Grab forms alliance with rivals to shape gig workers law
Audit Committees Urged to Keep Tabs on SPAC Reporting, Turnover
The US audit regulator, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, released on Wednesday a list of questions and topics that corporate boards should consider reviewing with their auditor. The topics cover cybersecurity risks, auditors’ use of technology, and fraud risks.
Singapore Delivery Rivals Form Alliance to Shape Gig Workers Law
Singapore’s biggest mobile apps have set aside their rivalry to form an unlikely partnership, hoping to strengthen their influence with the local government as it considers laws that could transform the gig economy.
Grab Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRAB), Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda and Deliveroo Plc, three usually fierce rivals in meal delivery, have created the Digital Platforms Industry Association, they said in a statement on Thursday. They are joining up formally for the first time to help shape guidelines that protect the health and safety of delivery workers.
Altimeter Growth Corp. secured shareholder approval of its combination with Asian ride-hailing service Grab in a special meeting held in November 2021.
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At the SPAC of Dawn Lately de-SPACs have been announcing corporate moves of a kind frequently in trios as was the case earlier this week when WeBull (NASDAQ:BULL), AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) all announced major equity raises. This week, it is a trio of de-SPACs making reverse stock splits in unison, which is...
A look at Plus’ software-first approach to autonomous trucking. After years of investment and excitement, the dawn of self-driving cars and trucks is now here. The question now is which business model among autonomous driving technology companies will win out? This week, we speak with David Liu, CEO of autonomous trucking company Plus. Plus announced...
At the SPAC of Dawn One thing that SPAC investors can typically count on while their money is invested in a SPAC’s trust is that it is going to grow one way or the other between now and their next redemption opportunity, but the devil can occasionally be in the details. In 2024, it became...
Thunderstone has filed for a $50 million SPAC to put a new first-time Asia-based team in action on a generalist hunt. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/8 share in each unit with 18 months to initially complete a business combination. It is the 8th fresh S-1 filed with underwriter D....
At the SPAC of Dawn In a trading session that may find itself built around the release of Fed minutes at 2 pm ET this afternoon, a pair of SPAC targets have added their own fresh information to the mix. Enterprise AI firm Fusemachines, which has a pending combination with CSLM (OTC:CSLMF), put out a...