The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: August 25, 2023
by Marlena Haddad on 2023-08-25 at 11:44am
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.
Latest SPAC News: Shares in Better claw back some lost ground, Ashington to acquire heart failure innovator Calon, and Logiq sees revenue growth ahead of merger
SoftBank-backed mortgage lender Better steady after bleak debut
Shares in Better Home & Finance Holding (NASDAQ:BETR) clawed back some lost ground in early trading on Friday, after the online mortgage lender plunged in a dismal debut a day earlier following a merger with a blank-check company.
The company’s shares climbed 7% to $1.23 by 09:40 a.m. ET on Friday. They had finished Thursday’s session down 93.4%.
Better planned to go public via a $6 billion special-purpose acquisition company merger with Aurora Acquisition Corp in 2021, but delayed the deal amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry and multiple rounds of layoffs.
Ashington to acquire heart failure innovator Calon
London-listed Ashington Innovation PLC (LSE:ASHI) has entered a non-binding agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in Calon Cardio-Technology Limited, contingent upon the successful reverse takeover of Cell Therapy Limited (trading as Celixir) announced on 19 August.
Calon is a UK-based medical device company at the forefront of developing the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), a trademarked implantable heart pump known as Mini-VAD.
Ashington is a SPAC formed to acquire businesses in the wider technology sector.
Logiq sees revenue growth ahead of SPAC merger; eyes expansion and M&A opportunities
Logiq Inc. (NEO:LGIQ.AQN, OTCQX:LGIQ) reported a sizable increase in 2Q revenue ahead of its pending merger with ABRI SPAC I Inc. (NASDAQ:ASPA).
The New York-based firm reported revenue of approximately $4.86 million, a sequential increase of 37% and 47% higher compared to the same period in the previous year.
One key highlight was the transition of a major consumer product client, signed in November 2022, to Logiq’s programmatic advertising platform, which is expected to generate high-margin revenues, contingent upon a listing on a senior stock exchange.
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