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Latest SPAC News: Singapore’s Carousell Group cuts 10% of total headcount, and Graphjet Technology becomes first Malaysian company to join World Economic Forum
Singapore’s Carousell Group cuts 10% of total headcount, Co-Founder says ‘deeply sorry’
Singapore-headquartered recommerce group Carousell announced the group is cutting 110 roles or about 10 percent of the company’s total headcount.
“Together with my co-founders and group leadership, we decided to reduce the size of our team by about 110 roles, representing 10 percent of our group’s total headcount. Only teammates from some business units are affected,” its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Quek Siu Rui said in a post on its website last Thursday (Dec 1). ” Only teammates from some business units are affected.”
Earlier in May this year, Bloomberg reported Carousell has ended talks to go public through a merger with blank-check company L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:LCAA) amid market volatility.
READGraphjet Technology Becomes First Malaysian Company to Join the World Economic Forum
Graphjet Technology Sdn. Bhd., the world’s first and only graphene and graphite producer using innovative waste to super-material conversion technology, today announced that it has joined and partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF is an international non-governmental and lobbying organization based in Switzerland. Graphjet is the first Malaysian company to join the WEF.
Privately held Graphjet has also previously announced a projected $1.5 billion business combination with Energem Corp (Nasdaq: ENCP), a special purpose acquisition company, by which Graphjet will become a United States based holding corporation listed on Nasdaq.
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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....