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Release Notes

August 2026

Feature

All-New SPAC Profiles

  • Pro SPAC profile pages have been rebuilt from the ground up, with the key figures up top and every section linked to the filings behind it.
    • Tabbed Layout: Every section is a tab, and the active tab is in the page URL so links open the same view.
    • Interactive Timeline: Milestones open their filings, and an Upcoming Events table lists pending votes, extensions, and splits.
    • Quick Facts and YTM: Streamlined presets with nearly thirty new columns, and the YTM calculator opens in a side panel.
    • Smarter Tables: Filters, pagination, and downloads on every table.
Improvement

Website Redesign Rollout

  • The redesign that began with the landing and About pages now covers the news section, site navigation, login, pricing, contact, and Latest SEC Filings.
    • News: A rebuilt homepage with a trending SPACs band, text-first category feeds with search and filters, and an All News wire.
    • Navigation and Search: Full-width menus, a bar that tucks away as you scroll, and one search box for SPACs, articles, and data.
    • Login and Access: Redesigned sign-in screens that return you to the page you were on, and a clearer prompt on subscriber-only content.
    • Link Previews: Sharing a SPAC profile or article now shows a preview card with the key details instead of a generic logo.
Feature

Mobile App 1.18

  • The mobile app has been redesigned for the phone, with in-app news and restored push notifications. Update to version 1.18.6; iOS 15 or later is required.
    • New Look: Restructured tabs, a filings list built for phone screens, and a light, dark, or system theme.
    • In-App News: A news feed with topic tabs, and articles that open in the app without signing in again.
    • Push Notifications Restored: Version 1.18.6 fixes an issue that had stopped alerts from being delivered.
Fix

Trust Value Coverage

  • Trust account values from 10-Q and 10-K filings are now captured more completely, so fewer SPACs show a stale or missing trust value.
New Data

Withdrawn and Abandoned Dates

  • A new RW / Abandoned Date column records when a SPAC withdrew its IPO registration or abandoned its IPO plans.
New Data

IPOInsider Deal Figures and API Updates

  • IPO records carry new and corrected deal figures from the final prospectus and annual reports, and the API and MCP server now use consistent units.
    • Market Cap at IPO: Now shares outstanding at pricing times the offer price, with history restated.
    • Over-Allotment and Proceeds: Over-allotment shares sold, total shares sold, and gross IPO proceeds.
    • Revenue and Net Income at IPO: From the last audited fiscal year before the offering.
    • API and MCP: Every monetary column in dollars and every share count in whole shares, with shares_offered, total_shares_sold, ipo_proceeds, revenue_at_ipo, and net_income_at_ipo replacing the old names.
Improvement

SPACGPT Model Upgrade

  • SPACGPT now runs on a newer, more capable model with deeper reasoning enabled by default.

July 2026

Feature

IPOInsider API & MCP Server

  • IPOInsider data is now available programmatically through a REST API and a hosted MCP server, offered as an add-on for enterprise subscribers. Contact support to enable it on your account.
    • Full Coverage: List and search IPOs, look up a deal by ticker, pull the IPO calendar with priced and upcoming deals together, and query underwriter league data.
    • Point-in-Time History: Retrieve the IPO universe as it stood on any past date, or one deal's full timeline.
    • MCP Server: Connect AI assistants such as Claude directly to IPOInsider data, authorized with your account through OAuth.
Feature

Self-Serve API Access

  • Subscribers with API access can now create and manage their API key directly from account settings, without needing to contact support.
    • Key Management: Generate, rotate, and revoke your API key yourself, with the full secret shown once at creation for secure setup.
    • Secure Storage: Only a masked version of the key is kept after creation, so your credentials stay private.
Feature

SPACGPT in the Mobile App on Android

  • SPACGPT is now available in the mobile app on Android, following its initial release on iOS.
Improvement

Revamped API Documentation

  • The API documentation site has been fully redesigned for easier reading and faster onboarding.
    • New Look: A refreshed landing page, light and dark themes, and clearer endpoint and parameter references.
    • MCP Guide: A dedicated MCP section with per-client connection steps and a complete tool catalog.
    • AI-Ready: An llms.txt index makes the documentation easy for AI agents to consume.
Improvement

Yield-to-Maturity Calculator Improvements

  • Several refinements to the Yield-to-Maturity calculator for more accurate results.
    • Deadline Accuracy: The calculator now uses pre-computed deadline values for more reliable maturity dates across SPACs.
    • Projected Extensions: Projected extension contributions are now a visible, editable input applied only to the maximum deadline scenario, instead of being silently assumed.
    • Updated Trust Yield: The default trust interest rate has been refreshed to better reflect current market rates.
Fix

News Article Reliability

  • News article pages now handle missing or renamed articles gracefully and recover automatically instead of showing an error.
New Data

New Datasets in the Excel Add-in

  • Seven new functions bring more of the SPACInsider database into Excel, each with argument help and a linked support article.
    • SPAC History: HIST and HIST.CIK pull the SPAC universe as it stood on any past date, or one SPAC's point-in-time timeline.
    • Corporate Actions and Lockups: CA returns corporate actions by action type; LE returns lockups and earnouts.
    • League Tables: LEAGUE covers IPO, deSPAC, PIPE investor, private placement, serial sponsor, and 13F league tables, with date-range and quarter arguments.
    • Participants: PART.FIND searches participants by name; PART.SPACS lists every SPAC tied to a participant.
Fix

13F Data Freshness

  • 13F filings and holdings are current again and now refresh daily across the site, the API, and the MCP server, including filings submitted around market holidays.

June 2026

Feature

All-New IPOInsider

  • IPOInsider has been rebuilt from the ground up, replacing the original 2022 release with a modern platform for tracking the traditional IPO market. Available with annual subscriptions via SPACInsider single sign-on.
    • IPO Dashboards: Nine preset dashboards covering the IPO calendar, universe, league tables, underwriter reports, top and bottom performers, stats, quiet and lockup periods, and history.
    • IPO Profiles: Company pages with deal details, stock price and returns comparisons against the S&P 500 and industry averages, and filterable SEC filings.
    • Personal Collections: Save questions and dashboards to your own collection, or build new ones from scratch.
    • Quick Access: Launch IPOInsider in a new tab from the profile dropdown on spacinsider.com with single sign-on.
Feature

SPACGPT

  • A new AI research agent for the SPAC and IPO markets, available at spacgpt.ai with annual subscriptions via SPACInsider single sign-on.
    • Three Agents: Choose a SPAC, IPO, or combined agent depending on your research focus.
    • Live Data Analysis: Answers are grounded in live queries against SPACInsider's SPAC and IPO databases.
    • Charts and Exports: Generate interactive charts and export results as PNG, PDF, or PPTX.
    • Session History and Sharing: Conversations are saved automatically, can be renamed, and can be shared through public links.
    • Quick Access: Launch SPACGPT in a new tab from the profile dropdown on spacinsider.com with single sign-on.
Feature

SPACInsider MCP Server

  • AI assistants such as Claude can now connect directly to SPACInsider data through our hosted MCP server, available to select subscribers.
    • Read-Only Tools: Nearly thirty tools spanning the SPAC universe, historical snapshots, participants, league tables, corporate actions, lockups and earnouts, terminations, and 13F filings.
    • Secure Sign-In: Connections are authorized with your SPACInsider account through OAuth, so no keys or passwords need to be shared.
Feature

SPAC History API Endpoints

  • The API now offers point-in-time SPAC history, so you can retrieve the market exactly as it stood on any past date.
    • Universe Snapshots: Query the full SPAC universe as of any past date, with the same condition filters and column selection as the live endpoints.
    • Per-SPAC Timelines: Retrieve a single SPAC's snapshot on a date, a window between two dates, or its full history.
Feature

SPACGPT in the Mobile App

  • SPACGPT is now available directly inside the mobile app on iOS.
    • Shared Sessions: Conversations stay in sync between the web and mobile experiences.
    • Streaming Responses: Answers stream in real time for a faster, more responsive experience on the go.
Improvement

Updated Subscription Plans

  • The subscription plans page has been refreshed, and the Institutional tier now includes IPO data and tools.
Feature

New About Page

  • A new About page introduces the SPACInsider team and mission, alongside a refreshed landing page and footer.

May 2026

Feature

Data Atlas

  • The Data section has been rebranded as Data Atlas, with a clearer, workflow-anchored catalog for finding the right dataset faster.
    • Start Here Guide: A guided entry point helps you navigate to the data and tables that match what you're trying to do.
    • Build (Beta): A new Build tool lets you assemble a custom table by describing the columns and filters you need.
    • Cleaner Exports: Downloads are more consistent across CSV, Excel, JSON, and HTML formats, with improved text casing and list formatting.
Improvement

Refreshed Landing Page

  • The marketing landing page has a modernized layout and visual hierarchy that better highlights SPACInsider's data and tools.
Improvement

Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Improvement

Lite SPAC Profile Readability

  • Improved readability across Lite SPAC profile pages.
    • Events Timeline: Better date and form contrast makes the events timeline easier to scan.
    • Faster Loading: Lite SPAC pages avoid loading heavy filing data up front for a quicker experience.
Feature

Corporate Actions on SPAC Profiles

  • SPAC profile pages now include a Corporate Actions section listing actions for that SPAC, alongside a new Corporate Actions dashboard.

April 2026

Improvement

SPAC Profile Filings and Timeline

  • Pro SPAC profiles now include a dedicated Filings section and a brighter deal timeline, matching the experience on Plus and Lite profiles, with improved dark-mode readability.
Improvement

Dashboard Preset Editing

  • Saved dashboard presets can now be edited in place, with options to overwrite an existing preset, save your changes as a new one, or rename it.
Improvement

Quick Facts Column Picker

  • The Quick Facts section on SPAC profiles now lets you choose which columns to display and remembers your selection.

March 2026

New Data

New data fields added to Vote Redemptions and Funding (Main) Presets

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Redemption Status: A new column on the Vote Redemptions preset indicating the current redemption status of each SPAC vote, making it easier to filter and track outcomes.
    • Other Funding Size 2: A new column on the Funding (Main) preset capturing an additional source of other funding, providing a more complete picture of SPAC deal financing.
Improvement

Mobile App Stability Improvements

  • Several updates to improve the reliability of the SPACInsider mobile app.
    • iOS Crash Mitigation: Upgraded core rendering engine to resolve crashes affecting some iOS users.
    • Notification Reliability: Push notifications are now more reliably delivered across both iOS and Android devices.
Improvement

Calendar Filter Enhancement

  • The calendar date picker used across table filters now highlights today's date, making it easier to orient when selecting date ranges.

February 2026

Improvement

Chart Data Improvements

  • Several fixes to how charts display data across the platform.
    • Full Trading History: Charts now show data starting from IPO date, providing a complete picture of trading activity.
    • Liquidated SPACs: Charts for liquidated SPACs now render correctly instead of showing blank or missing data.
Improvement

13F Investor Tables and Filters

  • Major enhancements to 13F investor data across the platform.
    • Share Value Columns: New columns showing the dollar value of each security holding, in addition to share counts.
    • Improved Filters: New search, filter, and mobile-friendly controls on both the 13F Investor Dashboard and 13F Investor League Table.
Feature

Table Presets for SPAC Plus

  • SPAC Plus tables now support presets, allowing users to quickly switch between curated column configurations without manually adjusting columns each time.
New Data

New Columns in the Universe

  • Over 40 new columns added to the Universe, covering terminated deal data and advisor details.
    • Terminated Deal Data: Terminated Deal Announcement Date, Terminated Target Industry, and Months Left (Termination to Deadline).
    • Advisor Columns: Buy-side and sell-side columns for CM Advisors, Finance Advisors, and Legal Advisors (up to 4 each).
    • Convertible & PIPE Advisors: Convertible Legal Advisors, Convertible Placement Agents, Convertible Preferred Legal Advisors, Convertible Preferred Placement Agents, PIPE Legal Advisors, PIPE Placement Agents, and Underwriter Co-Counsel.

January 2026

Improvement

New Statistics Dashboard

  • A completely redesigned statistics dashboard providing deeper insights into the SPAC market.
    • Modern Navigation: New segmented control tabs with sliding animation for easier navigation between dashboard views.
    • Smoother Loading: Each chart type now displays a tailored skeleton loader during data loading instead of a generic gray box.
    • Improved Charts: Data labels and subtitles now appear on area and line charts for richer context, and charts no longer shift during initial render.
Improvement

Dark Mode Enhancements

  • Several areas of the platform now have improved dark mode support.
    • Notification Wizard: Enhanced dark mode theming for the notification setup flow.
    • Transaction Details: Improved contrast for transaction details on SPAC profile pages.

December 2025

Feature

Notification Unsubscribe Management

  • Users can now manage their notification preferences directly from email links.
    • One-Click Unsubscribe: A dedicated unsubscribe page allows you to disable specific notifications directly from your email.
    • Quick Navigation: Buttons link directly to notification settings for users who want to fine-tune rather than fully unsubscribe.
Improvement

Price Chart Reliability

  • Fixed issues that could cause stock price charts to fail to load, particularly for SPACs with large trading histories exceeding 1,000 data points.

November 2025

Improvement

Improved Daily Filing Emails

  • Daily filing emails have been overhauled for a better subscriber experience.
    • Better Delivery: Emails are now sent through a new delivery system for improved reliability and inbox placement.
    • Email Preferences: Users can now toggle their daily email subscription directly from their account settings page.

October 2025

Improvement

New Daily Filing Emails

  • Stay informed with daily email summaries of SEC filings.
    • Subscribers now receive curated filing updates directly in their inbox each morning, ensuring you never miss important developments.
Improvement

Enhanced Filing Display Templates

  • Several improvements to how filings are displayed across the platform.
    • AI Summary Links: Filing pages now consistently display AI-generated summary links for quick insights.
    • Merger Documents: Improved template now correctly uses SPAC share symbols for better identification.

September 2025

New Data

New data fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • At-Risk Capital Anchor Investor: Identifies anchor investors who provide at-risk capital investments in SPACs, helping to track major stakeholder commitments and their impact on SPAC structure.
    • Redemption Percentage: A new column showing the percentage of shares redeemed in corporate actions, providing clearer insights into investor sentiment during key SPAC events.
Improvement

Mobile App expanded to Android devices

  • The SPACInsider mobile application is now available for Android users, expanding access to real-time SPAC data and analytics on-the-go. Android users can now access the same powerful features previously available only on iOS.
Improvement

Enhanced Latest News page with consolidated press releases

  • News monitoring has been streamlined with improved organization and search capabilities.
    • Consolidated Press Releases: All press release columns have been combined into a single 'PR News Releases' column, making it easier to track company announcements in one place.
    • Improved Search: Enhanced search functionality allows for faster and more accurate filtering of SPAC-related news and updates.
Improvement

Filing display and template automation improvements

  • Several backend improvements enhance the user experience and workflow efficiency.
    • Filing Order: SEC filings now display with the most recent at the top, making it easier to track the latest regulatory updates without scrolling.

August 2025

New Data

Additional data fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • At-Risk Non-Managing Sponsor Private Placement Securities: The number of private placement securities (shares, warrants, etc) that non-managing sponsor investors receive for their investment. These are investors who invest in and take on the risk of all or part of the at-risk capital.
    • At-Risk Non-Managing Sponsor Founder Shares: The number of founder shares that non-managing sponsor investors receive for their investment. These are investors who invest in and take on the risk of all or part of the at-risk capital.

April 2025

New Data

Additional data fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Right Share Amount: The amount of Shares each right represents.
    • Right Distribution: The amount of Rights included in the unit distributed at IPO.
    • Implied Right Value: The implied value of a full share assuming the rights distributed at IPO are converted. Example: 1 right for 1/10 share would mean the implied value is the trading value of 10 rights which equals one share.

January 2025

New Data

Additional data fields added to Custom Table and modified the Vote Redemptions and Extension Votes Presets

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Vote Extension 6 (months): Total additional months available to the SPAC to extend from the SPAC's maximum completion deadline date (per the previous extension vote) as determined by the sixth extension vote
    • Vote Ext. 6 (# of Exts.): Number of times the SPAC can exercise an extension as determined by the sixth extension vote (e.g. a SPAC that can extend its completion deadline 9 times by one-month each time for a total of 9 months will have an output of '9'. A SPAC that can extend its completion deadline 3 times by three-months each time for a total of 9 months will have an output of '3'.)
    • Vote Ext. 6 Contribution (per shr): Additional contribution amount on a per share basis for each extension taken as determined by the sixth extension vote (e.g. a SPAC can extend three times by three-months each time up to a total of 9 months by depositing $0.10/share into the trust account for each extension - the output in this case would be '0.10'.)
    • Ext Vote 6 Redemptions: The number of public SPAC shares redeemed at the sixth extension vote
    • Ext Vote 6 Date: Date of the 6th extension vote
    • Ext Vote 6 Rdmpt Price: Redemption price at the sixth extension vote. The price at which shareholders can redeem their shares for cash-per-share redemption amount
    • Vote Extension 7 (months): Total additional months available to the SPAC to extend from the SPAC's maximum completion deadline date (per the previous extension vote) as determined by the seventh extension vote
    • Vote Ext. 7 (# of Exts.): Number of times the SPAC can exercise an extension as determined by the seventh extension vote
    • Vote Ext. 7 Contribution (per shr): Additional contribution amount on a per share basis for each extension taken as determined by the seventh extension vote
    • Ext Vote 7 Redemptions: The number of public SPAC shares redeemed at the seventh extension vote
    • Ext Vote 7 Date: Date of the 7th extension vote
    • Ext Vote 7 Rdmpt Price: Redemption price at the seventh extension vote. The price at which shareholders can redeem their shares for cash-per-share redemption amount

October 2024

New Data

New Data Tables: Lockups and Earnouts

  • To see the new tables, navigate to Lockups & Earnouts under the 'Data' menu icon. The new tables and column glossary are listed below:

August 2024

New Data

Additional Data Field added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Sponsor Promote Shares Percent: The percentage of Promote Shares acquired at IPO from the total number of shares offered (Shares Included from IPO and OA + Sponsor Promote)

July 2024

New Data

SPAC Team Dashboard and League Table

New Data

Additional preset added to Custom Table: SPAC Team

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • CFO: The chief financial officer of the SPAC
    • Directors: The directors for the SPAC team
    • Additional Executive Management: Any additional members of the SPAC's executive management team besides the CEO, Chairman, and CFO

June 2024

New Data

Additional data fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Initial Proxy Date: The first filing of the combination proxy after the announcement date. Typically filed as an S-4 or F-4
    • First Amendment Date: The first amended combination proxy filing filed after the initial proxy filing. Typically filed as an S-4/A or F-4/A
    • Last Proxy Date: The last combination proxy filed ahead of a combination closing vote
    • Total Amendments: The total count of all amended proxies filed for a SPAC combination. This does not include the initial proxy filing, only the amended versions

March 2024

Improvement

Additional Presets added to Custom Table

New Data

Additional Data Field added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • % Return on Implied NAV: % Return relative to the Net-Asset-Value (NAV) of the share (estimated cash-in-trust-value)
New Data

Additional Action Type, Warrant Tender Offer, added to Corporate Actions

  • To see the new preset, navigate to Corporate Actions under the 'Data' menu icon. New columns are listed below
    • Tender Offer Announcement Date: The date the tender offer was announced by filing or press release
    • Tender Offer Expiration Date: The date at which the tender offer expires or expired
    • Warrant Cash Offer Price: The offer price for the warrants purchased in the tender offer
    • Additional Consideration: Any additional consideration included in the tender offer
New Data

Additional Data Fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Closing Vote Proxy EFFECT Date: The date the shareholder completion vote proxy went effective
    • Closing Vote Proxy EFFECT Link: Link to the respective filing
    • Resale Registration Statement EFFECT Date: The date at which the resale registration statement, which is filed post combination close, went effective
    • Resale Registration Statement EFFECT Link: Link to the respective filing

February 2024

Improvement

Modified Calendar Popover

  • When hovering over a date with events on the Calendar Page, the popover has been updated to dynamically expand in various directions, ensuring it never gets cut off by the screen's edge. This improvement enhances the usability of the Calendar Page and prevents any inconvenient overflow issues.

January 2024

Improvement

Reorganized Table Footnotes

  • Table footnotes are now displayed in a filterable, table format. Find them under 'Footnotes' in the 'Data' dropdown, or in the description of relevant tables
    • Contributions to Trust: shows the contributions from sponsors to trust accounts at each extension. Note: SPACs with more than 1 extension will have multiple entries. The table defaults to the most recent, but you can sort by SPAC name to group the contributions.
    • Stock Split: details all De-SPACs that have undergone a stock-split or reverse stock-split
    • Subsequent Acquisition: highlights all De-SPACs that have subsequently been acquired by either a private or public company. Note the 'Action Status' to see if the acquisition is still pending or approved
New Data

Additional Action Types added to Corporate Actions

  • To see the new presets, navigate to Corporate Actions under the 'Data' menu icon.
    • Auto Extension: additional action type added to the Extension Vote category.
    • Stock Split: additional action type for SPACs performing a stock split on its share.
    • Subsequent Acquisition: additional action type for completed SPACs that are acquired by another company.

August 2023

Improvement

Redesigned Homepage and Navigation

  • We're thrilled to announce the launch of our newly redesigned homepage! Focused on enhancing your browsing experience, the fresh layout brings you a more intuitive navigation, faster access to the content you love, and a modern, visually appealing design.
Feature

New SPAC History Table

  • Added a new data table to allow users to track SPAC Universe data chronologically through time
    • You can select a data 'as of' date as far back as July 30th, 2022.

June 2023

New Data

Additional Data Fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Stock Split Text: Description of the stock split(s) that have ocurred. (e.g. '1-for-20')
    • DeSPAC Share Price (Split Adjusted): Close price of the de-SPAC share adjusted against stock splits.
    • % Return on DeSPAC Share: The return based on the current split adjusted de-SPAC share price compared to the initial IPO price
Feature

New Corporate Actions Table

  • Added a new data table to allow users to track SPAC Corporate Actions chronologically through time
    • Corporate Actions are split into categories: 'Extension Vote', 'Completion Vote', 'Record Date', 'Tender Offer', 'Tender Offer to Complete', 'Liquidation', 'Early Liquidation Vote', and 'Other Actions'
    • All actions have a status depending on the action's 'success': 'Approved', 'Pending', 'Postponed', 'Adjourned', or 'Canceled'
Improvement

New security specific 13F Investor League Table and the 13F Investor Dashboard data

  • Investor holdings are now broken into 6 categories:
    • SPAC Units, SPAC Shares, SPAC Warrants, SPAC Rights, DeSPAC Shares, and DeSPAC Warrants

May 2023

New Data

Additional Data Fields added to the Other Funding Preset

  • To view the preset click on it in the Funding Table dropdown. Additionally you can add the new columns to your own presets using the column modify button.
    • 2nd Other Funding Type: Any other type of funding agreement, if there is more than one type, used in a SPAC combination - ex. Standby Equity Agreement, Senior Secured Term Loan, etc.
    • 2nd Other Funding Size: The size ($) of the second type (if applicable) of 'other funding'.
    • 2nd Other Funding Note: Any notes or additional description of the second type (if applicable) of 'other funding'.
    • 2nd Other Funding Link: The link to the document listing the details of the second type (if applicable) of 'other funding'.
New Data

Additional Data Fields added to the Convertible Note Preset

  • To view the preset click on it in the Funding Table dropdown. Additionally you can add the new columns to your own presets using the column modify button.
    • PIK / OID Option: Does the Convertible Note mention that investors can be Paid-In-Kind (PIK) or Original Issue Discount (OID).
    • Conversion Premium / Discount: The conversion price for the share in the note.
New Data

New Warrant Calls/Exchanges Preset

  • To view the new preset click on it in the Custom Table dropdown. Additionally you can add the new columns to your own presets using the column modify button.
    • Warrant Redemption Type: Whether the redemption will be a cash exercise of the warrants, cashless exercise, the option for either cash or cashless exercise, or an exchange for shares.
    • Warrant Exchange Offer Status: If the warrants are subject to a warrant exchange offer, this field will be either 'Pending' or 'Complete'.
    • Exercise Price: The price at which warrant holders must exercise their warrants either by cash or cashless exercise.
    • Amended Exercise Price: If the original warrant exercise price has been amended post IPO.
    • Public Warrants Issued at IPO: Based on the public units issued at IPO, this is the equivalent number of public warrants issued (based on IPO size).
    • At-Risk Sponsor Warrants Purchased at IPO: Sponsor private placement warrants outstanding.
    • Exchange Ratio (shares): The exchange ratio (shares) holders may receive for their warrants (where the warrants are subject to a warrant exchange offer).
    • Warrant Cash Payment: Cash paid to warrant holders where the warrants are subject to a warrant exchange offer.
    • Warrant Consideration (Warrants): The portion of warrants (per warrant) each warrant holder gets to keep as part of the consideration being offered for the warrant exchange offer.
    • Initial Resale S1 Filing Link: Link to initial registration filing for newly combined company.
    • Warrant Last Trade Date: Last day of trading for warrant that is subject to a warrant exchange offer.
    • Warrant Redemption Ann Link: Link to warrant exchange offer announcement.
New Data

Additional Data Fields added to Custom Table

  • To add a column to your table, use the column modify button in the top right of all tables.
    • Target Display Name: The name of the SPAC's Target Company without standardization formatting.
    • Original Completion Deadline Date: The original completion deadline date set for the SPAC at IPO.

April 2023

New Data

Added projection data for 2023-2026 to the Revenue and EBITDA Projections Presets

    • Projected Revenue 2023-2026, Actual Revenue 2023-2026, and % Above/Below Projections 2023-2026
    • Additional years can be found in the 'Show/Hide Columns' tool and added to any preset

March 2023

Feature

New Archive Page

    • Added new archive page at /archive/[year]/[month] to easily access articles from a specific month and year
Improvement

Historical Data added to the 13F Investor League Table and the 13F Investor Dashboard

    • Users can now select a Filing Quarter using the filter bar in order to see investments filed in that quarter
    • Filing Quarters range from 2014Q1 to present
    • Note: Selecting more than one Filing Quarter can lead to double-counted values in columns and aggregations

February 2023

Feature

Calculated table aggregates now available when using the search box

  • Calculators at the bottom of all tables have now been optimized to calculate averages, medians, min, max, sum, etc, based on a keyword in the search field (found in the upper left of the table). This is in addition to the calculator function that currently exists and is based on filters.

    Click on the "calc" button at the bottom of a column within a table to see calculated fields.
New Data

Additional Data Fields added to the Vote Redemptions Preset

    • Ext Vote 1-5 Date: The date of the respective extension vote. For convenience, this column is linked to the extension proxy document.
    • Ext Vote 1-5 Rdmpt Price: The redemption price at the respective vote.
New Data

Additional Data Field added to the Vote Redemptions Preset

    • Completion Vote Redemptions: The number of shares redeemed at the completion vote.

January 2023

Feature

Added Private Placement League Table

New Data

Additional Data Fields added to the Implied Yield to Maturity (YTM) Preset

    • Maximum Deadline Date: Assumes all extensions have been taken, regardless if the SPAC is extending one month at a time. (Ex. have extended 2 months out of a possible 6 months)
    • Maximum Deadline Implied Cash Per Share: Uses the 'Maximum Deadline Date'
    • YTM Maximum Date: calculates YTM using the 'Maximum Deadline Date' and 'Maximum Deadline Implied Cash per Share'
New Data

Additional Data Field and filter added to the Vote Redemptions Preset and Custom Table

    • Special Status (Acquired, Bankrupt, Delisted, Pending Acquisition, or Reorganization)
    • You can find the field in the Show/Hide Column selector tool by typing 'Special Status' in the search field
Feature

Added SPAC Archive Preset

  • SPAC archive preset can be found in the Custom Table drop-down. This preset mimics the SPAC Archive Table found on the previous version of this website.

December 2022

Improvement

Added Liquidations Preset

    • Created new preset summarizing liquidation information
    • Added new column "Redemption Value per Share" showing the price at which shares were redeemed at liquidation
Feature

Added release notes

  • ‘Release Notes’ are now available in the user dropdown labeled ‘Release Notes’
New Data

Additional Data Fields added to the Extensions Preset

    • Vote extension time (months)
    • Total time to complete (initial + extensions)
    • Total extension contributions (maximum)
    • Projected EBITDA and actual EBITDA data for 2021 and 2022 added to the Projections preset
    • Separate closing date and liquidation date columns
Improvement

Improved Shareholder Votes Page

  • Added four new columns
    • Type of Proxy/Shareholder Vote
    • Contribution to Trust Pending Vote
    • Current Implied Cash-per-Share
    • Link to relevant proxy
Feature

Added EBITDA Projections Preset

  • Includes Projected EBITDA and Actual EBITDA data for 2021 and 2022 added to the Projections preset

November 2022

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

    • Projected and actual revenue for 2022 added to Revenue Projections Preset
    • Warrants in decimal format added to the Universe Preset
    • Transaction costs added to the Universe Preset
Feature

Added Extension Vote Default Preset

  • A new Extensions Preset was added detailing all extensions scheduled (auto extensions) and extensions by shareholder vote
Improvement

New Website Link Transition

    • The newly designed website is now accessible at spacinsider.com
    • The old website is still available at old.spacinsider.com. If you would like to visit the previous SPACInsider version, go to the dropdown listed under your name in the upper right hand corner of the screen

October 2022

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

  • You can add these columns to your preset using the “Show/Hide Columns” tool
    • Pro Forma Equity Value
    • Transaction costs
    • Upcoming and Early Liquidation Proxies, Liquidation Announcement dates
    • DeSPAC CIKs
Fix

Excel Download Patch

  • Fixed issue where users were prompted with an error when attempting to download a table to Excel format
New Data

13F Investors

  • Allows users to compare the quarter over quarter investments of investors by SPAC, Investor, Industry, Sub-Industry, etc. 13F investor information is now available in three locations:
Feature

Help Articles (support.spacinsider.com)

  • Page based help articles with video and text instructions
Improvement

Newlook SPACInsider.com (new.spacinsider.com)

  • Legacy site will stay at spacinsider.com for 1 month, and then subsequently be transitioned to old.spacinsider.com.
Feature

New Feature added showing the “Events Timeline” within the individual SPAC profile pages

  • Provides a timeline with links to events in the SPAC’s lifecycle from the filing of the DRS statement through the filing of the resale registration statement

September 2022

Feature

Funding Table

  • "Added a new Funding Preset to allow users to quickly and easily see the breakdown of funding for each SPAC. Funding is further refined to individual presets for:"
New Data

Additional Data Point added to database

  • Added "Cash Only Trust Accounts" data point

July 2022

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

  • Added Current Public SPAC shares (takes into account any shares redeemed at recent shareholder votes)

June 2022

Feature

Projections Table

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

    • Sponsor
    • PIPE
    • Company Ownership
Feature

New Lock-ups Table

  • Added new table to the database highlighting both Sponsor and Company Lock-ups
Feature

New Earnouts Table

  • Added new table to the database highlighting both Sponsor and Company earnouts

May 2022

Feature

IPOInsider.com Release

  • A new data tool for tracking the Traditional IPO market

April 2022

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

    • Added IPO geography, DeSPAC geography, and Domicile fields
    • Sponsor Forfeitures
    • Stock Exchange

March 2022

Feature

Downloads for Dashboards (Annual Subscribers)

  • Annual subscribers can now download the data from all dashboards

February 2022

Feature

Related Articles on SPAC Profile Page

  • Added a related articles section to the SPAC Profile page to allow for easy access to relevant news on a specific SPAC

January 2022

Feature

Terminated Deals Table

  • Added a Terminated Deals table where each terminated deal gets its own row to account for SPACs with multiple terminations
Improvement

Daily Filing Email Redesign

  • Summary of the day’s SEC filing and most recent posts are sent at 7AM and 4PM, Monday through Friday
Feature

Sponsors League Table

  • Added a Serial Sponsor table to allow users to compare and rank sponsors that have completed a minimum of two SPAC combinations

December 2021

New Data

Additional Data Point added to database

  • SPAC CIKs (unique identifiers)
Feature

SPAC Participant Dashboards

New Data

Additional Data Points added to database

  • Registration Withdrawals “RW” and Abandonments were added as SPAC Statuses in the database