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Latest SPAC Liquidations: Mission Advancement Acquisition Corp., and Clarim Acquisition Corp.
Mission Advancement Acquisition Corp. Shareholders Approve Liquidation Date Amendment
On December 6, 2022, the stockholders of Mission Advancement Corp. approved an amendment to allow the company to unwind and redeem all of its outstanding public shares prior to December 30, 2022.
Following the implementation of the amendment, the Board of Directors of Mission Advancement set December 7, 2022 as the amended termination date.
Holders of 34,035,401 public shares of Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.07 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $342,841,438.
Following such redemptions, 464,599 public shares of Class A Common Stock remain outstanding. Mission Advancement expects to redeem all remaining public shares of the company on December 14, 2022, for a total redemption amount of approximately $4,679,945, and a per-share amount of $10.07.
READClarim Acquisition Corp. Shareholders Approve Liquidation Date Amendment
On December 7, 2022, Clarim (NASDAQ:CLRM) held a special meeting where stockholders approved a proposal to liquidate early.
The Board has established December 7, 2022 as the early termination date. As such, the last day of trading of Clarim’s public shares and units on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC was on December 7, 2022. The company expects to complete the redemptions on or about December 12, 2022.
READShepherd Ave Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SPHAU) is the latest SPAC to file to IPO, making 24 new registration statements that have filed since June 1, 2024. So far, only two of those 24 have gone public, but it does indicate an active August. In SPACLand at least, August is never slow. As for Shepherd...
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FTAC Emerald (NASDAQ:EMLD) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto fintech firm Fold at an enterprise value of $381 million. Phoenix, Arizona-based Fold provides digital banking services backed by a treasury of Bitcoin that includes FDIC-secured checking accounts as well Bitcoin trading and awards. The combined company is expected to trade on...