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Latest SPAC News: Zoom in talks to invest in Cvent SPAC deal and Bustle owner eyes SPAC deal
Zoom Is in Talks to Invest in Cvent Blank-Check Deal
Zoom Video Communications Inc. is in talks to invest in the blank-check deal that would take event-management software company Cvent public, according to Bloomberg.
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II is in discussions with potential investors including the video-chat platform about a private placement to support a deal with Cvent.
Zoom is negotiating to take a roughly 10% portion of the equity being raised for the deal.
Bustle Owner Eyes SPAC Deal, Acquires Some Spider Studios
Mr. Goldberg’s BDG Media Inc. is buying Some Spider Studios Inc., the digital-media company behind parenting websites Scary Mommy, Fatherly and the Dad, according to The Wall Street Journal. BDG Media aims to go public by merging with a SPAC later this year.
Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. announced the pricing of its $250 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BEAGU”, Thursday, October 24, 2024. The new SPAC plans to search for a combination target valued at $3 billion or more that would benefit from the relationships and experience...
Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “OACCU”, Thursday, October 24, 2024. The new SPAC plans to combine with a healthcare target or one in a healthcare-related industry in North America or Europe. The...
Translational Development (NASDAQ:TDACU) has filed for a $150 million IPO to extend underwriter BTIG’s strong three-month streak where it has represented nearly a third of new SPAC S-1s. This is BTIG’s fifth SPAC filed since August 8, and these have each borne some similar features. All have overfunded their trust slightly – Translational is overfunding...
At the SPAC of Dawn Pioneering an entirely new type of aircraft is necessarily a process fraught with turbulence, but eVTOL makers got a major lift Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration published its final ruling on “powered-lift” vehicles. This rule brings much needed clarity to the agency’s requirements for pilot training and operations and...
Horizon Space II (NASDAQ:HPSTU) has filed for a $60 million IPO to be the latest entry in the smaller tier of SPACs and underwriters to put a fresh try in motion. Since August 1, nine of the 17 new SPAC S-1’s have sought less than $200 million in their IPOs and smaller institutions like BTIG...