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Latest SPAC News: Electriq Power signs $300M agreement, Zapp reveals production version of i300 Carbon Launch Edition, and White & Case sues Colonnade II
Electriq Power secures $300M to deploy solar + storage in California with ‘major U.S. clean energy company’
Energy storage system integrator Electriq Power signed a multi-year agreement with a “major U.S. clean-energy company,” for more than $300 million in financing to fund projects in California over the next 30 months, according to the company.
Electriq Power announced in November 2022 that it is being acquired by TLG Acquisition One Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and is going public. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2023, the combined company will operate under the name Electriq Power Holdings Inc. and will be led by existing Electriq management with Mike Lawrie joining the board as Chairman.
READZapp Reveals Production Version of i300 Carbon Launch Edition
Zapp Electric Vehicles Limited, a UK-based high-performance two-wheel electric vehicle company, today revealed the production version of its limited-run i300 Carbon Launch Edition.
On November 22, 2022, Zapp and CIIG Capital Partners II, Inc., a U.S. publicly-listed blank check company (Nasdaq: CIIG), announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
READWith no merger deal, failed SPAC faces lawsuit over legal fees
Law firm White & Case has sued a special purpose acquisition company for more than $8.2 million in legal fees, claiming it stiffed the firm after failing to consummate a planned $480 million merger and then announcing plans to wind down this month.
New York-founded White & Case sued former client Colonnade Acquisition Corp II and its directors in New York state court late Monday, arguing the firm will be “irreparably harmed” if the blank-check company liquidates and dissolves before paying the fees it owes.
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...