News and Rumors
- CityWire: A subsidiary of Allianz (DE:ALV) and Constellation Wealth Capital have signed on to invest $400 million in asset management firm AlTi Global (NASDAQ:ALTI), purchasing a combination of ordinary shares and Series A convertible preferred stock. AlTi is up 21% in midday trading on the news. It combined with Cartesian Growth in January 2023.
- PR: Nikola (NASDAQ:NKLA) reported that it delivered 35 hydrogen fuel cell electric heavy trucks in the fourth quarter of 2023 and received 225 more orders from that quarter through the end of January. It posted -$102 million adjusted EBITDA but raised $230 million in fresh capital over this period. Nikola combined with VectoIQ in June 2020.
Votes
- GigCapital5 (NYSE:GIA) secured shareholder approval for its combination with QT Imaging at a February 15 special meeting. It has not yet divulged redemption figures from the vote or its timeline for close.
Liquidations
- Williams Rowland (NYSE:WRAC) has decided to liquidate and will dissolve the trust effective March 8. Its shares and warrants will cease trading on February 29.
Shepherd 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...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPACs have now priced 20 IPOs seven months into 2024 with an eye on beating 2023’s total of 31 IPOs. With a little more than 5 months left in the year, it’s expected that SPACs should at least match that number by only needing to price roughly two IPOs per...
DT Cloud Star announced the pricing of its $60 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DTSQU”, Thursday, July 25, 2024. The new SPAC aims to combine with an established business with long-term financial visibility, but has not limited itself to a particular industry or sector....
Launch Two (NASDAQ:LPBBU) has filed for a $200 million IPO that shows how the market has shifted for new issuance since its sister SPAC Launch One (NASDAQ:LPAAU) filed just over a month ago. Both SPACs are underwritten by Cantor Fitzgerald and seeking nominally the same raise at IPO, but Launch Two is overfunding its trust...
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...