At the SPAC of Dawn This week comes to a close with the debut of the year’s fourth SPAC IPO as Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ:HVIIU) priced last night. This brings the month’s total IPO proceeds to $597.5 million, which is already a drastic year-on-year improvement from January 2023, which saw just $144 million...
At the SPAC of Dawn Right on the heels of a mostly positive inflation picture, SPACs are set to take in a raft of new indicators for retail sales, import prices and homebuilder confidence later today. SPACs may have some extra confidence of their own knowing that one of their major foes on the de-SPAC...
At the SPAC of Dawn After an up-and-down week on the market, all eyes are set to be glued to this morning’s Consumer Price Index readouts for signs of where the Fed might take its rate-cut strategy. US exchanges had a slightly positive day in reaction to Core PPI coming in at 0.1% for December...
At the SPAC of Dawn It has clearly taken some time for SPACs to break out from their niche, but SPACs and de-SPACs are suddenly everywhere in current events. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, one of the most prolific SPAC teams has stepped forward with a letter of intent to take Ukraine’s...
At the SPAC of Dawn Amid a restive market, SPACs have front-loaded their business this week with three of their four votes set for today and tomorrow. One of these is a completion vote, in which Bowen (NASDAQ:BOWN) will try and secure shareholder approval for its combination with Shenzhen Qianzhi BioTechnology just after having gained...
At the SPAC of Dawn The markets return from their short funeral break still in the red, but the 8:30 am ET dropping of employment and wage indicators could make this a harder or softer return to business. Drugs Made In America (NASDAQ:DMAAU) is expected to make its debut during this session as the year’s...
At the SPAC of Dawn It has long been anticipated that the regulatory shakeups following Trump’s return to the White House would be favorable to the crypto industry, and the sea continues to part ahead of his arrival. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam is the latest official to announce his preemptive resignation...
At the SPAC of Dawn So far, the theme of the SPAC market of 2025 has been rather consistent. After Colombier II (NYSE:CLBR) staked out its position as the having the first SPAC deal of the year and now Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) has claimed the spot of first IPO, SPACs with direct ties...
At the SPAC of Dawn This week comes with just five votes on the docket, but also 2025’s first new business combination. Colombier II‘s (NYSE:CLBR) tie-up with a firearms retailer marks a fitting start to a year of SPAC dealmaking just as a renewed Trump presidency takes charge and as conservative causes are on the...
At the SPAC of Dawn While the SPAC market has yet to see the first new deal of 2025, we will see the first 2025 de-SPAC make its debut on the Nasdaq later today as Mars (NASDAQ:MARX) successfully closed its combination with security technology firm ScanTech (NASDAQ:STAI). This starts the year off small as the...