Author: Nicholas Alan Clayton

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Ares Acquisition Corporation (AAC) Tweaks X-energy Deal

Ares Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:AAC) has dropped its pre-money valuation of its target company X-energy about -14.2% as a part of a deal revision announced this morning.

The parties noted they believe that bringing down X-energy’s price tag from $2.1 billion to $1.8 billion will provide a more attractive entry point for investors and provide a better opportunity for long-term value creation.

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Avalon Acquisition Inc. (AVAC) Shareholders Approve Beneficient Company Deal

Avalon Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAC) has secured shareholder approval for its combination with financial services firm Beneficient with about 87% of shares redeemed at the final vote.

The redemptions removed all but $27.9 million from Avalon’s trust, but the transaction did not include a minimum cash condition beyond the $5 million required for listing purposes.

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Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. (PBAX) to Combine with CERo Therapeutics in $112M Deal

Phoenix Biotech (NASDAQ:PBAX) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with pre-cliinical drug developer CERo at an enterprise value of $112 million. San Francisco-based CERo is developing a line of potential cancer treatments and expects to file its first investigational new drug (IND) application in 2024. The combined company is expected to trade on
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Seaport Global Acquisition II Corp. (SGII) to Combine with American Battery Materials (BLTH) in $225M Deal

Seaport Global II (NASDAQ:SGII) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with American Battery Materials (OTC Pink:BLTH) at an enterprise value of $225 million. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based is developing potential lithium and cobalt-mining sites in Utah. The combined company is expected to be up-listed to the Nasdaq once the deal is completed in the
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SPAC Lock-Up Expirations to Watch in June 2023

The advent of summer is bringing nine lock-up expirations for de-SPAC’d companies and 10 on the sponsor side. The first change is to come for the sponsor of European Biotech Acquisition Corp., which closed its combination with Swiss pharma firm Oculis SA (NASDAQ:OCS) just three months ago. The sponsor is getting flexibility at a good
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Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp. (PGSS) to Combine with SCHMID GROUP in $640M Deal

Pegasus Digital (NYSE:PGSS) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with equipment manufacturer SCHMID at an enterprise value of $640 million.

Freudenstadt, Germany-based SCHMID makes silicon and glass components for the solar energy industry and electronics, including substrates for the broader technology space.

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GreenLight Biosciences (GRNA) to Be Acquired by Fall Line Capital for $0.30 Per Share

GreenLight Biosciences (NASDAQ:GRNA), which combined with Environmental Impact in February 2022, announced this morning that it is being acquired in a go-private transaction by Fall Line Capital for $45.5 million.

While this is a steep valuation decline from its $1.23 billion enterprise value at the announcement of its SPAC deal, this price does represent a 50% premium to GreenLight’s last closing price.

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