Morning Roundup: November 27, 2023
At the SPAC of Dawn
After mixed signals for the consumer sector earlier this month, initial Black Friday sales numbers have shown that Americans were not too stuffed for a shopping spree this year.
...READ MOREAfter mixed signals for the consumer sector earlier this month, initial Black Friday sales numbers have shown that Americans were not too stuffed for a shopping spree this year.
...READ MOREThough perhaps stuffed to the brim, SPAC activity continues this Thanksgiving Friday with votes by Clean Earth and Zalatoris to extend a deadline and amend trust contributions, respectively.
...READ MOREIntegrated Wellness (NYSE:WEL) announced in an 8-K filing that it agreed to transfer control of its sponsor to Sriram Associates, which will now take on the SPAC’s financial obligations and may appoint a new team.
...READ MORESo far, seven SPACs have announced their liquidations this week and although some others may choose to use the holiday to quietly disband, this tends to be a positive week for equities in general.
...READ MOREMarti Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MRT), which merged with Galata Acquisition Corp. in July, announced this afternoon that it has launched an exchange offer to purchase its Class A ordinary shares for $0.10 in cash.
...READ MORECrypto has been a popular, but a somewhat niche sector for SPACs in recent years that appeared to have fallen out of favor as scandals rocked major exchanges and prices for major cryptocurrencies and tokens plummeted.
...READ MOREColombier Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: CLBR.U) announced the pricing of its upsized $150 million IPO this evening. Its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “CLBR.U”
...READ MOREMountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ:MCAF) announced this afternoon that its shareholders have approved its business combination with CH-AUTO.
At today’s meeting, there were 2,958,185 shares of common stock present, representing approximately 89.25% of the issued and outstanding shares, constituting a quorum.
...READ MOREPlenty of stocks are rebounding this month as the market broadly rallies on signs that the age of rate hikes is ending, but DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) is on an uncommonly sharp trajectory among recent de-SPACs.
...READ MOREPublic companies of all stripes tend to bury news ahead of holidays and SPACs are no different.
Four SPACs have announced their intent to liquidate since market close on Friday and three of these had previously agreed to business combinations.
...READ MOREBellevue Life Sciences (NASDAQ:BLAC) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Korean healthcare holding company OSR for undisclosed compensation.
Seoul-based OSR is a conglomerate of several biotech firms advancing drug candidates as well as a medical device distributor.
...READ MOREA largely positive week is coming to end with a summit that appears to have brought an autumn chill to simmering tensions between the US and China.
...READ MOREWith the S&P 500 rolling into a two-month high on the back of positive inflation numbers, all hopes have to be for nothing too concerning coming out of a still-packed end of the week.
...READ MOREHNR Acquisition Corp. (NYSE:HNRA) announced this afternoon that it has completed its business combination with oil developer Pogo Resources.
The deal was originally approved by shareholders at a meeting held on November 13 and stockholders holding 4,063,777 shares out of a possible 4,509,403 shares of HNRA’s common stock exercised their right to redeem their shares.
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