Bridgetown Holdings Ltd., the blank-check company backed by billionaires Richard Li and Peter Thiel, is considering a potential merger with Indonesia’s e-commerce giant PT Tokopedia, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
SPACS continue to take flight, next up Blade
SPACs have been coming to market fast and furiously through 2020. Yahoo! Finance looks at the latest to come to market, Blade, a helicopter company that specialized in rides from airports to city centers.
Michael Klein’s SPAC Churchill Capital Corp V prices upsized $450 million IPO at $10
Churchill Capital Corp V, the fifth blank check company founded by dealmaker and former Citi executive Michael Klein, raised $450 million by offering 45 million units at $10.
indie Semiconductor Enters Definitive Merger Agreement with Thunder Bridge Acquisition II, Ltd.
indie Semiconductor, a next generation automotive semiconductor and software innovator, and Thunder Bridge Acquisition II, Ltd.
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV Warrants: Thinking Ahead
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV (NYSE:IPOD) is the fourth of a series of SPACs that Chamath is listing. IPOD is publicly traded today, and is trading at a 10% premium to NAV.
Goldman Strategists Say SPACs May Spur $300 Billion M&A Activity
Blank-check companies looking for deals could lead to $300 billion in mergers and acquisitions over the next two years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Top SPAC Merger News This Week: Canoo, XL Fleet, Microvast and 10 More Hot SPACs
Did you miss the SPAC merger news this week? Here are the top 13 stories you need to know.
Electric commercial vehicle maker to go public in SPAC deal with $1.4 billion valuation
Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) said on Friday it has agreed to go public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Forum Merger III Corp in a deal that values the U.S. electric commercial vehicle maker at $1.4 billion.
EVBox Group To Go Public On NYSE
EV charging leader EVBox is the latest electric vehicle related company planning to go public. It intends to do so through TPG Pace Beneficial Finance (NYSE: TPGY.U, TPGY, TPGY WS).
Lightning eMotors to go public in 2021, seeks to raise $270M
Lightning eMotors, a Loveland-based developer and manufacturer of electric powertrains, is going public on the New York Stock Exchange next year.
QuantumScape Earned One Investor $200 million “By Accident”
Accidents happen, they’re a reality of life. For most people, they involve a broken dish or a bounced check.
Video: MB Microtalk: PIPE Transactions In Connection With SPAC Business Combinations
In this MB Microtalk, we discuss private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions consummated by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Spotify Backer Lakestar Said to Plan Rare German Blank-Check IPO
Lakestar, an early investor in Spotify Technology SA, is looking to raise as much as 400 million euros ($484 million) for a rare Europe-listed blank-check company, people familiar with the matter said.
Cannabis review site Weedmaps to go public at $1.5 bln valuation
Cannabis user-review site Weedmaps’ parent will go public at a $1.5 billion valuation through a merger with a blank-check firm, the company said on Thursday, as recent enthusiasm points to high growth for U.S. marijuana businesses over the coming years.
Opendoor Technologies to Trade on Nasdaq as “OPEN”
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II today announced the pending transfer of the listing of its Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share and redeemable warrants from the New York Stock Exchange to The Nasdaq Global Select Market related to its pending business combination with Opendoor Labs Inc.
Luminar Technologies More Than Doubles Post SPAC Merger
Peter Thiel-backed Luminar Technologies Inc. briefly touched an all-time high within days of emerging as a standalone company as investor excitement over developers of laser-sensors that enable autonomous driving (lidar) ramped up.
Why These 3 SPACs Continue to Move Higher Today
These special purpose acquisition companies are merging with manufacturers that are driving the future of the automotive industry.
Exclusive: Online lender SoFi explores deal to go public – sources
Online lending startup Social Finance Inc (SoFi) has held discussions with blank-check acquisition companies about a deal that would allow it to debut in the stock market, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
SPACs Sparkled In 2020, But What Lies Ahead For Them?
t might be hard in the midst of roaring markets and headlines trumpeting Dow 30,000 to remember that one of 2020’s highest high-flyers has been the special purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC.
Beverly Hills’ lidar sensor maker Luminar Technologies snowballs 30% in Nasdaq debut
Shares’ prices of Luminar Technologies Inc., the Beverly Hills, California-headquartered Lidar-sensor manufacturer for autonomous driving technology, witnessed an exploding rally at its Nasdaq-debut on Thursday.