Tagged: special purpose acquisition company

August 24, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Better HoldCo, Inc.  and Aurora Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company , announced the closing of the previously announced business combination that results in the creation of Better Home & Finance Holding Company, “a publicly traded company with Class A common stock and warrants… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lux Vending, LLC dba Bitcoin Depot, a U.S.-based Bitcoin ATM operator and fintech company, and GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GSRM), a special purpose acquisition company, announced the successful closing of their previously announced business combination. The Business Combination was “approved at a special… Read More

September 6, 2021 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore Exchange (SGX) recently revealed that they’ve created updated rules that will allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on its Mainboard “effective 3 September 2021.” Tan Boon Gin, CEO of Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), noted that SGX’s SPAC framework should give firms… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hippo Holdings Inc (HIPO.WS) says it aims to improve homeowners’ insurance by leveraging customer data in order to make it quicker and simpler to obtain coverage. This, according to the Insurtech firm’s CEO. As reported by Reuters, Hippo is valued at $5 billion and went… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finch Capital, a venture capital firm, recently finalized a €150 million fund to invest in Series A and B deals across Europe. The firm with its Amsterdam and London offices currently has €85 million in capital that is ready to deploy for its “Europe III”… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 300 SPACs are currently seeking deals with $90 billion in available cash. Fintech firm Payoneer is also planning to go public through a SPAC that will reportedly be led by Bancorp founder Betsy Cohen. Payoneer’s management noted that they intend to merge with a… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The hottest or most trendy thing right now in the world of finance are SPACs or special purpose acquisition companies. Former NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal reportedly has one now, and so does former House Speaker Paul Ryan, and hedge-fund billionaire William Ackman. SPACs have become… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984), a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo with over $300 billion in assets, is reportedly planning to secure at least $500 million in capital via a blank-check company, according to sources familiar with the matter. The special-purpose… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 1:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

SPACs are hot. We all know that. And now one of OurCrowd’s portfolio companies is going public via a $1.4 billion SPAC. Innoviz, a LiDar startup in the autonomous vehicle tech sector, saw the company acquired in a SPAC deal this past week. Omer Keilaf,… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 7:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

PropTech Investment Corporation II (NASDAQ:PTICU) has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,000,000 units issued for an over-allotment option. The IPO booked gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each unit consists of one share of the company’s Class A… Read More

November 17, 2020 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The former NYSE President Tom Farley has filed for a second Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) initial public offering (IPO). Once again, Farley will be gunning for a Fintech, according to a post on Renaissance Capital. Previously, Farley’s Far Peak Acquisition (NYSE: FPAC) closed on the… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Italy’s first digital bank, illimity, is reporting a pre-tax profit for the third quarter of €13.2 million (+31% over the previous quarter) and a net profit of €24 million in the first nine months of 2020. This compares to a loss of €18 million in… Read More

October 22, 2020 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The law firm of Ellenoff, Grossman, and Schole (EGS) has long been a leading Manhattan firm in the SPAC sector (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). This year, SPACs have boomed, including multiple high profile issuers as well as several Fintech focused SPACs. So how did SPACs… Read More

September 26, 2020 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Schwartz, MD at Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC, Equity Capital Markets Advisory, has explained how (special purpose acquisition company) SPAC mergers can help companies with accessing better financing deals or options. Schwartz noted that the growth of SPACs gives private business owners an… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new shell firm established by an experienced banking executive is expected to go public this coming week. The project’s founders plan to acquire a Fintech company in order to expand operations. The company’s management confirmed that the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) will list… Read More

November 8, 2019 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinServ Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:FISRVU)announced on November 5 that it had closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 25,000,000 units, which included 3,000,000 units issued “pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option.” The company’s offering was set at $10.00 per unit, which… Read More