SPAC News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR, a leading strategic communications and advisory firm, today released its April 2026 SPAC Market Update & Outlook. In the first quarter of 2026, the SPAC IPO market saw the pricing of 62 IPOs, raising a total of $13.2 billion. Approximately 58% of the new SPAC IPOs this quarter were from serial SPAC issuers. Over the last four quarters, the SPAC market has averaged 47 IPOs, raising $10.1 billion each quarter. This surge in the market is attributed to an increa...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: FERA) (“FERA”), a special purpose acquisition company, and SMT Holdings Limited (“Miotal” or the “Company”), a strategic metals platform focused on the acquisition, holding and monetization of high-purity, technology-grade materials, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”). Upon closing, the combined company is expected to operate under the name...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. & ZEPHYR COVE, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ: HVII) ("Hennessy VII"), and ONE Nuclear Energy LLC ("ONE Nuclear"), an independent developer of large-scale energy solutions powered by natural gas and advanced nuclear technologies, today announced the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 3, 2026 of an amended registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in connection with their pro...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teamshares (the “Company”), a tech-enabled acquiror of SMEs and Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ: LOKV, “Live Oak V”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of their joint registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in connection with their proposed business combination. The Registration Statement includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Churchill Capital Corp IX (“Churchill IX”) (NASDAQ: CCIX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that it has filed a post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement on Form S-4 and rescheduled its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to vote upon the proposed business combination between Churchill IX and Plus Automation, Inc. (“PlusAI”), a leader in AI software for autonomous trucks, from April 15,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIR and Cantor Equity Partners III Announce Public Filing of Form F-4 Ahead of Planned Merger and Nasdaq Listing...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hadron Energy, Inc. ("Hadron" or the "Company") today announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Paragon Energy Solutions, a Mirion Technologies Company ("Paragon"), establishing a framework for collaboration on the design, development, and implementation of the Instrumentation & Control ("I&C") architecture for Hadron's Halo Micro-Modular Reactor ("MMR") program. Under the MOU, Paragon will support the development of the H...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GigCapital9 Corp. (NASDAQ: GIXXU) (the “Company”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, announced today that holders of the Company’s public units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and rights underlying such public units commencing on March 19, 2026. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fifth of one Class A ordinary share. Each five rights entitles the holder to receive one Class A ordinary share...

SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abra, a Digital Asset Wealth Management Platform, to Become a Public Company via Business Combination With New Providence Acquisition Corp. III...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIR Appoints Gaurav Jain as Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy...