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February 17 2021
Electric Jet-Ski Maker Taiga to Go Public Via Canaccord SPAC
Electric jet-ski maker Taiga Motors plans to go public via a merger with a blank-check company sponsored by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., taking advantage of investor demand for companies that can burnish their environmental credentials.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17 2021
Satellite Data Firm BlackSky Going Public in Merger With Osprey SPAC
BlackSky Holdings Inc., a satellite imagery and data company, is going public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17 2021
Warburg Pincus aims to raise up to $750 million in IPOs for two blank-check firms
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is looking to raise up to $750 million for two blank-check firms that could merge with businesses with near-term potential to bring in strong free cash flow, according to regulatory filings on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
February 17 2021
Former Boeing CEO’s blank check company raises $240M for future aerospace deal
New Vista Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company founded by former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to prime the pump for a future high-tech acquisition, went on the market today with an initial public offering valued at $240 million.
www.greekwire.com
February 16 2021
JPMorgan puts key dealmakers in charge of SPAC unit to lure EMEA clients – memo
JPMorgan JPM.N is deploying two of its most senior dealmakers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to help a stream of blank cheque companies that have listed over the past year find acquisition targets in the region.
www.nasdaq.com
February 16 2021
Leisure SPAC G&P Acquisition files for a $200 million IPO
G&P Acquisition, a blank check company targeting the leisure, craft brewing and distilling, automotive, and distribution sectors, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.
www.nasdaq.com
February 16 2021
Travel SPAC Altitude Acquisition II files for a $200 million IPO
Altitude Acquisition II, the second blank check company led by the CEO of Teplis Travel targeting the travel industry, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.
www.nasdaq.com
February 16 2021
Baby monitor maker Owlet hatches $1.4 billion blank-check deal to go public
Owlet Baby Care Inc, a maker of baby monitoring devices, will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by private equity firm Sandbridge Capital, in a deal that values the equity of the combined entity at about $1.4 billion.
www.reuters.com