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The Weekly SPAC Review & Friday's Update (Jun 30-Jul 3)
In this week’s SPAC update: In a jam-packed holiday week, $BGL exploded +85% and $DAIC +78% to lead De-SPAC gains, as Mkango sealed a Nasdaq-bound rare earths merger, ReNew and Global Blue faced buyouts, and six SPACs launched IPOs while reverse splits and extension votes reshaped the tape.
The Weekly SPAC Review & Friday's Update (June 23-27)
In this week’s SPAC update: ProCap Financial ($1B BTC-treasury play) and Minovia Therapeutics led new deals, Inspirato reverse merger with Buyerlink to form One Planet Platforms, major extensions and IPOs moved forward, and 23andMe’s $305M nonprofit sale and multiple post-DA developments (e.g., CEP-Tether PIPE expansion, CLBR’s PEW listing plans) rounded out a high-velocity week in SPAC land.
Event-Driven Edge: Pro Weekly Update
In this edition of the Pro Event-Driven Edge Weekly: traders are positioning around Iran-driven energy and defense momentum, Powell’s testimony, core PCE, and Tesla’s robotaxi launch, while SPACs are staging a comeback with Goldman and Chamath set to return, AI and defense startups raise billions, and IPOs from Slide and Caris rally over 30%.
Event-Driven Edge
In this edition of the Event-Driven Edge Weekly: Markets brace for the Fed and retail data; AIRO soared +140% post-drone policy shift; Caris Life Sciences and Slide Insurance lead $1B+ IPOs; Meta acquired 49% of Scale AI; and SPAC traders eyed the CCCM–ProCapBTC chatter.
The Weekly SPAC Review & Friday's Update
In this week’s SPAC update: 23andMe’s assets went to Anne Wojcicki’s TTAM for $305M, Getty–Shutterstock and Redwire–Edge deals advanced, BOXABL and Parataxis announced SPAC LOIs, NorthView’s Profusa merger was approved, and three SPAC IPOs launched, including $220M Blue Water III and $175M Blue Acquisition Corp.
Chime's IPO, Space Tech, and This Week’s Catalysts
In this week's Event-Driven Edge: 2 major IPOs to watch this week including Chime’s $9B+ listing, nuclear partnership momentum, CPI data, and Apple’s WWDC — while last week saw Circle pop +247% post-IPO, Plus announced a $1.2B SPAC deal, and Sanofi's $9.5B tender for Blueprint.
The Weekly SPAC Review & Friday's Update
In this week’s SPAC update: Namib Minerals soared +174% post-merger, Churchill IX signed a $1.2B deal with Plus, and new headlines included Merck’s $3B approach for MoonLake, Anne Wojcicki’s $305M bid for 23andMe, and BPGC’s $400M LOI with iRocket.
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Weekly Event-Driven Market Recap
In this edition of the Weekly Market Recap: markets fell on tariff and credit downgrade fears, IPO activity held steady with 8 new listings, headlined by MNTN (+73.2%) and Hinge Health (+25.5%), OpenAI struck a $6.5B deal for io Products, Blackstone’s $11.5B TXNM buyout moved forward, and 23andMe sold core assets to Regeneron.
Weekly Event-Driven Market Recap
In this edition of the Weekly Recap: markets rallied on U.S.–China tariff optimism, eToro led 15 new listings with a $620M IPO (+23.4%), AI21 Labs raised $300M while Databricks acquired Neon, Blackstone announced an $11.5B TXNM Energy buyout, BioMarin agreed to acquire Inozyme for $270M, Capital One completed its $35B Discover merger, Dick’s acquired Foot Locker for $2.5B, and Charter agreed to buy Cox Communications for $34.5B.
Pro Weekly Event-Driven Market Recap
In this edition of the Weekly Market Recap for ListingTrack Pro users: markets dipped slightly last week, while a U.S.–China tariff pause this morning juiced markets, 9 companies listed, including Aspen (+15.7%) and GIBO (−57.0%), reverse mergers accelerated with Bitcoin-themed deals from Nakamoto, Strive, and American Bitcoin, OpenAI confirmed its nonprofit-controlled IPO structure, M&A surged with 3G–Skechers and TPG–AvidXchange, and IPOs in the works from Monzo, MNTN, and XPeng’s flying car unit.