SeatGeek Valued at $1 Billion in $238M Raise After SPAC Pullout
Ticket platform SeatGeek has raised $238 million, just two months after its bid to go public via SPAC acquisition fell apart. The round was led by prior investor…
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Okada Manila SPAC Deal Eyes Downstate New York Casino License
Back in October, 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ADER), a SPAC founded by gaming turnaround specialist Jason Ader, announced a business combination with Universal…
Ndamukong Suh SPAC Inks Merger With Parks Designer Falcon’s Beyond
Despite the bear market for special purpose acquisition companies, there are still deals being made. FAST Acquisition II, a SPAC featuring NFL player Ndamukong Suh as an…
Sports Ventures SPAC Merger With Oscar Winner DNEG Falls Apart
Plans for the Oscar-winning special effects house DNEG to go public by a merger with Sports Ventures Acquisition Co. have been terminated, according to a filing to the…
Consider the First Sports SPACs Already Dead
It was two years ago this week that sports-focused RedBall Acquisition Corp. filed its draft prospectus with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The Gerry Cardinale…
SeatGeek, RedBall SPAC Merger Called Off Hours Before Shareholder Vote
Ticket marketplace SeatGeek is no longer going public via a merger with RedBall Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company led by Gerry Cardinale and Billy Beane. The…
Sporticast: SPAC Market Goes Cold, Apollo Hot for Liga MX
On the latest Sporticast episode, Eben Novy-Williams is joined by Sportico‘s Corey Leff to discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the…
Sports SPAC’s Pivot to Pharma Reflects Blank-Check Market Headwinds
Bull Horn Holdings (NASDAQ: BHSE) recently announced it has come to a definitive merger agreement with Coeptis Therapeutics (OTC: COEP), a biopharmaceutical company…
Sammy Hagar, Roger Staubach Sports SPAC Pulls IPO Plans
The depressed SPAC market has claimed another victim. Victory Acquisition, a star-studded blank check that wanted to raise $250 million in an IPO, filed paperwork with…
Sports SPACs Face Expiring Clock as Billionaires Pull IPO Plans
Two years ago, DraftKings went public by special purpose acquisition company and seemingly single-handedly sparked a wave of sports-related SPACs. After DraftKings’ SPAC…
Conway SPAC Seeks Euro Soccer Club Despite Public Market Doubts
Counter Press Acquisition (CPA), the SPAC formed by Hollywood financier Paul Conway and former Tampa Bay Rays executive Michael Kalt (Rays owner Randy Frankel, Los…
Soccer-Seeking SPAC With MLB Owner Raises $75 Million IPO
Counter Press Acquisition, a SPAC seeking a soccer team or other sports business, priced its initial public offering on the Nasdaq last evening, raising $75 million. The…
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