Tiger Woods First SPAC Swings for $150 Million Sports Tech Deal
Tiger Woods is making a play for a sports technology business, filing to raise $150 million through a special purpose acquisition company, a blank check venture that…
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Andretti SPAC Raises $200 Million at IPO, Rules Out Sports Team Buy
A special purpose acquisition company started by Michael Andretti closed on a $200 million initial public offering last evening and began trading on the New York Stock…
Dodgers Friedman, Rays Owner Frankel Form SPAC Seeking Sports Biz
Hollywood money man Paul Conway has formed a European soccer-seeking SPAC with Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman, Tampa Bay Rays owner Randy Frankel and Angel City…
Former WWE Execs Set for Potentially Unique Bowlero SPAC Merger
Bowlero—the largest bowling center operator in the U.S. and owner of the Professional Bowlers Association—is set to go public via a merger with Isos Acquisition Corp…
Kevin Durant Launches $200 Million SPAC for Sports, Consumer Tech
Kevin Durant and Thirty Five Ventures partner Rich Kleiman have filed for a special purpose acquisition company in partnership with LionTree, a media-focused investment…
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SeatGeek and RedBall Ink IPO Plan as Accel, Kevin Durant Join Deal
Ticketing business SeatGeek has signed a definitive agreement to go public with Gerry Cardinale’s RedBall SPAC in a deal valuing the enterprise at $1.35 billion…
Sporticast: SeatGeek Going Public, NFLPA Boss DeMaurice Smith Stays On
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including SeatGeek’s plan…
Bucks Co-owner Jamie Dinan Forms Iconic Sports SPAC, Seeks $250 Million
Hedge funders and sports team owners Jamie Dinan and Alexander Knaster, along with Italian soccer legend Gianluca Vialli, have filed to raise $250 million in a…
Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan Pitch In Cash as Athletes Fund SPAC Deals
When special purpose acquisition company Roth CH Acquisition III cobbled together a group of investors to fund a deal to bring public QualTek, a builder of cell phone…
Topps Debt Rating Downgraded on Loss of MLB Deal, SPAC Shutdown
The credit rating of trading card giant Topps Co. has been pushed deeper into junk bond territory as last week’s loss of Major League Baseball’s license for cards…
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Topps Mulls Options Amid Claims MLB Fanatics Deal Done in Secret
The termination of the merger between Topps and the special purpose acquisition company Mudrick II on Friday could spark a lengthy legal fallout. The death of the deal…
Topps Deal Terminated by SPAC After MLB, Players Bolt
The merger between Topps and the special purpose acquisition company Mudrick II has been terminated, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission…
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