SPAC Wrap: Investors Should be Happy with a Merger-less Monday; Announced Deals Take a Hit
Merger-less Monday was a bit of a surprise today, but given SPACs with announced deals took a hit, that s probably a good thing. Look for activity to pick up as the week progresses though.
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Apr 12, 2021
Even given the otherwise sideways day in the markets (S&P up, DJIA down, Nasdaq 100 down), some investors will be a bit disappointed in the SPAC activity. No deals were announced, SPAC IPOs stayed on the sidelines, and we saw only two prospective new SPACs file S-1s.
Those invested in SPACs with announced deals took a hit today though. The majority of units and common shares were down, with some down significantly (e.g. PSAC / Faraday; see full list below). Investors will need to be careful about deciding when to get in and out of SPACs once the deal is announced. While there have been some good post-deal pops on great execution (e.g. DMYD and MUDS w/ its NFT play announced today),
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Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (STPK) shares were falling -8.73% to trade at $27.49 in the current market at the last check. STPK’s stock closed the previous session at $30.12. The STPK stock volume remained 1.3 million shares.
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th April 2021, STPK and Stem Inc. announced that they will host a fireside chat on that same day with IPO Edge at 2 pm EDT. The event will be broadcasted live and has also been announced by IPO Edge on their website. The event will feature the Chairman of STPK stock, Michael Morgan, and CEO of Stem, John Carrington. The moderator chosen for the event will be Editor-in-Chief of IPO Edge John Jannarone. The event’s agenda is to discuss merger/business combination and the session will last for 45 minutes along with a Q&A session with the audience
SPAC Weekly Wrap: Signs of Life in SPAC Land
The SPAC market has stabilized a bit as things almost got back to normal this week. Several M&A deals were announced with some (RICE, MUDS) performing quite well. Pre-IPO activity remained light though and two were downsized.
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Apr 9, 2021
A bit of return to normalcy this week as it feels like the low point of the SPAC market is behind us. New issues actually traded up (unlike the tail end of March) and several deals were met with investor enthusiasm. Highlights include:
Rice Acquisition RICE soaring day-1 +52% on its announcement of Aria/Archaea
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SPAC Wrap: RICE stock takes off, TWCT is muted on Deal Announcements. IPOs Take a Rest Day
RICE surged over 50% on its Renewable Gas M&A deal, while True Wind Capital s deal with Cellebrite was greeted with a much more muted reaction from the market
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Apr 8, 2021
While M&A pops had returned a bit, it s been awhile since we ve seen a massive rally on a SPAC name after announcing an M&A deal, which is exactly what happened today with
Rice Acquisition Corp (RICE) up 52%. Rice is
combining Aria Energy and Archaea Energy and taking them public in a $1.15 billion merger. That will make the combined company into a leading renewable natural gas platform.