Financier Bill Foley. His Austerlitz Acquisition is merging with Wynn Interactive. (Image:
Bloomberg)
In a deal with estimated post-transaction enterprise value of $3.2 billion, Wynn Interactive will merge with the blank-check company, eventually becoming a standalone entity listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under “WBET.” Austerlitz is controlled by Las Vegas Golden Nights owner Bill Foley.
Wynn Interactive currently has market access to 15 states covering approximately 51 percent of the US population, and expects to gain access to additional states in the near-term, resulting in its footprint covering approximately 77 percent of the US population,” according to a statement issued by the Encore operator.
Two Big SPAC Deals (SRNG, AURC) After Monday s Mess
Monday was a painful day for SPAC investors with 75% of pre-deal SPACs dropping farther and 3 deals actually dropping on the news. Will today s deals from SRNG and AURC turn the tide?
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At the close yesterday the average pre-deal SPAC was at $9.87 even further from NAV than investors have seen in a long time. Even worse, the three morning deals all closed lower:
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LIV Capital (LIVK) -0.1% to $9.99
Today s two deal announcements are mega deals and could potentially turn the tide, but given the market s overall state and SPACs still being clogged, it will take a lot.
Blue Water Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQGS: BLUW)
Lifshitz Law Firm, P.C. announces investigation into possible breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the merger of BLUW to Clarus Therapeutics.
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Gores Metropoulos II, Inc. (NASDAQGS: GMII
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Lifshitz Law Firm, P.C. announces investigation into possible breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the merger of GMII with Sonder Holdings.
If you are an investor, and would like additional information about our investigation, please complete the Information Request Form or contact Joshua Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at (516)493-9780 or e-mail at [email protected].
LOKB, STWO, LSAQ Announce SPAC Deals
An unusually busy SPAC Friday with three deals and GAMC announcing full over-allotment exercised by underwriters. Will it be enough to change the narrative?
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More on the deals here:
Could 3 Positively Received Deals Change the Narrative?
We ve been saying that it will take multiple positive events for the SPAC mood and overall narrative to change. Is it possible that a triple of deals on Friday will all be positively received and start to turn the narrative? GAMC announcing that their full over-allotment was exercised could also boost the narrative a bit.
That said, it will be a tough shift as yesterday the average pre-deal SPAC closed at $9.88, well off of NAV and almost 85% of SPACs with announced deals traded down.
SPACs Get Beat Up Again
SPACs are getting increasingly battered as IPOs are scarce, pre-deal SPACs fall consistently below NAV, and announced deals continue to weaken. EV SPACs got hammered as two deals closed.
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Another rough day for SPACs as
the average price for a pre-deal SPAC is now down to $9.88. SPACs with announced deals fared even worse with
almost 85% trading down today.
This morning did see one M&A announcement (see below), but that brings the week s total to just two announced and neither impressed.
It s clear the pace will remain slow until peak deal - i.e. when the 420+ SPACs that are searching for targets and feeling the pressure - forces the hand of the SPACs. Those SPACs are trading at an