SPACs Attack

Beachbody Co. is set to go public via the special purpose acquisition company Forest Road Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FRX) in a $2.9-billion deal.  Carl Daikeler, the founder and CEO of Beachbody, appeared on Benzinga's YouTube show "SPACs Attack" for an exclusive...

Mobile entertainment company Jam City Inc entered into a definitive agreement to go public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Dpcm Capital Inc (NYSE: XPOA) on May 20.  The transaction values the combined company at an enterprise value of $1.2 billion. DPCM...

Anghami is set to go public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Vistas Media Acquisition Co Inc (NASDAQ: VMAC) with a pro forma enterprise value of around $220 million.  Anghami co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Elie Habib appeared on Benzinga's YouTube show...

Humacyte is set to go public via the special purpose acquisition company Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: AHAC) in a deal that values the company at around $800 million.  Humacyte founder and CEO Laura Niklason and Alpha Healthcare Acquisition CEO Rajiv...

One of the most well-known pending SPAC deals is the merger between fintech SoFi and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V (NYSE: IPOE). What Happened: SoFi and IPOE will host a meeting May 27 to tally the vote for the SPAC merger. If the merger is approved, shares will stop trading as IPOE on...

“SPACs Attack” co-hosts Mitch Hoch and Chris Katje shared some new investment ideas of SPACs and companies that had de-SPACd on their show Friday. Hoch’s SPAC Picks: Hoch encouraged viewers to start a shopping list of stocks they like so when there is a red day, people can...

Last week featured three announced SPAC deals. The week also had earnings from several well-known former SPACs. Here is a look back at the week that was SPACs for deals, rumors and headline news all covered on Benzinga’s “SPACs Attack.” SPAC Deals Mobile gaming company Jam City is...

Scott Absher, the CEO of ShiftPixy Inc (NASDAQ: PIXY), appeared on Benzinga's YouTube show "SPACs Attack" for an exclusive interview Friday.  After identifying an interruption in the human capital markets, Absher said he saw an opportunity to build a...

Payoneer is set to go public with an implied pro-forma enterprise value of $3.3 billion via the special purpose acquisition company FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: FTOC). Payoneer CEO Scott Galit appeared on Benzinga's YouTube show "SPACs Attack" for an...

Indonesia ride-hailing and payments firm, Gojek announced its merger with e-commerce player Tokopedia, to form the GoTo Group, to take on rivals like Singapore’s Grab and internet company Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE), which operates an e-commerce platform Shopee and has a digital...

Last week featured eight announced SPAC deals. The week also had earnings from several well-known former SPACs. Here is a look back at the week that was SPACs for deals and headline news, all covered on Benzinga’s “SPACs Attack.” SPAC Deals Quantum encryption company Arqit Limited...

Michael Bor, CEO of CarLotz Inc (NASDAQ: LOTZ), appeared on Benzinga's YouTube show "SPACs Attack" for an exclusive interview Wednesday.  CarLotz is a consignment business for cars in that the company professionally markets and sells cars for its customers, the CEO...

CompoSecure is set to go public with a pro forma enterprise value of $1.2 billion via the special purpose acquisition company, Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: DBDR). CompoSecure is a provider of financial payment cards, as well as cryptocurrency...

Last week featured five announced SPAC deals and several rumors. The week also had earnings from several well-known former SPACs. Here is a look back at the week in SPACs for deals, rumors and headline news all covered on Benzinga’s “SPACs Attack.” SPAC Deals Navitas Semiconductor...