08/04/2021 22:36, Wed | (US) SPAC & IPO News

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Summary

• [08/03/2021 16:39] 1. Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks [Link]
• [08/02/2021 16:14] 2. Lilium in talks with Brazilian airline for $1B order [Link]
• [07/30/2021 20:01] 3. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working [Link]
• [08/03/2021 22:10] 4. Daily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’ [Link]
• [07/29/2021 17:22] 5. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 08:09] 6. Grab partially delivers the goods ahead of SPAC - Reuters [Link]
• [07/29/2021 13:28] 7. Rental management firm Vacasa to merge with TPG-backed SPAC in $4.5 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 11:04] 8. Betsy Cohen's SPAC to take tech firm Pico public in $1.75 billion deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 10:31] 9. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 21:06] 10. Lending platform Kredivo to go public via $2.5 bln SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 19:45] 11. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [07/29/2021 17:24] 12. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 10:34] 13. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:53] 14. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:52] 15. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [07/29/2021 14:37] 16. U.S. charges Nikola founder Trevor Milton with lying to investors - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:13] 17. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:09] 18. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 10:35] 19. Stellantis CEO lives up to his reputation - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 09:46] 20. China tech crackdown has family values - Reuters [Link]
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1. Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks

published : 08/03/2021 16:39
Nikola, the electric truck startup that went public via a SPAC merger, warned Tuesday that supply chain constraints are causing numerous delays forcing it to slash its vehicle delivery projections in… [+2152 chars] More...

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2. Lilium in talks with Brazilian airline for $1B order

published : 08/02/2021 16:14
German electric aircraft startup Lilium is negotiating the terms for a 220-aircraft, $1 billion order with one of Brazils largest domestic airlines, the companies said Monday. Should the deal with Az… [+2009 chars] More...

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3. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working

published : 07/30/2021 20:01
Kodiak Robotics is one of the last private autonomous vehicles companies focused on trucking that is still standing. Nearly all the rest have been wooed by the public marketplace and the capital it c… [+4089 chars] More...

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4. Daily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’

published : 08/03/2021 22:10
To get a roundup of TechCrunchs biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 3, 2021. Today we hav… [+7897 chars] More...

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5. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 17:22

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6. Grab partially delivers the goods ahead of SPAC - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 08:09
Grab's CEO Anthony Tan speaks during Grab's fifth anniversary news conference in Singapore June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC169CEFCF30HONG KONG, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Southeast Asian supe… [+2050 chars] More...

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7. Rental management firm Vacasa to merge with TPG-backed SPAC in $4.5 bln deal - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 13:28
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Vacation rental management company Vacasa said on Thursday it plans to list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by private equity giant TPG, in… [+549 chars] More...

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8. Betsy Cohen's SPAC to take tech firm Pico public in $1.75 billion deal - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 11:04
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Fintech entrepreneur and veteran blank-check dealmaker Betsy Cohens special-purpose acquisition company has agreed to merge with technology services firm Pico in a deal … [+96 chars] More...

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9. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 10:31
By Reuters Staff SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asias biggest ride hailing-to-food delivery groups first-quarter adjusted net sales rose 39% to a record $507 million and the Singapore-… [+1852 chars] More...

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10. Lending platform Kredivo to go public via $2.5 bln SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 21:06
Aug 2 (Reuters) - FinAccel on Monday agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, valuing the parent of Indonesian buy now, pay later platform Kredivo at about $2.5 billion, a furthe… [+1606 chars] More...

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11. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 19:45
The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback,… [+2214 chars] More...

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12. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 17:24
The Weil, Gotshal & Manges office in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) - Weil, Gotshal & Manges has a new SPAC deal under its belt, advising special purpose acquisition company… [+1846 chars] More...

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13. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 10:34
Grab's President Ming Maa poses before an interview with Reuters in Singapore August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride hailing-to-food delive… [+2039 chars] More...

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14. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 15:53
By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) A trader looks up at a chart on his computer screen while working on the floor of the New Y… [+2189 chars] More...

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15. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 15:52
A trader looks up at a chart on his computer screen while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the market opening in New York July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YOR… [+2212 chars] More...

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16. U.S. charges Nikola founder Trevor Milton with lying to investors - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 14:37
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Trevor Milton, the founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp (NKLA.O), was criminally charged on Thursday with defrauding investors by lying to them about the… [+2914 chars] More...

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17. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 03:13
By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) The Del Monte logo is seen on a banana in this illustration photo January 31, 2018. REUTERS… [+1864 chars] More...

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18. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 03:09
The Del Monte logo is seen on a banana in this illustration photo January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration HONG KONG, Aug 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Del Monte Pacific (DMPL.SI) has put th… [+1895 chars] More...

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19. Stellantis CEO lives up to his reputation - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 10:35
Carlos Tavares attends a news conference in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, France, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit TessierMILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Stellantis (STLA.MI), , boss Carlos Tavare… [+1915 chars] More...

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20. China tech crackdown has family values - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 09:46
A man plays a computer game at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, January 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer HONG KONG, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - An editorial in a Chinese state newspaper ca… [+2052 chars] More...