08/08/2021 22:05, Sun | (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]
• [08/05/2021 13:45] 3. Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27 [Link]
• [08/06/2021 17:47] 4. The cost of Velodyne’s internal drama is starting to add up [Link]
• [08/06/2021 22:10] 5. Daily Crunch: SpaceX’s stacked Starship and Super Heavy booster taller than Great Pyramid of Giza [Link]
• [08/03/2021 22:10] 6. Daily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’ [Link]
• [08/03/2021 08:09] 7. Grab partially delivers the goods ahead of SPAC - 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]
• [08/04/2021 19:45] 10. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 21:06] 11. Lending platform Kredivo to go public via $2.5 bln SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 10:34] 12. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 05:44] 13. Tidjane Thiam's SPAC in merger talks with Credijusto, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet - FT - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 16:59] 14. Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 11:24] 15. UPDATE 1-Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:53] 16. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:52] 17. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:13] 18. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:09] 19. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 10:35] 20. Stellantis CEO lives up to his reputation - 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. Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27

published : 08/05/2021 13:45
Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would only need to tweak software to … [+1253 chars] More...

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4. The cost of Velodyne’s internal drama is starting to add up

published : 08/06/2021 17:47
Velodyne Lidar, the sensor company that went public a year ago when it merged with special purpose acquisition company Graf Industrial Corp., reported its second quarter earnings Thursday, results th… [+5082 chars] More...

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5. Daily Crunch: SpaceX’s stacked Starship and Super Heavy booster taller than Great Pyramid of Giza

published : 08/06/2021 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 6, 2021. We made it t… [+5709 chars] More...

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6. 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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7. 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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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. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. Tidjane Thiam's SPAC in merger talks with Credijusto, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet - FT - Reuters

published : 08/06/2021 05:44
By Reuters Staff Aug 6 (Reuters) - Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam's blank-check company Freedom Acquisition I Corp is in merger talks with Mexican fintech group Credijusto and Latin American… [+1032 chars] More...

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14. Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters

published : 08/06/2021 16:59
Keith Meister, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Corvex Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidThe compan… [+2180 chars] More...

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15. UPDATE 1-Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters

published : 08/06/2021 11:24
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - CM Life Sciences III, the third blank-check firm backed by activist investor Keith Meister and life sciences investor Eli Casdin, will take EQRx Inc public in a deal tha… [+1113 chars] More...

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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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...