08/10/2021 21:27, Tue | (US) SPAC & IPO News

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Summary

• [08/10/2021 12:43] 1. Cannabis giant Leafly is going public through a SPAC merger [Link]
• [08/05/2021 13:45] 2. Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27 [Link]
• [08/06/2021 17:47] 3. The cost of Velodyne’s internal drama is starting to add up [Link]
• [08/06/2021 22:10] 4. Daily Crunch: SpaceX’s stacked Starship and Super Heavy booster taller than Great Pyramid of Giza [Link]
• [08/10/2021 00:19] 5. Ex-SPAC combo doubles Golden Nugget money - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 11:04] 6. Betsy Cohen's SPAC to take tech firm Pico public in $1.75 billion deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/09/2021 12:25] 7. REFILE-Cannabis site Leafly to go public via SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 19:45] 8. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 05:44] 9. Tidjane Thiam's SPAC in merger talks with Credijusto, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet - FT - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 16:59] 10. Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/06/2021 11:24] 11. UPDATE 1-Keith Meister-backed SPAC to merge with biotech firm EQRx in $3.65 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:53] 12. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:52] 13. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:13] 14. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:09] 15. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/10/2021 10:38] 16. Inflation sours upside for Tate & Lyle split - Reuters [Link]
• [08/10/2021 10:27] 17. U.S. gamblers boost Entain's hand in M&A poker - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 09:16] 18. Sony plays a more strategic content game - Reuters [Link]
• [08/10/2021 04:09] 19. Amazon rolls well enough with the punches in India - Reuters [Link]
• [08/10/2021 14:17] 20. Abrdn runs fast to stand still - Reuters [Link]
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1. Cannabis giant Leafly is going public through a SPAC merger

published : 08/10/2021 12:43
Leafly is turning to a SPAC with Merdia Merger Corp. I to go public. The deal, valued at about $532 million and expected to generate proceeds of up to $161.5 million, includes Leaflys recent capital … [+1254 chars] More...

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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. Ex-SPAC combo doubles Golden Nugget money - Reuters

published : 08/10/2021 00:19
Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, reacts after the company's initial public offering (IPO) listing, outside the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW … [+2096 chars] More...

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6. 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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7. REFILE-Cannabis site Leafly to go public via SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 08/09/2021 12:25
By Reuters Staff (Corrects media packaging code to LEAFLY-M&A/MERIDA MERGER 1) Aug 9 (Reuters) - Top cannabis-focused website Leafly will go public in a merger with Merida Merger Corp I that va… [+123 chars] More...

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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Inflation sours upside for Tate & Lyle split - Reuters

published : 08/10/2021 10:38
By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) Bags of granulated sugar move along the production line at a Tate & Lyle refinery in ea… [+2066 chars] More...

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17. U.S. gamblers boost Entain's hand in M&A poker - Reuters

published : 08/10/2021 10:27
Retirees play poker at a singles club in Sun City, Arizona, January 4, 2013. LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Flutter Entertainments (FLTRF.I) U.S. momentum might have strengthened its rival … [+1942 chars] More...

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18. Sony plays a more strategic content game - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 09:16
A visitor plays a game on a PlayStation VR at the Paris Games Week, a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 28, 2015. Paris Games week will run from October 28 to November 1, 2015. REU… [+2087 chars] More...

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19. Amazon rolls well enough with the punches in India - Reuters

published : 08/10/2021 04:09
A worker sorts delivery packages in a van outside an Amazon facility in Ahmedabad, India, March 17, 2021. Picture taken March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave - RC2DEM9RDTU2MUMBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters Breakin… [+2103 chars] More...

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20. Abrdn runs fast to stand still - Reuters

published : 08/10/2021 14:17
The offices of Standard Life Aberdeen in Edinburgh, Scotland. February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo. LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Abrdn (ABDN.L), the UK asset manager forme… [+2042 chars] More...