SPAC
Singapore digital infrastructure company EFGH to pursue US listing via Spac
It has entered into a business combination agreement with WinVest Acquisition Corp
Chinese firms set for record US listings, undeterred by geopolitics
[SHANGHAI / HONG KONG] A record number of Chinese companies are seeking a US listing this year as onerous domestic listing rules and the prospect of better valuations convince them to brave volatile S...
Spacs are back. What could go wrong this time?
While market participants have learned some hard lessons, the trend towards speculative crypto deals isn’t reassuring
Singapore video game company’s Nasdaq listing values it at US$1.2 billion
Grand Centrex Limited (GCL) aims to eventually build a sizeable game studio in Singapore, capable of producing blockbusters
Hong Kong’s first de-Spac listing still leaves sector in limbo
Singapore-based Synagistics went public on Oct 30 after combining with HK Acquisition, becoming the first Spac listing since Hong Kong allowed them in 2022
Chinese EV maker Aiways to go public in US via deal with Hudson Acquisition Spac
The deal should value the company at around US$400 million
Gauging sentiment is crucial, and there are hard and easy ways to do it
GLOBAL stocks’ returns of 9.5 per cent to Apr 29 alongside a 2.8 per cent rise in the Straits Times Index (STI) align with what I had envisioned in my February column – a strong 2024 for global stocks...
Lionsgate Studio raises PIPE amount to US$225 million ahead of closing SPAC deal
LIONSGATE Studio raised its private investment in public equity (PIPE) amount to US$225 million ahead of its merger with Screaming Eagle Acquisition, the special purpose-acquisition company (SPAC) fir...
Palihapitiya says SPAC slowdown separated 'wheat from chaff'
[BENGALURU] Venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya, whose huge bets on "blank check" acquisition companies earned him the moniker of "SPAC King," said he remained bullish on the long-term health of suc...
Spacs still have a place for fast-growing startups: AvePoint CEO
SPECIAL purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) have gained a reputation for overvaluing hyped-up startups at the point of listing, while being rather value-destructive for shareholders who stick with t...
