Daily SPAC Update – April 28, 2026

by | Apr 28, 2026

SPAC IPOs Look Stalled Again as Irenic’s $220M IPO Only Makes it Seven. Miluna Acquisition + CADV.AI Deal. Prophyte Extension Vote to Add 12 More Months.

SPAC IPO UPDATE

SPAC IPO Count

Monthly IPOs (last 13 months)
Latest: 7Prior: 11MoM: -4
12
Apr ’25
22
May ’25
10
Jun ’25
13
Jul ’25
8
Aug ’25
14
Sep ’25
14
Oct ’25
10
Nov ’25
22
Dec ’25
24
Jan ’26
27Peak
Feb ’26
11
Mar ’26
7
Apr ’26
Source: Boardroom Alpha
 
SPAC IPO: IRENIC ACQUISITION CORP. (IACQ)

Ticker: IACQ (Units: IACQU)

Size: $220 Million

Sponsor: Irenic Capital Management LP

Irenic Acquisition Corp. priced its $220 million initial public offering on April 28, 2026, with units beginning trading on the Nasdaq today.

Strategy: The SPAC is targeting aerospace, defense, and broader industrial companies. The pitch is timely: defense budgets, reshoring, and industrial modernization remain powerful deal catalysts.

Leadership Team:

  • Adam Katz (CEO & Director): Co-founder and CIO of Irenic Capital Management.
  • E-Fei Wang (President & Director): Managing Director and Head of Private Equity at Irenic.
  • Matthew Kupersmith (CFO): Senior investment executive and adviser to Irenic.

Structure: 22 million units at $10.00. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant.

 
New SPAC IPOs
DateTickerIssuerIPO Size
Apr 28IACQIrenic Acquisition Corp.$220M
Source: Boardroom Alpha

DAILY SPAC UPDATE

SPAC DEALS ANNOUNCED
Apr 27 | MMTX – Miluna Acquisition Corp + CADV Ventures S.A.

ABOUT CADV Ventures S.A.

CADV.AI is an AI software company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, focused on improving digital customer engagement for large organizations. CADV.AI’s mission is to deliver mission-critical solutions with uncompromising quality and reliability, enabling its customers to succeed in the most demanding environments. CADV.AI provides advanced technical support for organizations using extensive IT systems and delivers technical support services using an AI-assisted support model in which the CADV.AI platform analyzes incidents and automates operational tasks while expert engineers supervise the process and resolve complex cases. As a result, its clients benefit from a modern technical support model that combines the expertise of IT professionals with the capabilities of artificial intelligence. CADV.AI offers an IT protection service package that includes technical support for IT systems. This solution provides organizations with guaranteed access to a team of IT specialists in situations requiring a response to technical incidents or operational issues.



SPAC DEAL & EXTENSION VOTES SET
AQU – Aquaron Acquisition Corp * EXTENSION VOTE SET: May 07, 2026 * trust $13.70

OTHER SPAC NEWS
MMTX – MILUNA ACQUISITION CORP * Merger Agreement
SVAC – SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP III * Media Transcript
IPOD – DUNE ACQUISITION CORP II * Name Change Approved
CEPO – CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS I INC * Media Transcript

EXTENSION VOTES
PHYTF – PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP * vote April 28, 2026 -> extend from April 29, 2026 to April 29, 2027

SPAC DEAL TERMINATIONS (Last 10 Days)
2026-04-20: CCIX + Plus
SPAC Executive & Director Moves
CompanyTickerMoves
DUNE ACQUISITION CORP IIIPOD
  • On April 6, 2026, several board members resigned and new directors were appointed at Collective Acquisition Corp.  (view source)
Source: SEC EDGAR filings via Boardroom Alpha

SPAC MOVERS

YESTERDAY’S TOP SPAC GAINERS
CompanyTickerChangePriceStage
HORIZON SPACE ACQUISITION II CORPHSPT 9.3%$ 8.25Announced
ESH ACQUISITION CORPESHA 3.3%$ 12.75Announced
ASPAC III ACQUISITION CORPASPC 1.4%$ 11.16Announced
PERCEPTIVE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS CORPPCSC 1.3%$ 11.35Pre-Deal
SILVERBOX CORP IVSBXD 1.0%$ 10.81Announced
 
YESTERDAY’S TOP SPAC LOSERS
CompanyTickerChangePriceStage
VOYAGER ACQUISITION CORPVACH -22.4%$ 10.00Announced
GENERAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION CORPGPAC -10.2%$ 9.97Pre-Deal
AIMEI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO LTDAFJK -10.0%$ 40.80Announced
CLEARTHINK 1 ACQUISITION CORPCTAA -2.2%$ 9.83Pre-Deal
WHITE PEARL ACQUISITION CORPWPAC -1.5%$ 9.95Pre-Deal
Source: Boardroom Alpha market data

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