Francis DeSouza abruptly resigns as CEO and Director at Illumina (ILMN)
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Activism & Governance
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (June 9)
Ryan Cohen takes over as Exec Chair at GameStop (GME).
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (June 2)
Stay ahead of the corporate landscape with Boardroom Alpha’s comprehensive weekly summary of CEO, CFO, and director moves at public companies.
Is Boston Beer on Watch for Activists?
Boston Beer Co. (SAM) and its shareholders should be on watch for activists as its performance and governance has put it at high risk.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (May 26)
Icahn wins proxy battle at Illumina (ILMN) with Andrew Teno voted to the board and Chair John Thompson voted out.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (May 19)
Sandeep Mathrani is stepping down as CEO of WeWork (WE) with David Tolley taking over as interim, and the rest of the week’s moves.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (May 5)
Jeff Sloan, CEO of Global Payments (GPN), stepped down after nearly 10 years plus the rest of this week’s director and executive moves.
SPAC Market Review – April 2023
Boardroom Alpha recaps the SPAC market activity for April 2023, highlighted by Ares’ $500M IPO on their second vehicle.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (April 28)
Giovanni Caforio announces he will be stepping down as CEO of Bristol-Meyers (BMY) and the rest of the week’s executive moves.
Weekly Executive & Director Moves (April 21)
David Risher officially takes over as the CEO of Lyft (LYFT) plus the rest of the week’s director and executive moves.
SPAC & IPO Analysis
Daily SPAC Update – May 28, 2025
Two More SPAC IPOs. DT Cloud Acquistion Extension Fee Change Approved. Roth CH Acquisition + SharonAI Deal Deck. M3-Brigade V Gets New Sponsor.
Daily SPAC Update – May 27, 2025
Chenge Acquisition II Deal with Polibeli Group Approved but $88M Redeemed. Investcorp Europe + nexxbuild Deal Announced. ASPAC III Terminates with HDEducation and ReUps with Bioserica International.
Daily SPAC Update – May 23, 2025
Target Global Acquisition Deal Officially Terminated After Dispute. Bannix Deal with VisionWave Technologies Approved. Chenghe Acquisition II + Pollbeli Group Deal Vote.
Daily SPAC Update – May 22, 2025
Oyster Enterprises II $220M Upsized SPAC IPO. Bannix + VisionWave Technologies Deal Vote. UY Scuti Separate Trading Announced.
Daily SPAC Update – May 21, 2025
Two More SPAC IPOs: Armada II $220M and ProCap Acquisition $200M. GlobalLink Investment Extension Vote Set. Welsbach / Evolution Metals Investor Deck.
Daily SPAC Update – May 20, 2025
Integrated Rail & Resources Extends with $2.76M in Redemptions. Welsbach Technology / Evolution Metals Deal Vote Set & New Investor Deck. DT Cloud Acquisition Vote Postponed.
Daily SPAC Update – May 16, 2025
Columbus Circle $220M and Wen Acquisition $261M IPOs. Northview and Iron Horse Set June Deal Votes. CHAC and TVA Separate Trading.
Daily SPAC Update – May 15, 2025
Thayer Ventures II and Reantus Tactical I IPO. Investcorp AI extends with $17.5M redeemed. Rigel Resource extends with $53.4M redeemed. Texas Ventures III Separate Trading.
Daily SPAC Update – May 14, 2025
Cantor Equity Partners / Tether Purchase $458 million in Bitcoin. Churchill Capital X Upsized IPO of $360 million. Black Spade II Deal Deck.
Daily SPAC Update – May 13, 2025
Horizon Space Acquisition II + SL Bio Deal Announced. Finnovate and Aquaron Extensions Approved. Perimeter Acquisition $210 million IPO. Integrated Rail & Resources Extension Vote.