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Blair LaCorte, CEO of AEye, On Why Now is the Time to Look at LiDAR
Blair LaCorte, CEO of AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR), provides his take on Autonomous Driving, why a lidar shakeout is coming, and what the carmakers really want.
Why Companies Should be Focused on ESG in 2022, with Rob Main
We talk to Rob Main, a longtime Vanguard veteran, who’s now Managing Partner and COO of Sustainable Governance Partners, a corporate ESG advisory firm.
SPAC Market Review – January 2022
January saw the SPAC market fall quickly alongside the broader market as a revolt against “spec tech” and overall sentiment drove it lower.
SPAC & IPO Analysis
Daily SPAC Update – January 23, 2025
Columbus Acquisition (COLA) $60M IPO. Plum Acquisition III (PLMJ) Extension Approved. Golden Star (GODN) Deal Approved with $27M Redeemed. RF Acquisition + GCL Asia Deal Vote.
Daily SPAC Update – January 22, 2025
OCA Acquisition (OCAX) to Liquidate after Disputed Deal Termination. Distoken (DIST) and Aura Fat Projects (AFAR) Merger Amendments.
Daily SPAC Update – January 16, 2025
LATG DeSPACs to Femco Steel Technology (KBSX). Plum Acquisition III Extension Vote. RRAC and EVGR Extension Votes Set. NOEM Separate Trading on Jan 16.
Daily SPAC Update – January 15, 2025
$150M Plum Acquisition IV and $50M Ribbon Acquisition SPAC IPOs. Aimfinity (AIMAU) and Quetta (QETA) Extensions Approved. Bowen (BOWN) + Qianzhi BioTech Deal Approved.
Daily SPAC Update – January 14, 2025
Cohen Circle (CCIR) LOI with Ukranian Firm. BRKH DeSPACs to Blaize (BZAI). PPYA Extension Vote. Aimfinity Extends to Oct 2025. Bowen Acquisition (BOWN) Forward Purchase Agreement.
Daily SPAC Update – January 13, 2025
Bowen (BOWN) and Cartica (CITE) Extensions Approved. Broad Capital (BRAC) Extension Vote Today. Bowen (BOWN) Deal Vote.
Daily SPAC Update – January 10, 2025
Israel (ISRL) Extension Approved, but $73M of Trust Redeemed. Bowen Acquisition (BOWN) and Quetta Acquisition (QETA) Extension Votes.
Daily SPAC Update – January 9, 2025
FutureTech II (FTII) Trust Overpayments Continue. Aimfinity Investment (AIMAU) Sets Extension Vote. Western Acquisition (WAVS) Extension Approved. Global Star (GLST) Deal Vote Set. RANG/RANGU Separate Trading on Jan 13.
Daily SPAC Update – January 8, 2025
Burtech (BRKH) Gets a PIPE. BOWN Adjourns Extension to Jan 10. Donald Trump Jr and Omeed Malik Media Press for GrabAGun Deal.
Daily SPAC Update – January 7, 2025
Range Capital (RANGU) Over-Allotment Exercised. Finnovate Acquisition (FNVTF) Deal Vote Set. GrabAGun + CLBR Deal Announced. DTJ and Omeed Malik on Bartiromo.