Daily SPAC Update – April 16, 2026

by | Apr 16, 2026

Gigcapital 7 Sets Deal Vote for May 7. New Investor Decks for Spring Valley III + General Fusion and Bleichroeder II + Pasqal.

SPAC IPO UPDATE

SPAC IPO Count

Monthly IPOs (last 13 months)
Latest: 5•Prior: 11•MoM: -6
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
5
Apr ’26
Source: Boardroom Alpha
 
New SPAC IPOs
DateTickerIssuerIPO Size
Apr 15NHIVNewHold Investment Corp IV$175M
Apr 15QREDQuasarEdge Acquisition Corp$100M
Apr 14MYXMAYWOOD ACQUISITION CORP 2$100M
Apr 07AACPAPOGEE ACQUISITION CORP$150M  $23M overallotment
Source: Boardroom Alpha

DAILY SPAC UPDATE

SPAC DEAL & EXTENSION VOTES SET
GIG – Gigcapital7 Corp * DEAL VOTE SET: May 07, 2026 * trust $10.68

OTHER SPAC NEWS
SVAC – SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP III * Investor Deck
BBCQ – BLEICHROEDER ACQUISITION CORP II * Investor Deck
PGAC – PANTAGES CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP * Merger Agreement Amendment
SIMA – SIM ACQUISITION CORP I * Vote Postponed

SEPARATE WARRANTS/RIGHTS
Apr 20: TRG LATIN AMERICA ACQUISITIONS CORP (TRGS)
Apr 16: BHAV ACQUISITION CORP (BHAV)
Apr 14: GALAXYEDGE ACQUISITION CORP (GLED)
Apr 14: METALS ACQUISITION CORP II (MTAL)
Apr 13: PALOMA ACQUISITION CORP I (PALO)
Apr 13: ABONY ACQUISITION CORP I (AACO)

SPAC Executive & Director Moves
CompanyTickerMoves
LAUNCHPAD CADENZA ACQUISITION CORP ILPCV
  • On April 14, 2026, Sheldon Sussman was appointed to the Board of Directors and as chair of the Audit Committee, replacing Jonathan Bier as chairperson.  (view source)
Source: SEC EDGAR filings via Boardroom Alpha

SPAC MOVERS

YESTERDAY’S TOP SPAC GAINERS
CompanyTickerChangePriceStage
BLUEPORT ACQUISITION LTDBPAC 22.6%$ 12.30Pre-Deal
HORIZON SPACE ACQUISITION II CORPHSPT 6.7%$ 8.27Announced
VOYAGER ACQUISITION CORPVACH 4.7%$ 13.10Announced
WILLOW LANE ACQUISITION CORPWLAC 4.2%$ 13.49Announced
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP IIISVAC 2.0%$ 10.51Announced
 
YESTERDAY’S TOP SPAC LOSERS
CompanyTickerChangePriceStage
ESH ACQUISITION CORPESHA -4.0%$ 12.30Announced
ASPAC III ACQUISITION CORPASPC -2.1%$ 11.54Announced
GALAXYEDGE ACQUISITION CORPGLED -1.8%$ 9.87Pre-Deal
AIMEI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO LTDAFJK -1.2%$ 51.20Announced
CHENGHE ACQUISITION III COCHECU -1.1%$ 10.10Pre-Deal
Source: Boardroom Alpha market data

Recent Analysis

Daily SPAC: GUAC, IDAC IPOs Add $400M in SPAC Capital – May 15, 2026

2 SPAC IPOs priced today, with Berto Acquisition Corp. II (GUAC) raising $250M and Iron Dome Acquisition I Corp (IDAC) raising $150M; IDAC funded trust at 100.5% of par. May MTD totals 9 IPOs / $1,425M through 15 days vs. 5 / $725M over the same span last month. Separately, RAAQ advanced its IQM merger with an F-4 filing.

Daily SPAC: SIMA, CAEP-Air Redemptions – May 14, 2026

SIM Acquisition I (SIMA) lost $242M from trust on its extension approval to Jul. 12, 2027, and Cantor Equity Partners III (CAEP) cleared its Air deal after $234M in redemptions. Separately, GSR V Acquisition (GSRV) priced a $200M IPO, taking May MTD to 7 SPAC IPOs / $1,025M through 14 days.

Daily SPAC: BREZ $125M IPO, GPAT Non-Redemption Agreements – May 13, 2026

GP-ACT III Acquisition (GPAT) disclosed non-redemption agreements tied to extension and trust-amendment votes, with investors pledging support and no redemptions alongside sponsor share transfers. Breeze Acquisition Corp. II (BREZ) priced a $125M IPO today with 100.2% initial trust funding; May MTD is 6 IPOs for $825M through 13 sessions vs. 2 IPOs / $350M at the same point last month.

Daily SPAC: CAEP Forward Purchase, AIR-Pubco – May 12, 2026

Cantor Equity Partners III (CAEP) announced a forward purchase with Harraden Circle to fund the CAEP-AIR-Pubco business combination. Columbus Acquisition (COLA) issued a convertible extension note to WISeSat.Space. MTD: 5 SPAC IPOs raised $700M through the first 12 sessions of May vs. 2 IPOs / $350M over the same span in April.

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