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Page 28Daily SPAC Update – Jan 10, 2024
Daily SPAC Update for Jan 10, 2024. Updates include SVII, TGVC, CSTA, DECA, ALSA, BRAC, HCVI, SVII, EMLD, CLBR.
SPAC Market Review – April 2023
Boardroom Alpha recaps the SPAC market activity for April 2023, highlighted by Ares’ $500M IPO on their second vehicle.
SPAC Market Review – March 2023
The SPAC market continues to inch along at a slower and smaller pace, but there is little excitement at the moment for any participant.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Mar 21
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (RBA) successfully completed its acquisition of IAA Inc. (IAA), fending off shareholder fights.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Mar 9
Biogen Inc. (BIIB) chairman Stelios Papadopoulos will not stand for reelection at the annual meeting, and other highlights of the day.
SPAC Market Review – February 2023
We recap the SPAC market activity for February 2023 — including an increasing pace and amount of deSPAC bankruptcies.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Weds, Mar 1
Salesforce Inc. (CRM) surges after hours following earnings amidst potential activist activity and today’s SPAC, IPO, and Exec News.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Feb 23
American Airlines (AAL) announces its new chairman of the board as Gregory D. Smith, the former CEO of Boeing (BA).
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Feb 21
Rubicon Technologies (RBT) CEO Jevan Anderson resigned, Marblegate is merging with itself, and the rest of the day’s digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Feb 9
Nelzon Peltz and Trian dropped their proxy fight against Walt Disney Co. (DIS) following Disney’s cost cutting, reorg, and board appointments.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Feb 8
Amidst a proxy fight with Trian, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) announced that it will cut ~7k jobs as part of a $5.5B cost savings plan.
SPAC Market Review – January 2023
It was a slower month to kick off the year for SPACs. In what stands to be a pivotal year for the future of the market, we recap January.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Feb 1
Fedex Corp. (FDX) announced it would be laying off ~10% of its corporate workforce and Ryan McInerney officially takes over at Visa (V).
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Wed, Jan 25
Campbell Soup (CPB) announces a new CFO, DeSPACs are back in action and the rest of the Boardroom Alpha digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Mon, Jan 23
Activist investor has taken a multi-billion dollar position in Salesforce Inc. (CRM) and the rest of today’s digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Jan 19
Reed Hastings has stepped down as Co-CEO of Netflix (NFLX), Trian continues to fight Disney (DIS), and Flotek (FTK) CEO is out.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Jan 17
Disney (DIS) is ramping up its defense against Trian and Nelson Peltz, and the IPO market has kicked off with two new issues.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Weds, Jan 11
Nelson Peltz’s Trian is gearing up for a proxy fight against Walt Disney Co. (DIS) who named Mark Parker as chairman.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Tues, Jan 10
Former DeSPAC Wejo Group Ltd. (WEJO) is set to merge with another SPAC and Frank D’Amelio joins the board of Pfizer (PFE)
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Mon, Jan 9
Rite Aide Corporation (RAD) parts ways with Heyward Donigan and Paya Holdings (PAYA) acquisition highlight Monday’s daily digest.
Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Jan 5
Boardroom Alpha’s Daily Digest highlights include Elizabeth Spaulding resigning as CEO of Stitch Fix (SFIX) and JNJ’s Kenvue filing for an IPO
SPAC Market Review – December 2022
December’s SPAC market review takes a look by the numbers of the month’s SPAC activity and how the market currently stands going into 2023.
SPACs Today: Wednesday, Dec 14
Rice Acquisition Corp. II (RONI) with an encouraging energy transaction, and the rest of the day’s SPAC news.
SPACs Today: Monday, Dec 12
Venus Acquisition Corporation (VENA) finally closed and changes ticker to MLGO, and the rest of the day’s SPAC news.