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Page 1SPAC Market Update June 17, 2026: ALF Extension Clears After $259M Redemptions, SVAQ-EigenQ Deal
Centurion Acquisition Corp (ALF) won extension approval on June 17, 2026, after $259M was removed from trust, moving its deadline to June 12, 2027. Separately, Silicon Valley…
SPAC Market Update June 16, 2026: YICC Prices $200M IPO, PLMK Sets Extension Vote
Yorkville International Capital Corp. (YICC) priced a $200M SPAC IPO on June 16, 2026, adding a new Nasdaq-listed vehicle backed by Yorkville. The SPAC targets established…
SPAC Market Update June 15, 2026: MBAV-ReserveOne Deal Termination, ATEK $138,584 Redemption
M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp (MBAV) terminated its ReserveOne transaction on June 12, 2026, marking 1 SPAC deal termination in the last 3 days. Separately, Athena Technology…
Weekly C-Suite Recap: KALV, MU, MRVL Rewire Boardrooms — June 12, 2026
Volatility, not raw move count, set the tone: 13 CEO changes and 20 CFO changes landed as Healthcare led C-suite turnover with seven CEO/CFO transitions. KalVista reset its…
SPAC Market Update June 12, 2026: BOWN Extension Approval, YHNA Nasdaq Notice
Bowen Acquisition Corp (BOWN) won shareholder approval on June 12, 2026 to extend its deadline to December 31, 2026. June SPAC IPO issuance reached 10 deals for $1,675M through 12…
SPAC Market Update June 11, 2026: COPL-Ignite Proteomics Merger, PCSC Redemptions
Copley Acquisition Corp (COPL) announced a merger with Ignite Proteomics Holdings, a functional proteomics company focused on precision oncology, on June 11, 2026. Separately,…
SPAC Market Update June 10, 2026: SHOT, JAB Price 2 SPAC IPOs for $350M
RMG ML Sports Holdings (SHOT) and JAB Acquisition Corp I (JAB) priced 2 SPAC IPOs on June 10, 2026, raising $350M combined. SHOT raised $200M with a sports-industry focus; JAB…
SPAC Market Update June 9, 2026: ISNR, OCAC Price 2 SPAC IPOs for $300M
Snow Rothschild Acquisition Corp. (ISNR) and Ocean Capital Acquisition Corp (OCAC) priced 2 SPAC IPOs on June 9, 2026, raising $300M combined. ISNR led with a $200M Nasdaq IPO…
Proxy Fights to Watch in 2026: Pacira, Medallion, Genco & Seer
Boardroom Alpha’s 2026 proxy-fight tracker: Pacira, Medallion, Genco and Seer head to contested votes in June and July — after CarMax, WEX and Lululemon settled with activists.
SPAC Market Update June 8, 2026: MLAC-Avalanche $243M Redemptions, IPFX-Quantum Space Deal
Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp (MLAC) reported shareholder approval for its combination with Avalanche Treasury Co on June 8, 2026 after $243M in redemptions. Separately,…
Rapid7, Trade Desk, Penguin Shift C-Suites This Week — June 5, 2026
Rallies did not buy governance calm. This week brought 17 CEO changes and 23 CFO changes, with 12 companies qualifying as bleeding C-suites after repeated top-office turnover.…
SPAC Market Update June 5, 2026: FTRA Prices $200M SPAC IPO
FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1 (FTRA) priced a $200M SPAC IPO on June 5, 2026, listing on the NYSE under FTRA. The FutureCorp Space Acquisition 1 LLC-backed SPAC targets…
SPAC Market Update June 4, 2026: IPV, LTGR Price $325M of SPAC IPOs
InterPrivate Investment Partners V, Inc. (IPV) and Long Table Growth Corp. (LTGR) priced 2 SPAC IPOs on June 4, 2026, raising $325M combined. IPV raised $175M and LTGR raised…
SPAC Market Update June 3, 2026: KEYY, APMC, AESP Price $500M of SPAC IPOs
Keystone Acquisition Corp. (KEYY), AmperCap Acquisition Co (APMC), and Aeon Acquisition I Corp (AESP) priced SPAC IPOs on June 3, 2026, raising $500M combined. KEYY led at $250M,…
SPAC Market Update June 2, 2026: Three SPAC Deals as REEcycle Holdings, OpenPayd, and Mobilewalla Look to Go Public
Live Oak Acquisition Corp V (LOKV) entered a forward purchase agreement with HB Strategies on June 2, 2026 to reduce redemptions in its Teamshares merger. Separately,…
SPAC Market Update June 1, 2026: SSAC to Merge with Mobilewalla, RDAC Extension Approved
Spacsphere Acquisition Corp (SSAC) announced a merger with Mobilewalla, a data and AI company operating a proprietary consumer data AI platform, on June 1, 2026. Separately,…
Peloton (PTON), Clorox (CLX), and Six Flags (FUN) Lead This Week’s C-Suite Changes — May 29, 2026
C-suite churn concentrated where market patience is thinnest: consumer cyclicals led CEO/CFO turnover, and the week brought 11 CEO changes and 12 CFO changes overall. Peloton…
CEO Pay: The $25 Million Plus Pay Club (2026)
Boardroom Alpha’s 2026 ranking of every U.S. public-company CEO paid $25M+ in fiscal 2025 — 207 in all, led by Welltower Inc’s $821.1M package, which drew just 19% Say-on-Pay…
SPAC Market Update May 29, 2026: BID Prices $140M IPO; QSEA, CUB Set Extension Votes
Tribeca Strategic Acquisition Corp. (BID) priced a $140M SPAC IPO on May 29, 2026. Tribeca Strategic Partners Holdco LLC sponsors the vehicle, which targets software, technology,…
SPAC Market Update May 28, 2026: CGCT Deal Approval, $239.96M Redemption Update
Cartesian Growth Corp III (CGCT) reported about $239.96M redeemed from trust on May 28, 2026 after shareholders approved its merger. CGCT’s vote outcome was marked deal approved,…
Why Lululemon Settled: The Signals That Pointed to a Deal, Not a Vote
Chip Wilson won’t get the clean victory he sought — or the defeat the board wanted to hand him. He gets a settlement. We read the dynamics that produced it.
SPAC Market Update May 27, 2026: NHIC-Newcleo, TDAC-ProLogium Deals, DGAC Prices $150M
Newhold Investment Corp Iii (NHIC) and Translational Development Acquisition Corp (TDAC) announced mergers on May 27, 2026, and Disciplined Growth Acquisition Corporation (DGAC)…
SPAC Market Update May 26, 2026: GIG DeSPACs as Hadron Energy (HDRN) + Lakeshore Acquisition III Deal
Hadron Energy (HDRN) began trading as a DeSPAC on May 26, 2026, bringing a modular micro-reactor developer public. The company targets AI data centers, remote communities and…
2026 Proxy Season Scorecard: Six Say-on-Pay Failures, AI Lands on Mega-Cap Ballots, and the Anti-ESG Pile-Up
Through May 21, 2026, U.S. public-company shareholders rejected six annual-meeting Say-on-Pay packages outright, voted against 18 directors at 14 companies, and crushed dozens of…