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Humanoid robot maker Agility plans to go public via a merger with Michael Klein’s SPAC, in a deal valuing it at around $2.5 billion and trading under the symbol AGLT (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 24, 2026

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Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500 million; it was last valued at $1.2 billion in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 3, 2026

Meir Orbach / CTech: Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500…

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Sources: Securitize, a blockchain company that symbolizes investments, is in talks to go public via a SPAC launched by Cantor Fitzgerald at a valuation of more than $1 billion (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 11, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Securitize, a blockchain company that tokenizes investments, is in talks to go public via a SPAC launched by…

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American Exceptionalism Acquisition, a spac led by Chamath Palihapitiya, files for an introduction to the American stock market, seeking to collect $ 250 million (Kia Kokalitcheva / Pitchbook)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 18, 2025

Kia Kokaliccheva / Manual:: American Exceptionalism Acquisition, a Spac led by Chamath Palihapitiya, files for an introduction to the US…

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Architects Partners: Cryptographic companies have concluded 88 mergers and acquisitions and SPAC transactions worth $ 8.2 billion so far in 2025, almost 3 times the transaction value of $ 2.75 billion on 188 offers in 2024 (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 27, 2025

Wall Street Journal:: Architects Partners: Cryptographic companies have concluded 88 mergers and acquisitions and space offers worth $ 8.2 billion…

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Browsing: SPAC

Humanoid robot maker Agility plans to go public via a merger with Michael Klein’s SPAC, in a deal valuing it at around $2.5 billion and trading under the symbol AGLT (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)

Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo pursues urgent IPO via SPAC merger for valuation below $500 million; it was last valued at $1.2 billion in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Sources: Securitize, a blockchain company that symbolizes investments, is in talks to go public via a SPAC launched by Cantor Fitzgerald at a valuation of more than $1 billion (Bloomberg)

American Exceptionalism Acquisition, a spac led by Chamath Palihapitiya, files for an introduction to the American stock market, seeking to collect $ 250 million (Kia Kokalitcheva / Pitchbook)

Architects Partners: Cryptographic companies have concluded 88 mergers and acquisitions and SPAC transactions worth $ 8.2 billion so far in 2025, almost 3 times the transaction value of $ 2.75 billion on 188 offers in 2024 (Wall Street Journal)