By Erik Gibbs

Business

Melco Resorts Boss to Launch SPAC-based IPO in the US

July 1, 2021

The use of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in order to gain access to a public exchange has picked up steam over the past couple years, especially in the gaming industry. It’s how companies like DraftKings, Super Group Holding Co. and others have been able to target a wider pool of investors. A new […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

One Championship Mixed Martial Arts Firm Seeking SPAC Merger

February 23, 2021

One Championship, a mixed martial arts (MMA) sports media company from Singapore, is actively seeking to go public in the US via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reports. Preparing for Public Listing According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, One Championship has already contacted Credit Suisse Group AG and […]

By Julie Moraine

Trading

Playstudios in Negotiations for $1B SPAC-Type Merger Deal

January 28, 2021

Another SPAC-type merger in the gaming industry is in the making, an article in Bloomberg speculates, reporting that the developer of online social games Playstudios is currently negotiating with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Acies Acquisition Corp. MGM Resorts Binds Acies and Playstudios According to people in the know who prefer to remain unidentified […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

Genius Sports Goes Public, Merges with dMY Technology Group II

October 27, 2020

UK-based sports betting data provider Genius Sports announced today it entered into a definitive business combination agreement with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Group II. Genius Sports Will Trade on the NYSE The $1.5 billion deal with the blank-check company will allow Genius Sports to start trading on the New York Stock […]

By Jerome García

Business

RSI Goes Public on the NYSE, Merger Deal with dMY Agreed

July 27, 2020

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) announced Monday it entered into a definitive agreement with NYSE-traded dMY Technology Group for the merger of the two companies, upon the completion of which RSI will become a public listed company. SPAC Deals Continue The Boards of Directors of both the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) dMY and Rush Street […]

By Mike Johnson

Business

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Goes Public Through SPAC Acquisition

June 29, 2020

Golden Nugget Online Gaming, the online division of the famous casinos owned by Tilman Fertitta, is about to go public, to become only the second online casino operator to be traded on a US exchange. SPAC Acquisition Paves the Way to Nasdaq Landcadia Holdings II, Inc, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) owned by Tilman […]