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Chief executive made headlines after firing 900 workers over Zoom
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast floats through the back door
Crowe UK missed fake agreements and fabricated letters in Akazoo records before music streamer was acquired by a Spac vehicle
CorpAcq is to be listed in New York, where an equity holding company will be regarded as a novelty
Deal for CorpAcq based in north-west England shows how far Spac sponsors are having to spread their net
QEV’s €200mn value will test investor appetite in market littered with failures and frauds
Blank-cheque company planning to take former president’s media company public will pay $18mn fine if deal goes through
Start-up Oklo has announced it will list shares in the US at an $850mn valuation
Oklo valued at $850mn in transaction through Spac set up by OpenAI chief
Digital World Acquisition Corporation’s ‘agreement in principle’ would require approval of US securities regulator
Spac seeks to buy mines in Brazil in deal backed by Glencore, Stellantis and Volkswagen
US authorities allege more than $20mn in ill-gotten profits after private merger information was shared
Start-up is one of several companies that burnt through cash raised via special purpose acquisition companies
Struggling automaker accuses Taiwanese group Foxconn of reneging on commitments
Flotation will test London’s new rules for Spac-style fund raisings
Acquisition vehicle was first Spac set up under new UK rules
Exit of co-founder Dominic Perks casts doubt over future direction of investment groups
Agreement between blank-cheque company and interim chief executive’s group also covers administrative help
EV maker is nowhere near its targets and has burnt through nearly all its cash
Shell company backed by Bernard Arnault and Jean Pierre Mustier fails to find suitable target
Plus, the Hollywood rise of Ari Emanuel and venture capital dries up in Silicon Valley
Digital World Acquisition terminates Patrick Orlando amid ‘unprecedented headwinds’
Jean-Charles Naouri pursues deal with former franchisee as he races to salvage group
EO agrees lower valuation after dropping reverse merger deal last year because of market slump
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