Throw your hands up for Soulpower
Vehicle backed by son of US commerce secretary comes as investors hope for more favourable policy on digital currency
Veon signs letter of intent with Cohen Circle for US listing of subsidiary
SEC case alleges that firm run by Trump adviser had made misleading statements in run-up to two offerings
Corporate bosses warn tough standards deter blank-cheque companies from listing
Bridger Aerospace gains adjusted altitude heading into winter
If new rules for ‘blank-cheque’ vehicles lead to a revival investors should tread carefully
US fund relaunch could include right to buy extra shares or stock in billionaire’s hedge fund
With traditional IPOs have been far and few, so-called blank cheque companies have been seeking to fill the void
Delay marks a setback for the billionaire hedge fund manager who hoped for one of the largest listings in history
An investing class left for dead after early excesses and poor performance shows signs of life
Plus, how Europe’s playing catch up with a new Nato tech defence fund
Meet Ben F orgers (we wish we were making this up)
Citadel Securities attacks Devin Nunes after letter to Nasdaq raises concerns over naked short selling
Colorado’s BF Borgers has built the eighth-largest client list of any US audit firm in just 15 years
Auditor warns of ‘substantial doubt’ about future of business as it reports less than $1mn in quarterly revenue
Plus, the heat rises on Sullivan Cromwell’s FTX fees and Adam Neumann begins to put together a WeWork bid
Shares of company behind former president’s Truth Social platform rise 16% in first day of trading
TMTG looks like a rightwing meme stock combined with the classic pathologies of the blank cheque bubble
Company behind Truth Social site will list on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol DJT next week
Litigation with a former partner hangs over Friday’s vote to take Truth Social network public
Porticoes Capital bets on further turmoil with approval to take over collapsed lenders from FDIC
Existing shareholders will own 98.1% of new company and control all voting rights
Legal fight complicates path to public listing for Truth Social operator that could provide windfall for former president
Lack of new listings and stalled mergers dim prospects for ‘blank-cheque companies’
