Low-cost EV maker e.GO eyes European, US expansion

Low-cost EV maker e.GO eyes European, US expansion

The first e.GO Life electric cars of e.GO Mobile AG are parked in front of the headquarters of the German e-car start-up during kick-off for the production of 30,000 yearly units in Aachen, Germany, May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – German electric vehicle maker Next.e.GO Mobile plans … Read more

SPAC to return remaining $533 million raise for Trump social media deal

SPAC to return remaining $533 million raise for Trump social media deal

The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.O), the SPAC that plans to merge with former U.S. … Read more

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – LVMH-backed Birkenstock (BIRK.N) was set to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the German luxury sandal maker notched a … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more

Digital World investors vote for extension to finish deal with Trump media firm

Digital World investors vote for extension to finish deal with Trump media firm

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Investors in Digital World Acquisition (DWAC.O) (DWAC), the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former … Read more