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Biotech firms tend to come on to SPACs’ radar when they still have some clinical work to complete to get to an approved medicine or device, but Avertix is ahead of that particular curve.
This week, we speak with Tim Moran, President and CEO of Avertix, and Ross Haghighat, CEO and CFO of BioPlus Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BIOS). The two announced a $195 million dollar combination in May of this year.
Tim tells us how Avertix’s Guardian heart monitoring implant has performed in its initial commercial rollout, having already been approved by the FDA and for insurance reimbursements. 
Ross meanwhile explains why being at that stage of the process was important for BioPlus’ criteria given the current market conditions and what further value streams could be unlocked by the Guardian device long term.
 

Sustainable materials are starting to take a bite out of the share of single-use plastics in circulation, but replacing the full $600 billion plastics market is going to take more innovation and much more capital.
This week, we speak Brian Gordon, President and COO of Verde Bioresins and Jin-Goon Kim, Chairman and CEO of TLGY Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: TLGY). The two announced a $433 million combination in June.
Brian explains why he believes Verde is closer to scaling up a viable plastic replacement than many of its competitors, while Jin-Goon explains how TLGY designed this transaction to be accountable to private equity-style benchmarks and also be attractive to SPAC investors through the de-SPAC process.
 

Renewable energy sources have long been pressed on the fact that most can only supply power for certain portions of the day. But, what if you could combine multiple renewable technologies into a refinery that had round-the-clock output?
This week we speak with Craig Wood, CEO of Vast, and Guillermo Sierra, VP of Strategic Initiatives at Nabors Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: NETC). The pair announced a $250 million business combination in February.
Craig explains how Vast is fine-tuning its concentrated solar power platform to work in conjunction with traditional solar, batteries and hydrogen to put forward a new kind of renewable project.
Guillermo also tells us how Nabors Energy is leveraging its existing network to develop strategic benefits to Vast through this SPAC deal and beyond.
 

As companies find new ways of automating business processes with AI, a new AI-driven approach to auto insurance is heading West from India with the help of a SPAC deal.
This week, we speak Rohan Malhotra, CEO and co-founder of Roadzen and Steven Carlson from the sponsor of Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. (Nasdaq: VHNA) The two announced a $965 million combination in February. 
Rohan discusses how Roadzen’s disruptive technology cultivated in India is already making major improvements to its margins as it enters more lucrative Western markets. And, how this combination can fuel both its organic and inorganic expansion
While Steven discusses why SPACs need to have a different fundraising and target strategy in the current market conditions.
 

This week, we get an update from Brandon Mintz, CEO of Bitcoin Depot, which recently closed its SPAC combination with GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp. in June.
Brandon shares what advice he has for other companies considering a SPAC merger in the current market and discusses how Bitcoin Depot is hitting the ground running with its acquisition pipeline now that it has public capital at its disposal. 
Plus, we hear how Bitcoin Depot's position as the sole public company in the Bitcoin ATM space will give it strategic advantages moving forward.
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SPAC structures can provide unique opportunities to bring together many pieces to a new puzzle, which is very much the case with this week’s deal.
This week, we speak with John Schaible, Chairman and CEO of Quantum Fintech Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: QFTA), and Craig Ridenhour, Chief Business Development Officer at AtlasClear.
John and Craig explain how they have crafted a three-way merger to give AtlasClear a unique set of competencies combining trading, clearing, settling and banking with financial products that are generally unavailable to its middle market clients.
They discuss why this market is underserved and what barriers to entry they would be able to surmount by putting this together as a SPAC combination.