SPAC

The cannabis company, Leafly Holdings has announced to go public in a SPAC deal with Merida Merger Corp. I, a company sponsored by Merida Capital Holdings. The deal is expected to raise up to $161.5M in cash and should help Leafly expand its business in newly legalized markets. [more]

With significant expertise in the automotive and technology industries Lucid Motors merges with a SPAC from Churchill Capital, and raises $4.4 billion to boost its growth and manufacturing capacity to launch its EV later this year. [more]