Abra Financial Holdings to Go Public via SPAC Merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III

Valley National Bancorp to Acquire Providence Financial Corporation

August 25, 2026

Financial Services

Valley National Bancorp announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Providence Financial Corporation, parent company of Providence Bank & Trust. Under the terms, Providence shareholders will receive Valley common stock plus $21.47 in cash per share, with the transaction expected to close in early 2027 subject to approvals.

FORT Robotics to Go Public via Business Combination with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp

August 18, 2026

Cybersecurity

FORT Robotics entered into a definitive business combination with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp to become a publicly traded company, valuing the combined entity at an implied pro-forma enterprise value of $556.6 million. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026 and is designed to accelerate product development across safety intelligence, observability, and cybersecurity, as well as expand go-to-market and targeted acquisitions.

Evernorth Agrees to Business Combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II

October 20, 2025

Financial Services

Evernorth Holdings agreed to combine with Armada Acquisition Corp. II in a transaction intended to take Evernorth public on Nasdaq. The transaction and related private placements are expected to raise more than $1 billion to support Evernorth’s XRP treasury and related ecosystem activities; shareholders approved the combination on September 30, 2026, but the supplied articles describe closing as still pending.

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II Completes Business Combination with Abpro Corporation

November 13, 2024

Biotechnology

Abpro Corporation and Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II completed their business combination and the combined company will operate as Abpro Holdings, Inc., with Abpro Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary. The company is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker ABP (and ABPWW for warrants); South Korea's Celltrion participated in a $5.0 million PIPE and appointed Soo Young Lee to Abpro's board.

Perfect Corp. to Become Public Company via Merger with Provident Acquisition Corp.

October 28, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Perfect Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Provident Acquisition Corp., with Perfect valued at an enterprise value of US$1.02 billion. The deal includes a concurrent PIPE and forward purchase agreements, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022; it later completed with Perfect trading on the NYSE under ticker PERF.

Apifiny Group to Go Public via Business Combination with Abri SPAC I

January 27, 2022

Financial Services

Apifiny Group Inc., a cross-exchange digital asset trading network, entered into a definitive business combination agreement to become a publicly traded company on Nasdaq through a merger with Abri SPAC I, Inc. Apifiny stockholders will roll 100% of their equity into the combined company, with the transaction expected to close in Q3 2022 subject to approvals and customary closing conditions.