Openmarkets Group Enters Plan to Combine With Lake Superior Acquisition Corp (SPAC)

TradeStation Group to Become Public via Business Combination with Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation

December 27, 2021

Financial Services

TradeStation Group, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form S-4 in connection with its proposed business combination with Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation (a SPAC), under which TradeStation would become a public, NYSE-listed company. The transaction was executed via a definitive business combination agreement and is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to shareholder and SEC approvals and other customary conditions.

OTC Markets Group Acquires Blue Sky Data Corp Assets

March 17, 2022

Data & Analytics

OTC Markets Group Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Blue Sky Data Corp, a provider of state "Blue Sky" securities compliance data, with the transaction expected to close in early May 2022. The acquisition expands OTC Markets' Blue Sky data offering to enhance compliance tools for broker-dealers, financial advisors, public companies and regulators.

OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. to Combine with Majic Wheels Corp. (Majic Corp.)

November 15, 2022

Financial Services

OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp. and Majic Wheels Corp. entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which Majic Wheels will become a publicly listed company on Nasdaq. Upon closing, OceanTech will be renamed Majic Corp. with an expected transaction value of approximately $200 million and a forward share purchase backstop of up to $40 million by Meteora Capital Partners.

LMF Acquisition Opportunities SPAC Merges with SeaStar Medical in $85 Million Medical Technology Deal

May 3, 2022

Medical Devices

Skyway Capital Markets is advising on the proposed merger of SeaStar Medical, a medical technology company developing extracorporeal immunomodulatory therapies, with LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMAO), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction is expected to give SeaStar Medical access to capital markets to accelerate development of its lead program for acute kidney injury (AKI) and advance additional acute and chronic indications.

Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I and OpSec Group Business Combination to Take OpSec Public

April 26, 2023

Cybersecurity

OpSec Group and Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I entered into a definitive business combination agreement that would take OpSec Group public on Nasdaq. The combined company would operate as OpSec Group, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2023 and supported by a $50 million sponsor backstop and up to $199 million in gross proceeds subject to redemptions.

Teamshares Business Combination With Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (LOKV) to List on Nasdaq in 2Q 2026

January 20, 2026

Professional Services

Teamshares entered into definitive agreements for a business combination with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ: LOKV), which is expected to take Teamshares public on Nasdaq in the second quarter of 2026. The transaction values the combined company at a pro forma enterprise value of $746 million and is expected to deliver up to $333 million of net proceeds through a $126 million PIPE and Live Oak V’s cash in trust.