FTAC Olympus stock surges after Payoneer merger talks reportedPayoneer Inc., an online payments specialist, is in talks to go public through a merger with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp., a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The special purpose acquisition company has begun talks to raise new equity to support a transaction that’s slated to value the combined entity at more than $2.5 billion, said one of the people, who asked to not be identified because the matter isn’t public. As a deal isn’t finalized, it’s possible terms change or talks fall apart.
Representatives for New York-based Payoneer and FTAC declined to comment.
Founded in 2005, Payoneer -- which has said it’s profitable -- is backed by investors including Wellington Management Co., TCV, Greylock Partners, Ping An and Viola Ventures. The company, founded in Israel by Yuval Tal and now led by Chief Executive Officer Scott Galit, operates in more than 200 countries and territories. It provides services including cross-border payments for customers including Airbnb Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google and Walmart Inc. its website shows.
FTAC, led by Chairman Betsy Cohen and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Gilbert, raised roughly $755 million in an August initial public offering for the purpose of acquiring or merging with a technology or financial services technology-focused company.
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Cohen is also chairman of blank-check firms FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV, which last month agreed to combine with Perella Weinberg Partners, and FinTech Acquisition Corp. V. She’s also chairman of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. which this week filed paperwork ahead of a targeted $220 million IPO and was the chairman of FinTech Acquisition Corp. III when it merged with payments company Paya Holdings Inc.
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VANGUARD just invested with 2.6 mil sharesInuvo Prices $8.0 Million Common Stock Offering
has entered into a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 13,333,334 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $0.60 per share, pursuant to a registered direct offering. The gross proceeds of the offering are expected to be $8.0 million before deducting fees and other estimated offering expenses. The closing of the registered direct offering is expected to take place on or about January 19, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Head in the cloudsCloudera has been consolidating near range highs and could be a breakout candidate. If the stock can hold above the 12.39 area over the coming weeks, the next move might be 16.
GigCapital2 Has Entered Into Business Combination AgreementsGigCapital2 Has Entered Into Business Combination Agreements With UpHealth and Cloudbreak to Form Combined Company to List on the NYSE, Creating a Unified and Profitable Global Digital Health Company
In 2021, UpHealth is expected to generate over $190M in revenue and $24M in EBITDA; 69% of the 2021 incremental revenue growth is already contracted.
UpHealth will be positioned for predictable growth and profitability enabling substantial reinvestment opportunities.
Pro forma enterprise value is approximately $1.35 billion.
UpHealth will be a leading global digital healthcare company serving an entire spectrum of healthcare needs and will be established in fast growing sectors of the digital health industry.
The Global Telehealth Platform will consist of a U.S. division and an international division that, together, are anticipated to grow revenues by an additional $47 million in 2021.
The U.S. division of Global Telehealth following the combination, Cloudbreak, is a leading unified telemedicine platform performing more than 100,000 encounters per month on over 14,000 video endpoints at over 1,800 healthcare venues nationwide.
Digital Pharmacy - MedQuest Pharmacy ("MedQuest") is a leading full-service manufactured and compounded pharmacy licensed in all 50 states that pre-packages and ships medications direct to patients. MedQuest serves an established network of 13,000 providers.
UpHealth will have agreements to deliver digital healthcare in more than 10 countries globally. These various companies are expected to generate approximately $115 million in revenue and over $13 million of EBITDA in 2020 and following the combination, UpHealth expects to generate over $190 million in revenue and $24 million in EBITDA in 2021.
The proposed business combinations are expected to be completed in Q1 2021
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Twitter looking to resume the uptrendIn my previous post, I've mentioned that there is a correction coming for Twitter and that was catalyzed after the social platform banned Trump's account.
Price has landed perfectly on the uptrend major support and formed yesterday a nicely looking pinbar.
RIS has turned from oversold zone and if you are more aggressive current price is tempting enough to enter long. I would wait for the additional confirmation from MACD. My long-term target is $58 if bullish conditions are confirmed.
Keep eyes on Boeing - a lot of room for a promising recoveryIt took some time for Boeing to break out of its bullish wedge, but the support held well, and we see some more stubborn attempts from buyers to push the price up.
RSI is rising above 50, MACD has crossed over and the histogram is moving slowly towards positive territory. Earnings are after 7 days. so keep that in mind. An impulse above $216 will confirm the continuation of the bullish trend. My long term target is $250.
AMC shares rose After $100M Secured-Debt IssuanceAMC Entertainment Jumps After $100M Secured-Debt Issuance
AMC issued $100 million in debt of five-year secured notes. to help finance operations through the pandemic.
In December the Leawood, Kan., company had secured a commitment for the debt financing from Mudrick Capital Management, the New York investment adviser.
Interest on the notes is 15% a year, payable in cash semiannually beginning July 15. For the first three interest periods after the issue date the company can choose payment-in-kind interest at a rate of 17% a year. After that interest must be paid in cash. The notes mature April 24, 2026.
Late last month, AMC filed with the SEC to offer as many as 50 million shares in an effort to avoid a bankruptcy filing.
That filing came on top of 200 million shares it filed for earlier in the month.
AMC has said it needs $750 million.
“And in the event of such future liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, holders of our common stock and other securities would likely suffer a total loss of their investment,” it said in the filing.
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Breakout could be underway Google held the range high support area and is bouncing strong today. If 1700 holds the stock could be headed to all-time highs. Google can face regulatory pressure but no where near the amount Facebook potentially will. The company also has many more levers to pull and in the worst case a breakout could actually be positive for the stock.
Going for the WYNN As wynn retests the range high support zone, I am looking for a further breakout toward the 120 area. As long as 100 holds the trend still appears to be bullish. Obviously the digitization of gaming is a huge secular shift but it doesn't mean that the incumbents like wynn wont prosper in the new environment. And I cant speak for anyone else but a weekend at a wynn resort in a post vaccine world sounds like a good idea. Same goes for LVS for that matter.
What's in for Bank of America after the earnings report?Today we saw the earnings report for Bank of America and it did not meet the investor's expectations. So far the earnings season (for the banks) starts a bit off. The EPS came above expectations at 0.59 versus 0.54 expected. Revenue though came in with a miss - 20.1B against 20.56B expected. The main cause for the miss cited is the COVID-19 pandemic.
RSI is already crossing from overbought territory, though MACD's crossing is lagging. The histogram is showing a divergence with the price which is in line with RSI's early divergence with the price.
My expectations are for a drop towards the trend line support at the $31.35 zone. A breach there may lead to a potential drop towards $30.61 and by this jeopardizing the uptrend.
Tilman Fertitta Is in Talks to List Casino, Dining firm Via FSTTilman Fertitta Is in Talks to List Casino, Dining Assets Via SPAC
Texas billionaire and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is in talks to take his casino and restaurant empire public through a merger with blank-check firm Fast Acquisition Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The special purpose acquisition company is in talks to raise more than $1 billion in new equity to support a transaction, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the matter isn’t public. The deal could value the combined entity at up to $7 billion including debt, one of the people added.
The new company, which Fertitta would still control, is set to include casinos and restaurants under the Golden Nugget and Landry’s umbrellas, they said. If talks are successful, a deal could be announced n the coming weeks. Terms may change and discussions could still fall apart.
Representatives for Golden Nugget and Fast Acquisition declined to comment.
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Sorrento could surge 275% in 2021, Here is why...H.C. Wainwright analyst Ram Selvaraju rates SRNE a Buy along with a $30 price target, which implies a 275% upside from current levels.
Factors behind the optimistic outlook:
1. Sorrento has a stake in two cell-based immunotherapy companies that could “drive value in Sorrento shares over the coming months.”
2. the analyst highlights Sorrento’s “burgeoning portfolio of assets spanning three distinct therapeutic areas (non-opioid pain management, oncology and COVID-19).”.
3. two rapid COVID 19 detection tests; COVI-STIX, for which the company filed for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in the U.S. in December, and COVI-TRACE, which Selvaraju claims could come in handy at any mass gathering event.
“We believe that the incentive to facilitate the large-scale and indeed ubiquitous deployment of the COVI-TRACE test is extremely high and governments worldwide may seek to implement this in their respective regions,” the 5-star analyst opined.
4. Other Covid-19 candidates include COVIGUARD - a SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody, COVI-AMG - an affinity-matured version of the COVIGUARD neutralizing antibody, a neutralizing antibody cocktail named COVI-SHIELD and COVIDTRAP, an ACE2 receptor decoy, intended to imitate the mammalian ACE2 receptor that acts as the primary portal for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to penetrate human cells.
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Disney's price on a crossroadHolidays are over and it is time to get back into the markets, refreshed and with new strength.
I am making another revision of Disney as the price on Friday closed at the internal trend support and played out the small bearish flag. Volumes were higher than Thursday as there were 12.23M shares traded against 8.951M shares on the day before Friday. The activity had increased before the weekends, but with that dip buying before the close, it looked more like long position covering.
Now two options are on the table that will be crucial if confirmed by the price action.
1. Price dips inside the $165 - $169 zone and we may see potential trend-reversing price action;
2. The zone holds and Disney'sprice resumes inside the uptrend with the broader market;
Be cautious on the first trading day after the break.