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SPAC tied to Trump’s media venture seeks investor support -sources
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Posted on November 9, 2021
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on November 9, 2021
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Digital World Acquisition Corp seeks investors for its SPAC merger with Trump's media venture, aiming to sell PIPEs over $10 per share.
By Krystal Hu
(Reuters) -Digital World Acquisition Corp is pitching prospective investors to back private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions supporting its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media venture, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The talks are at an early stage and hedge fund investors were pitched for investment in the past few days, the sources said.
They said DWAC aims to sell PIPEs at well over $10 per share. Most PIPEs for special purpose acquisition companies are sold at $10 per share.
DWAC has seen its stock jump almost 500% since its link with Trump’s Truth Social venture network was announced.
Digital World and Trump Media & Technology Group were not immediately available for a comment.
Trump and other Trump Media & Technology Group shareholders will initially own 69% of the combined company after the merger with the Miami-based blank-check firm, a regulatory filing showed last month.
Bloomberg had earlier reported DWAC’s fundraising plans.
(Reporting by Uday Sampath and Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Kenneth Maxwell)
The article discusses Digital World Acquisition Corp's efforts to secure investor support for its SPAC merger with Trump's media venture.
PIPE stands for Private Investment in Public Equity, a mechanism for raising capital for SPAC mergers.
DWAC's stock has jumped almost 500% since its link with Trump's media venture was announced.
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