Israeli chipmaker Valens Semiconductor Ltd. is in talks to go public through PTK Acquisition Corp. (PTK), a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the

Colombian softgel maker Procaps S.A.S. is in talks to go public on Nasdaq through a merger with U.S. blank-check company Union Acquisition Corp II (LATN)

Thoma Bravo’s blank-check firm Thoma Bravo Advantage (TBA) is in talks to take mobile marketing company IronSource public through a merger, according to people with knowledge

IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., a company started by a retired four-star general of the U.S. Army, is in talks to go public through a merger with LGL

BuzzFeed Inc., the digital-media outlet founded in 2006, is in talks to go public through a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners Inc. (ENFA), a

Shutterfly Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with the blank-check company Altimar Acquisition Corp. II (ATMR-UN), according to people familiar with

Lilium, a German startup that’s making an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger jet, is in talks to go public through a merger with Qell Acquisition

Swiss gambling data company Sportradar AG is in talks to go public through Todd Boehly’s special purpose acquisition company Horizon Acquisition Corp. II (HZON), according to people with

PT MNC Vision Networks Tbk is in talks to merge Vision+, it’s streaming television business known to consumers as the “Netflix of Indonesia,” with blank-check company Malacca

IonQ is in advanced talks to merge with DMY Technology Group Inc. III (DMYI), according to people with knowledge of the matter, creating one of the first

DeepGreen Metals Inc., which plans to produce metals used in electric-vehicle batteries, is in talks to go public through a merger with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is exploring a potential sale of its IBM Watson Health business, according to people familiar with the matter, as the