
Volocopter Cancels SPAC
- 21 Dec 2021 10:47 AM
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Volocopter, the German eVTOL developer, has reportedly abandoned plans for a merger in a SPAC deal, according to a Nov. 26 account in the German financial outlet Finance Forward.
Volocopter, the German eVTOL developer, has reportedly abandoned plans for a merger in a SPAC deal, according to a Nov. 26 account in the German financial outlet Finance Forward.
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