DMYI Stock: 15 Things to Know About dMY Technology III Amid IonQ SPAC Merger Rumors

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DMY Technology III (NYSE:DMYI) stock is on the rise Wednesday on rumors that the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) may merge with IonQ.

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Here’s what we know so far about the possible merger thanks to talk from insiders reported by Bloomberg.

  • The SPAC merger is set to value the combined company at $2 billion.
  • DMY Technology III is currently looking to raise additional funding to support the merger.
  • That includes raising $300 million from strategic and institutional investors.
  • There are also plans for a private investment in public equity (PIPE).
  • Several major players are reportedly going to take part in the PIPE.
  • That includes Bill Gate’s Breakthrough Energy, as well as an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:HYMTF).
  • This SPAC deal would result in IonQ becoming one of the first publicly-traded quantum computing companies.
  • That’s a big deal as quantum computing is the next major breakthrough in computer technology.
  • This is the creation of computers that are able to instantly simulate real-world situations.
  • Reports today claim that the deal could be announced in the coming weeks.
  • It’s worth pointing out that these are rumors and details of the deal could change before an official announcement.
  • That includes the possibility of the deal being called off completely.
  • Even so, that isn’t stopping investors from pushing DMYI stock higher today.
  • As of this writing, more than 4 million shares of the stock have changed hands.
  • That’s quite the increase over its daily average trading volume of roughly 306,000 shares.

DMYI stock was up 22.3% as of Wednesday morning.

On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.

 


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