SPAC backed by ex-Templeton PE co-head files for $185m IPO, shuns China targets

SPAC backed by ex-Templeton PE co-head files for $185m IPO, shuns China targets

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A SPAC II Acquisition, a blank cheque company led by ex-Templeton Asset Management North Asia private equity co-head Claudius Tsang, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $185 million in an initial public offering (IPO).