On the shelf: Nikola may sell up to $1.2B in new stock

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Nikola Corp. is preparing for its long-anticipated capital raise, telling the Securities and Exchange Commission it plans to sell up to $1.2 billion in new shares.

Nikola was among the first electric transportation special purpose acquisition companies to go public in June 2020. Now it is the first to lay out plans for raising more money to keep its business going. Some other companies brought public by SPACs, such as Lordstown Motors Corp., need more money to scale their businesses.

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TA Associates invests $130M in e-commerce tech company Stackline

E-commerce technology provider Stackline announced a $130 million strategic investment from private equity firm TA Associates, bringing the company’s total funding to $180 million, according to Crunchbase.

Based in Seattle and with offices in Minneapolis and London, Stackline combines market intelligence, advertising automation, workflow management and operational analytics into a single e-commerce platform for some of the world’s largest brands.

The company was founded in 2014 and counts HP,...

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