M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
General Fusion to go public via SPAC merger with Spring Valley at ~$1B pro-forma equity value
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III
- Definitive Business Combination Agreement signed Jan. 21, 2026; ~$1B pro-forma equity value inclusive of $105M oversubscribed PIPE and $230M trust capital (assuming no redemptions).
- General Fusion's LM26 fusion demonstration machine is operating, compressing plasma at 50% commercial-scale diameter; key milestones include 1 keV and Lawson criterion.
- Company has raised >$400M to date, holds 210 patents, and is one of only four private firms with published peer-reviewed fusion results.
- Transaction unanimously approved by both boards; expected to close mid-2026; combined company to list on Nasdaq as GFUZ.