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  New York (CNN Business) - Disney revealed pricing for its new, highly anticipatedStar Wars hotelon W
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  Lidar Maker Cepton in Merger Talks With Growth Capital SPAC
  Transaction would value company at $1.5 billion including debt. Cepton lidar deal in July is said to have been with GM. Automotive technology company Cepton Technologies Inc. is in discussions to go public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter.The San Jose, California-based startup is seeking to combine with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. in a deal that is valued at about $1.5 billion including debt, said one of the people, who asked
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The company says it's the \"most immersive Star Wars story ever created,\" and to partake you may have to shell out $6,000 for two nights.\nThe hotel, which opens in spring 2022, is billed by Disney as a \"revolutionary new two-night experience where you and your group will embark on a first-of-its-kind Star Wars adventure that's your own.\"\nDespite being on dry land, the pricing is similar to the model of Disney's cruise ships at sea: a set price for a multi-day journey, with entertainment, food and beverages included.\nThe company revealed sample cabin rates for the hotel on Wednesday: For a two-night stay, it costs $4,809 for two guests in a cabin, $5,299 for three guests (two adults and one child) and $5,999 for four guests (three adults, one child).\nSo what does $6,000 get you in space?\nAccording to Disney, that pricing covers an \"ongoing, immersive and interactive entertainment, where choices determine your experience,\" your meals (excluding alcohol) and admission to Disney's Hollywood Studios, the home of the Star Wars-themed land Galaxy's Edge.\nDisney notes that \"rates vary depending on your voyage departure date, the number of guests in your cabin and your cabin type.\"\nThe hotel is the latest way for Disney to bring its parks and resorts alive and help them evolve for the future.\nIt follows the 2019 debut of Galaxy's Edge, which was the company's largest-ever expansion at its parks. The land uses innovative technology and detailed design to wrap guests into an experience that feels more like immersive theater than a theme park. The new hotel looks to extend that Star Wars experience.\nDisney is integrating another of its most beloved franchises into its parks with Marvel's Avengers Campus, which opened at Disneyland in California on June 4.\nUpdating its parks and resorts is critical to Disney's media empire following a year in which the unit was hit particularly hard because of the pandemic, facing months of closures and widespread layoffs.\nDisney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro told CNN Business in April that the future of Disney's parks and resorts is \"going to be fresh, it's going to be technology-ridden. 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Cepton lidar deal in July is said to have been with GM. Automotive technology company Cepton Technologies Inc. is in discussions to go public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter.The San Jose, California-based startup is seeking to combine with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. in a deal that is valued at about $1.5 billion including debt, said one of the people, who asked ","content":"<ul>\n <li>Transaction would value company at $1.5 billion including debt</li>\n <li>Cepton lidar deal in July is said to have been with GM</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Automotive technology company&nbsp;Cepton Technologies Inc.&nbsp;is in discussions to go public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter.</p>\n<p>The San Jose, California-based startup is seeking to combine with&nbsp;Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.&nbsp;in a deal that is valued at about $1.5 billion including debt, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.</p>\n<p>A deal for Cepton, which makes the so-called lidar technology that tracks a vehicle’s external environment, is expected to be announced as soon as this week, the people said. A final agreement hasn’t been reached and talks could still end without one, they said.</p>\n<p>Representatives for Cepton and Growth Capital declined to comment.</p>\n<p>Cepton said in a&nbsp;statement&nbsp;last month that it secured a lidar production award with a Detroit-based global automotive manufacturer in a partnership with Japan’s&nbsp;Koito Manufacturing Co., which is also an investor.</p>\n<p>That automaker is&nbsp;General Motors Co., according to people who asked not to be identified because the information was private. A GM spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment.</p>\n<p>Cepton would be the latest in a string of lidar technology startups to go public via a special purpose acquisition company, or&nbsp;SPAC. That group includes&nbsp;Luminar Technologies Inc.,Velodyne Lidar Inc.andInnoviz Technologies Ltd.</p>\n<p>Lidar is among the most expensive components of autonomous vehicles and is key to enabling more advanced self-driving features. With the promise of fully autonomous robotaxis still years away, lidar companies are targeting more-limited features in passenger cars and products such as industrial robots and consumer devices.</p>\n<p>Cepton, started in 2016, is run by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jun Pei, who also previously worked at Velodyne, according to the company’s website.</p>\n<p>Growth Capital raised $172.5 million in its initial public offering in January. It was&nbsp;founded&nbsp;by executives from Nautilus Energy Management, Maxim Group and Hudson Bay Capital. Growth Capital’s co-chief executive officers, Prokopios Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos, previously led three blank-check companies that consummated deals, including a 2018 transaction that created Phunware Inc., according to the SPAC’s filings.</p>","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Lidar Maker Cepton in Merger Talks With Growth Capital SPAC</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nLidar Maker Cepton in Merger Talks With Growth Capital SPAC\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-05 11:26 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/cepton-is-said-to-be-in-merger-talks-with-growth-capital-spac><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Transaction would value company at $1.5 billion including debt\nCepton lidar deal in July is said to have been with GM\n\nAutomotive technology company Cepton Technologies Inc. is in discussions to go ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/cepton-is-said-to-be-in-merger-talks-with-growth-capital-spac\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-04/cepton-is-said-to-be-in-merger-talks-with-growth-capital-spac","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2157248556","content_text":"Transaction would value company at $1.5 billion including debt\nCepton lidar deal in July is said to have been with GM\n\nAutomotive technology company Cepton Technologies Inc. is in discussions to go public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter.\nThe San Jose, California-based startup is seeking to combine with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. in a deal that is valued at about $1.5 billion including debt, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private.\nA deal for Cepton, which makes the so-called lidar technology that tracks a vehicle’s external environment, is expected to be announced as soon as this week, the people said. A final agreement hasn’t been reached and talks could still end without one, they said.\nRepresentatives for Cepton and Growth Capital declined to comment.\nCepton said in a statement last month that it secured a lidar production award with a Detroit-based global automotive manufacturer in a partnership with Japan’s Koito Manufacturing Co., which is also an investor.\nThat automaker is General Motors Co., according to people who asked not to be identified because the information was private. A GM spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment.\nCepton would be the latest in a string of lidar technology startups to go public via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. That group includes Luminar Technologies Inc.,Velodyne Lidar Inc.andInnoviz Technologies Ltd.\nLidar is among the most expensive components of autonomous vehicles and is key to enabling more advanced self-driving features. With the promise of fully autonomous robotaxis still years away, lidar companies are targeting more-limited features in passenger cars and products such as industrial robots and consumer devices.\nCepton, started in 2016, is run by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jun Pei, who also previously worked at Velodyne, according to the company’s website.\nGrowth Capital raised $172.5 million in its initial public offering in January. It was founded by executives from Nautilus Energy Management, Maxim Group and Hudson Bay Capital. Growth Capital’s co-chief executive officers, Prokopios Tsirigakis and George Syllantavos, previously led three blank-check companies that consummated deals, including a 2018 transaction that created Phunware Inc., according to the SPAC’s filings.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":38,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"defaultTab":"posts","isTTM":false}