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Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) is a special purpose acquisition company whose news flow centers on its capital markets activity and its proposed business combination. As a SPAC, Pelican’s key announcements relate to its initial public offering, over-allotment exercise, and subsequent steps toward identifying and executing a merger with one or more operating businesses.
News coverage for Pelican includes the pricing and closing of its IPO and the closing of the underwriters’ full over-allotment option, which established the units, ordinary shares, and rights that trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market. These updates outline how each unit consists of one ordinary share and one right, with each right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share upon completion of an initial business combination.
A major focus of recent Pelican news is the definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger with Greenland Exploration Limited and March GL Company. Press releases describe the plan to form Greenland Energy Company as the go-forward public company, expected to list on Nasdaq under the ticker GLND after closing. Related news items discuss the Jameson Land Basin in Greenland, the role of Greenland Exploration and March GL, and the strategic rationale for bringing these energy-related assets to the U.S. public markets through Pelican.
Investors following PELI news can expect updates on the progress of the proposed business combination, including filings of the registration statement on Form S-4, references to investor presentations, and media coverage and interviews discussing Greenland’s resource potential and the contemplated Greenland Energy Company. This news page aggregates those developments so readers can review Pelican’s transaction milestones and related disclosures in one place.
Greenland Energy (NASDAQ: GLND) was formed through Pelican Acquisition's business combination, creating a publicly traded energy company focused on responsibly developing Greenland's Jameson Land Basin.
Key facts: $215 million implied valuation, rights to up to 70% of three onshore licenses covering >2,000,000 acres, and an independent report indicating an upside of 13 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) announced shareholder approval of its business combination with Pelican Holdco, Greenland Exploration Limited, and March GL Company at an extraordinary general meeting on March 19, 2026. The parties expect closing on or about March 24, 2026, creating a publicly traded energy company focused on Greenland exploration.
Key commercial terms include March GL funding up to two exploration wells and earning up to a 70% interest in the Jameson Land Basin; the Form S-4 registration statement was declared effective on February 17, 2026.
Greenland Energy (to trade as GLND) named Ashiq Merchant as Chief Financial Officer on March 13, 2026, to lead finance, reporting, capital markets, governance and capital allocation ahead of its planned business combination with Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI).
The appointment follows SEC effectiveness of the Form S-4 and a strategic Arctic logistics agreement to support 2026 exploratory drilling in the Jameson Land Basin.
Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) clarified on March 11, 2026 that it does not expect the 1% stock repurchase excise tax under Section 4501 to apply to public-shareholder redemptions tied to its proposed business combination with Greenland Exploration Limited and related parties.
The company says it is a Cayman Islands exempted company and therefore not a “covered corporation,” but warns future Treasury or IRS guidance could change the analysis, potentially with retroactive effect.
Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) announced the SEC has declared effective its Form S-4 in connection with a proposed business combination with Greenland Exploration and March GL to form Greenland Energy Company. The combined company is expected to list on Nasdaq as GLND upon closing.
A virtual Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders is scheduled for March 17, 2026 to vote on the transaction; the record date for voting is February 19, 2026. The definitive proxy/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of record.
Pelican Acquisition (NASDAQ: PELI) announced a strategic logistics agreement to mobilize Desgagnés’ ice-class vessels and beach-landing services to support onshore drilling in Greenland’s Jameson Land Basin ahead of a planned business combination that will form Greenland Energy Company (expected ticker: GLND).
March GL Company will fund 100% of costs for up to two exploration wells and may earn up to a 70% interest in the basin; Pelican’s Form S-4 was declared effective on Feb 17, 2026.
Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) has announced a definitive merger agreement with Greenland Exploration Limited and March GL Company. The combined entity will be named Greenland Energy Company and trade under ticker GLND, with an implied valuation of $215 million for up to 70% ownership.
The merger focuses on developing the Jameson Land Basin in East Greenland, which has an estimated multi-billion-barrel oil potential. The project builds on ARCO's previous $275 million investment and includes over 50 distinct oil and gas targets. March GL has secured agreements with Halliburton for drilling services and has obtained rights to 2,000,000 acres covering the entire petroleum basin.
The transaction structure includes Pelican's domestication from Cayman Islands to Texas, with existing Greenland Exploration shareholders receiving 1.5 million shares and March GL shareholders receiving 20 million shares of the new company. Closing is expected in Q4 2025.
Pelican Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: PELI) has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Greenland Exploration Limited (GEL), a Texas-based company focused on North American energy assets. The proposed share-for-share exchange would involve issuing 21.5 million Pelican shares for 100% of GEL's equity.
GEL has rights to invest up to $70 million in the Jameson Land Basin through a partnership with March GL Company, covering over 2 million acres in Greenland. The region is estimated to contain 31.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The deal includes potential equity exchange rights for March GL Company based on a $200 million valuation.
The LOI provides a 30-day exclusive negotiation period for finalizing definitive agreements. Pelican's sponsor would reduce its founder equity to 25% of IPO shares post-transaction.