VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (“Spring Valley” or “SVAC”) (NASDAQ: SVAC) today announced that its shareholders have approved the previously announced business combination with General Fusion Inc. (“General Fusion” or the “Company”), a leader in the global race to commercialize fusion energy. General Fusion securityholders also voted to approve the transaction at a special meeting held on July 6, 2026. The approval represents another significant milestone toward completing the transaction and advancing General Fusion’s uniquely practical Magnetized Target Fusion (“MTF”) technology, which has the potential to deliver zero-carbon, baseload power in a cost-competitive way. This comes at a critical time as demand for electricity surges and nations around the world race to commercialize fusion power.
The closing of the transaction is expected to occur on or about Friday, July 10, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions. At the closing, Spring Valley will be renamed “General Fusion Group Ltd.” Shortly thereafter, the combined company’s shares and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “GFUZ” and “GFUZW,” respectively, subject to approval of its listing application.
“The expected closing of this transaction represents a major step in the General Fusion journey, building on more than 20 years of technology development and leadership in the industry,” said Greg Twinney, Chief Executive Officer of General Fusion. “Bringing fusion to the capital markets at this inflection point and becoming the first publicly traded pure-play fusion company marks an incredible next chapter for us as we advance on our path to commercialization and our mission to bring clean power from fusion to the grid.”
“We’re proud to support General Fusion at a pivotal moment for both the company and the fusion industry,” said Chris Sorrells, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Spring Valley. “Global energy demand is rising, and the need for reliable, clean power has never been greater. General Fusion stands out with strong leadership, meaningful peer-reviewed results, a robust patent portfolio, and LM26, its operating fusion demonstration machine. The company’s practical engineering approach offers a strong path to commercialization. We expect that this transaction will position General Fusion with the capital and public market platform needed to move this technology forward.”
Quick Facts:
- General Fusion’s MTF is designed to solve significant barriers to commercializing fusion energy at a time when electricity demand is surging and nations around the world are racing to commercialize fusion power.
- As a technology, MTF aims to achieve fusion in a practical way, avoiding superconducting magnets and high-powered lasers while enabling the use of existing materials for durable machines that would produce cost-effective energy.
- In early 2025, General Fusion announced that it had designed, built, and begun operating its Lawson Machine 26 (“LM26”) fusion demonstration machine in under two years. LM26 is the first MTF demonstration machine to be built at a commercially relevant scale. It mechanically compresses plasma with a lithium liner at 50% commercial-scale diameter, based on current design parameters.
- LM26 aims to achieve key fusion technical milestones: plasma heating to 1 keV (10 million degrees Celsius), then 10 keV (100 million degrees Celsius), and ultimately the Lawson criterion, the combination of fusion parameters that can produce net fusion energy in the plasma.
About General Fusion
General Fusion is pursuing a fast and practical approach to commercial fusion energy and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company was established in 2002 and has been funded by a global syndicate of leading energy venture capital firms, industry leaders, and technology pioneers. Learn more at www.generalfusion.com. General Fusion announced its proposed business combination with Spring Valley in January 2026.
About Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III
Spring Valley is a part of a family of investment vehicles formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with a business focused on the Power Infrastructure and Decarbonization sectors. Over the past 5 years, Spring Valley vehicles have raised $920 million in four IPOs. Spring Valley I completed its business combination with NuScale Power Corporation, a leading U.S. small modular reactor technology company, and Spring Valley II completed its business combination with Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp., a next-generation nuclear energy company with rights to the largest open pit-constrained measured and indicated uranium deposit in the United States. SVAC maintains a corporate website at https://sv-ac.com.