https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lifecycle-m-a-peridot-acqsn-exclusive/exclusive-battery-recycler-li-cycle-nears-spac-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN2AF1VE >Li-Cycle Corp, a recycler of lithium-ion batteries, is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check acquisition company Peridot Acquisition Corp at a valuation of about $1.7 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.