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The Rise Of SPACs
One of the very interesting topics Directors are hearing about is a liquidity structure called a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). As Directors get invited to join Boards of SPACs or do their diligence if a SPAC is right for their private company, I share some information I think will be helpful.
S-1/A – INSU Acquisition Corp. II
Filed: 2020-08-27 AccNo: 0001213900-20-024039 Source: SEC Filings – S-1/A – INSU Acquisition Corp. II
CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II (CFIIU) Prices $500M IPO
CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II announced the pricing of its $500 million IPO this morning and units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “CFIIU” today, Thursday, August 27th.
MZ Group to Sponsor LD Micro 500 Virtual Investor Conference
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 28, 2020 / MZ Group (MZ), the world’s largest independent investor relations and corporate communications firm, today announced their…
Former Trump Adviser Gary Cohn Joins SPAC, Seeking $600 Million For IPO
Former Goldman Sachs president and economic adviser to President Trump Gary Cohn is the latest high profile figure on Wall Street to join a special…
S-1/A – Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp.
Filed: 2020-08-26 AccNo: 0001213900-20-023862 Source: SEC Filings – S-1/A – Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp. (0001814140) (Filer)
This Homeowner-Focused SaaS Company Is Going Public Via SPAC
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a shell company that raises money through an initial public offering (IPO) in order to take a private company public…
Bancorp Founder To Go Public With New SPAC
Betsy Cohen, who founded and formerly operated The Bancorp, is planning to take a $750 million shell company public this week. CNBC reported that FTAC Olympus…
S-1/A – Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc.
Filed: 2020-08-26 AccNo: 0001213900-20-023835Source: SEC Filings – S-1/A – Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc. (0001816696) (Filer)
Electric vehicle makers find a back door to Wall Street
Steve Burns pulled together several pieces of a business venture over the last year: His company, Lordstown Motors, designed an electric pickup truck, acquired a…
Feeling bullish: Why SPACs are fueling the first wave of igaming IPOs
What is it about blank-check companies that appeals to operators and what exactly is exciting investors so much? The term Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)…
13 companies file to list on Monday: IPO market set to explode after Labor Day
13 new issuers joined the pipeline on Monday, with two more filing on Tuesday. This includes 10 traditional IPOs, one direct listing, and four SPACs. Another three…
A Russian Oligarch Created a SPAC; Should You Invest?
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a publicly traded shell company that raises capital with the intent of taking a private company public. Lately, many private…
DealBook: The Urge to Reverse Merge
SPACs are just getting started The “blank check” acquisition funds known as special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have raised more than $30 billion so far this…
MZ Group and SPAC Alpha Form Strategic Partnership and Launch SPAC Alpha IR+
SPAC Alpha IR+ Combines SPAC Alpha’s Robust SPAC Transaction Data & Research Platform with MZ’s Comprehensive Suite of Investor Relations Services NEW YORK, NY /…
No parties allowed at the Airbnb IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. What happens when the entire…
Why SPACs Have Become the ‘Revenge of the Retail Investor’
DMY Technology Group Chairman Harry You says special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are “wonderful for the investors” due to the extended amount of time to evaluate the investment. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Ed Hammond on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.”
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan Starts Blank-Check Company
Paul Ryan, the consummate Washington negotiator, is trying his hand at another kind of deal making, jumping into the rush on Wall Street toward blank-check…
Making Sense Of The Innovations in Investment Banking On Wall Street
SPACs, Direct Listings, Dutch Auctions, Crowdfunding, Private Stock Trading Platforms I bet you have recently read a lot about Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). They…