SPAC mania has come to a screeching halt. Just last month, special purpose acquisition companies celebrated a head-turning milestone by breaking their 2020 issuance record in just three-month’s time.
Will private equity get caught up in a SPAC showdown with regulators?
The SPAC market has cooled considerably in recent weeks, with companies that went public by merging with a blank-check entity trading well off their highs, and a growing number of regulatory hurdles emerging for an investment strategy that often dominated financial news headlines in 2020.
SPAC Wipeout Is Punishing Followers of Chamath Palihapitiya
Just as Chamath Palihapitiya was the face of the SPAC frenzy that gripped financial markets at the start of the year, he is today the face of the bust.
Exclusive: U.S. regulator opens inquiry into Wall Street’s blank check IPO frenzy – sources
The U.S. securities regulator has opened an inquiry into Wall Street’s blank check acquisition frenzy and is seeking information on how underwriters are managing the risks involved, said four people with direct knowledge of the matter.
‘SPACs Attack’ Weekly Recap: Looking Back On 9 Deal Announcements, Rumors And Headline News
It was another busy week for the SPAC market with numerous deal announcements and rumored deals. The market brought down the valuation of many SPACs late in the week.
Video: The Case for Why Clover Health Stock is Headed to Zero
Clover Health should not be a public company, according to Hedgeye’s Health Policy Analyst Emily Evans. The insurance stock, which went public via SPAC and has been promoted by Chamath Palihapitiya.
SPAC Flop Is Test Case for Disgruntled Investor Lawsuits
Shareholders try to hold blank-check company leaders accountable. Waitr Inc. never had the resources of rivals Grubhub Inc. and UberEats. Yet in November 2018 the online food ordering and delivery business went public through a merger with blank-check firm Landcadia Holdings Inc.
Clover Health: How the “King of SPACs” Lured Retail Investors Into a Broken Business Facing an Active, Undisclosed DOJ Investigation
We reveal how Clover Health and its Wall Street celebrity promoter, Chamath Palihapitiya, misled investors about critical aspects of Clover’s business in the run-up to the company’s SPAC go-public transaction last month.
Why Clover Health Chose a SPAC, Not an IPO, to Go Public
When going public is a company’s ultimate goal, the method of doing so isn’t the most important factor. Consider Clover Health Investments, which provides Medicare Advantage health plans to 57,000 members.
What the $614M CareMax SPAC Deal Could Mean for Senior Living Providers
A transaction announced last Friday provides another sign of the increasing role of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in shaping how older adults receive care and services.
Clover Health to go public via $3.7 billion deal with Social Capital
U.S. insurance startup Clover Health will go public through a merger with blank-check firm Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp III IPOC.N in a deal valued at $3.7 billion including debt, the company said on Tuesday.