Former NYSE CFO: SPACs are ‘here to stay’

In 2020, 219 SPACs raised $73 billion in proceeds, Business Insider reported. That’s a 462% year-over-year jump in proceeds raised using the process, outpacing traditional IPOs, which raised $67 billion year-to-date. Companies including Virgin Galactic, AppHarvest and DraftKings have chosen the SPAC approach. 

Exclusive: Phyllis Newhouse And Isabelle Freidheim Are Busting Up The SPAC Boys’ Club By Bringing Athena To Market

During Phyllis Newhouse’s 22-year career in the military, the cybersecurity expert took a two-week class in networking at the U.S. Army Senior Leadership Academy. The test at the end of the course was a doozy: Every officer was required to know and explain the ways in which her 100 classmates connected to each other.

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II Announces Closing of $500 Million Initial Public Offering

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FSNB.U) (the “Company”) today announced that it closed its initial public offering of 50,000,000 units, including 6,500,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. The offering was priced at $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $500,000,000.