BlackSky Holdings Inc., a satellite imagery and data company, is going public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter.
SPAC attack: Southeast Asian unicorns ditch conventional IPOs
A frenzy of SPAC mergers took place in 2020. In the coming year, blank check companies may give Southeast Asian tech companies a route to new investors.
Analysis: New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt
A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public.
Thiel-Backed Bridgetown SPAC Weighs Up to $10 Billion Tokopedia Deal
Bridgetown Holdings Ltd., the blank-check company backed by billionaires Richard Li and Peter Thiel, is considering a potential merger with Indonesia’s e-commerce giant PT Tokopedia, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Luminar Technologies More Than Doubles Post SPAC Merger
Peter Thiel-backed Luminar Technologies Inc. briefly touched an all-time high within days of emerging as a standalone company as investor excitement over developers of laser-sensors that enable autonomous driving (lidar) ramped up.
S-1 – Bridgetown Holdings Ltd
Filed: 2020-09-23 AccNo: 0001213900-20-028092 Source: SEC S-1 Filings – S-1 – Bridgetown Holdings Ltd (0001815086) (Filer) Tags: Bridgetown Holdings, Peter…
Peter Thiel joins the SPAC boom
Peter Thiel is involved in a new SPAC that on Wednesday filed for a $575 million IPO, becoming the latest Silicon Valley tech investor to ride Wall Street’s hottest wave.