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Luxury Travel Startup Inspirato Looking At $1 Billion SPAC Merger
April 18, 2021

Luxury travel startup Inspirato has potential plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Digital Banks And AI Firms Target IPOs  
April 16, 2021

One might be forgiven for thinking that the public listing activity this week was all about Coinbase. The cryptocurrency exchange went public through a direct listing and closed at around $329, off of its intraday highs of about $429. Volume was strong, at 79 million...

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Is The Blank Check Firm Boom Burning Out?
April 15, 2021

Despite their recent popularity, special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) still can’t quite compete with traditional initial public offerings (IPOs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Self-Driving Truck Startup TuSimple Raises $1.35 Billion In Nasdaq IPO
April 15, 2021

Silicon Valley self-driving truck technology startup TuSimple rang the opening bell on Wall Street Thursday (April 15) after raising $1.35 billion in an initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Taiwanese Ghost Kitchen JustKitchen Begins Trading In Canada
April 15, 2021

Trading started for the Taiwan-headquartered JustKitchen Holdings Corp. on Thursday (April 15) on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker JK. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Squarespace Sidesteps IPO For Direct Public Listing
April 14, 2021

Website-hosting and payments startup Squarespace is going after a direct public listing and sidestepping a traditional initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (April 13), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Grab’s Super-Sized SPAC IPO Underscores The Rise Of The Super App
April 13, 2021

Tens of billions of dollars is a lot of validation. Grab Holdings, billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest technology platform, announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it would go public through a SPAC merger. In a release, the company said it would list on the tech-heavy...

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Grab To Go Public At Colossal $40 Billion Valuation
April 13, 2021

Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest technology platform, announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it will merge with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter to go public, Reuters reported, citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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UK Posts Highest IPO Quarter Since 2007
April 12, 2021

The U.K. closed out the first quarter of 2021 with the strongest opening for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 14 years, City A.M. reported on Monday (April 12), citing research from EY. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...