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Traditional IPOs Announcements Gain Ground in 2022, While SPAC Deals Sputter
February 14, 2022

Roughly six weeks into 2022, and depending on how you look at it, the initial public offering (IPO) landscape is bright — or perhaps if you are looking at special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), it is clouding up at least a bit. Get the Full...

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SPAC Mergers Fall Off in Early 2022
February 14, 2022

Mergers involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), in which blank-check public companies merge with private ones wanting to go public, are beginning to fall apart, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Sen Warren Criticizes PetSmart’s $14B SPAC Plans
February 07, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized a plan to take PetSmart public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), saying the proposed $14 billion deal underlines concerns about the retailer and SPACs themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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SEC’s Gensler Sees Need for Investor Protections in SPACs
February 02, 2022

Digital currency is not the only issue on Gary Gensler’s plate. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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SPACs Take Center Stage in Singapore with Three Listings
January 21, 2022

Two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) started trading in Singapore since the start of the new year, and a third SPAC is set to follow soon, as the Southeast Asian country strives to position itself as a center of activity for SPACs in the region....

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SPAC Craze Wanes as More Pull Plug Before Going Public
January 21, 2022

Many special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the darlings of Wall Street in 2021, have started the new year by pulling the plug on a public offering and withdrawing their registrations with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday (Jan. 21)....

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Akulaku Considers Going Public Through SPAC at $2B
January 14, 2022

Indonesian online lender Akulaku Inc. is mulling going public in the U.S. through a merger with a blank-check company that would value the company at almost $2 billion, people with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg Friday (Jan. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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FinTech Dave Inc Announces Nasdaq Debut Following SPAC Merger
January 03, 2022

FinTech Dave Inc. merged with the publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III Inc. and will go public on Nasdaq on or about on Thursday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Kaepernick SPAC Deal With The Change Co. Fizzles
December 26, 2021

Colin Kaepernick’s deal to buy a company with his SPAC, Mission Advancement Corp., has now been killed, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...