SPAC

A special purpose acquisition company, also known as a "blank check company" is a shell corporation listed on a stock exchange with the purpose of acquiring a private company, thus making it public without going through the traditional initial public offering process.

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Will WeWork Work In SPAC Land? 

Will WeWork Work In SPAC Land? 
Will WeWork Work In SPAC Land? 
March 29, 2021  |  IPO

Among the hallmarks of the special purpose acquisition (SPAC) go-to-market strategy is that small, quickly growing firms — the ones that are in need of...

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WeWork Planning Public Offering With BowX SPAC Merger
WeWork Planning Public Offering With BowX SPAC Merger
March 26, 2021  |  IPO

Shared office space firm WeWork is in merger talks with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) BowX Acquisition Corp. in a move to go public. “WeWork...

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Paris Gets Into SPAC Trend With 360 Disruptech EU Listing
Paris Gets Into SPAC Trend With 360 Disruptech EU Listing
March 26, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Paris will be the recipient soon of a blank-check company for technology investments, the latest sign that they’re not immune to the recent special purpose...

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Today In Payments: SEC Launches Probe Into SPAC Craze; Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To The Blockchain
Today In Payments: SEC Launches Probe Into SPAC Craze; Ruth McCartney Brings Rock History To...
March 25, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into the recent surge of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and...

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Wall Street Appetite For SPACs May Be Fading
Wall Street Appetite For SPACs May Be Fading
March 24, 2021  |  IPO

On Wall Street, the much-touted trend of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) might be on the way out, Reuters reported, as first-day trading pops are...

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Corporates’ Shifting Expectations Fuel Optimism For Billtrust’s First Earnings Report
Corporates’ Shifting Expectations Fuel Optimism For Billtrust’s First Earnings Report
March 24, 2021  |  B2B Payments

This time last year, amid the sudden onset of the pandemic, accounts receivable technology company Billtrust had instituted a hiring freeze and clamped down on...

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SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
SPAC CEO: Blank Check Listings Help FinTechs with Growth ‘Inflection Point’
March 22, 2021  |  IPO

The continued, heady pace of “blank-check” firms filing to go public shows no sign of abating. And while some observers may point to what seems...

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App Software Platform ironSource To Go Public Via SPAC
App Software Platform ironSource To Go Public Via SPAC
March 21, 2021  |  IPO

ironSource, which helps developers scale apps, is going public by merging with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thoma Bravo Advantage in a transaction that values...

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