special purpose acquisition company

Saxo Bank Weighs Sale After SPAC Collapses
Saxo Bank Weighs Sale After SPAC Collapses
April 16, 2024  |  Banking

Saxo Bank is reportedly pursuing a possible sale following an ill-fated attempt to go public. The Danish bank, which offers digital investment and trading services, recently...

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Mortgage Lender Better.com Plans SPAC Listing
Mortgage Lender Better.com Plans SPAC Listing
August 13, 2023  |  SPAC

Digital mortgage lender Better.com is set to go public later this month. The company said in a securities filing Friday (Aug. 11) that it will combine with Aurora...

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Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
April 04, 2023  |  Retail

It seems like a lifetime ago — SPACs were the “it” way to take companies public. And during the pandemic, eCommerce delivery businesses were the...

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Crypto 1 Acquisition to Liquidate 12 Months After $230M IPO 
Crypto 1 Acquisition to Liquidate 12 Months After $230M IPO 
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto 1 Acquisition Corp. plans to dissolve and liquidate by Dec. 19.  The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) has been primarily focused on mergers with cryptocurrency...

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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Delays Planned IPO
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Delays Planned IPO
December 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currency firm Circle Internet Financial’s plans to go public have been delayed. The issuer of the USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EUROC) and...

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Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
Signs of Life but No Renaissance for Payments SPACs
August 05, 2022  |  SPAC

In payments, the rebound in SPAC listings — if we can call it that — will likely be a short one. We wonder: Is the...

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Hong Kong Markets See First SPAC Deal
Hong Kong Markets See First SPAC Deal
March 18, 2022  |  SPAC

The Hong Kong market saw its first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal close Friday (March 18), with several more on their way. As The...

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

Roughly six weeks into 2022, and depending on how you look at it, the initial public offering (IPO) landscape is bright — or perhaps if...

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Airbnb Offered A Novel Way To Go Public 
Airbnb Offered A Novel Way To Go Public 
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Airbnb Inc. has been offered a unique opportunity to go public. Brian Chesky, CEO of the San Francisco-based vacation rental online marketplace, told Reuters his...

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