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SPAC

Public Markets
Clean tech and energy • Enterprise • Public Markets • SPAC

SPACs May Cast Wider Net As Competition For Targets Increases

Chris Metinko
April 13, 2021

Electric vehicle and greentech companies have proven to be the sweethearts of the SPAC universe thus far when it comes to merger targets, but the...

Public Markets • SPAC

SPACs Bring More Opportunity — And Competition — To The Private Equity World

Chris Metinko
April 6, 2021

The explosion of SPACs in the last year has increased competition for private equity to find more traditional buyout targets, but also likely...

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Public Markets • SPAC

The Market Minute: Why Are So Many SPAC Targets EV Companies? 

Sophia Kunthara
March 31, 2021

Several companies that have announced they’re going public through a merger with a SPAC this year are related to electric vehicle technology.

Public Markets • Real estate & property tech • SPAC

WeWork To Go Public Via SPAC In Deal At Fraction of Former Valuation

Sophia Kunthara
March 26, 2021

The operator of co-working spaces around the world announced Friday that it will go public through a SPAC, merging with BowX Acquisition Corp., which...

M&A
Public Markets • SPAC • Venture

Athletes And Celebrities Join The SPAC Boom, SEC Takes Notice

Sophia Kunthara
March 11, 2021

A handful of professional athletes and other high-profile figures have joined the SPAC boom, prompting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to...

Public Markets • Real estate & property tech • SPAC • Venture

Smart Glass Startup View To Begin Trading On The Nasdaq

Sophia Kunthara
March 9, 2021

View’s smart glass panels use artificial intelligence and machine learning to tint a building’s glass to optimize for light, heat and glare. 

M&A
Public Markets • SPAC

A Look Inside VC Firms Joining The SPAC Rush

Sophia Kunthara
February 24, 2021

This month’s batch of SPAC filings includes its fair share of venture capital firms, with at least three firms filing S-1 documents with the U.S...

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IPO • Public Markets • SPAC

The Market Minute: Will SPACs Outpace Traditional IPOs This Year?

Sophia Kunthara
February 17, 2021

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, are still on a tear in 2021.

Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • SPAC

Sharecare Unveils Plans To Go Public Via SPAC

Christine Hall
February 12, 2021

The company has raised a total of $425 million in known venture capital, with its most recently disclosed round of $70 million in 2019.

Fintech & e-commerce • Public Markets • SPAC

Pet Care Marketplace Rover To Go Public Via SPAC

Christine Hall
February 11, 2021

The business combination will value Seattle-based Rover at an enterprise value of approximately $1.350 billion.

Public Markets • SPAC • Venture

As SPACs Hunt Targets, They Could Disrupt VC World

Chris Metinko
January 26, 2021

After a year unlike any other for SPACs in 2020, a vast majority will spend this year on the hunt for their perfect target company — something that...

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