Blank-check company IPOs moving ahead despite government shutdown

A corner of the market for initial public offerings is evading the freeze on stock market flotations inflicted by the U.S. government shutdown, putting the spotlight on listings that usually stay under most investors' radar......»»

Blank-check company Northern Star Investment Corporation II (NYSE: NSTB) announced that Apex Fintech Solutions LLC read more.....»»

Government-backed review proposes allowing dual-class shares to give founders greater control of their businesses......»»

A large Chinese conglomerate is moving ahead with plans to acquire an American insurance company after a government panel that vets foreign deals for national security concerns dropped its objections......»»

The coming week's IPO calendar includes just one scheduled offering: a Shanghai-based blank check company. But expect more filings ahead an expected September IPO blizzard......»»

Despite a few SPACs achieving hype and high-profile successes, data shows these blank check companies underperform traditional IPOs overall......»»

The number of new 'blank check' companies raising money in IPOs dropped sharply in April. But existing SPACs are still announcing big merger deals, such as three involving Bay Area companies just this week......»»

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Old-School IPOs Trounce SPACs As Blank Check Craze Fizzles It's been a very bad month for SPACs: last week we pointed out that the SPAC Bubble may have popped as the "Flood Of New SPAC IPOs Hit A .....»»

Enjoy Technology Inc., the Palo Alto, California-based company run by Apple Stores creator Ron Johnson, is in talks to go public via a "blank check" company, reports say. Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp. is the special purpose acquisition company that.....»»

Enjoy Technology Inc., the Palo Alto, California-based company run by Apple Stores creator Ron Johnson, is in talks to go public via a "blank check" company, reports say. Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp. is the special purpose acquisition company that.....»»

A US markets watchdog official on Wednesday warned blank-check company dealmakers to carefully consider risks and challenges in the space. SAUL LO.....»»

U.K-based Cazoo will list through a merger with billionaire hedge-fund investor Dan Och’s special-purpose acquisition company......»»

Sports-media outlet the Athletic is in merger talks with news startup Axios, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a plan to build a larger online-publishing company that could include going public through a blank-check firm......»»

WeWork has agreed to sell itself in a blank-check deal that will result in the shared office space provider becoming a publicly traded company almost two years after its initial public offering debacle......»»

Special-purpose acquisition companies have raised $94.4 billion this year through IPOs — already more than the record annual total of $83.4 billion last year......»»

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The deal implies a value of around $9.6 billion for Robinhood rival eToro, the companies said. eToro is a commission-free trading platform SOPA Images/Getty Images FinTech Acquisition Corp V will take Robinhood .....»»

Sam Altman, the former president of Y Combinator, has teamed up with investor Michael Klein to form a new blank-check company for which they're hoping to raise $1 billion in an IPO. The pair filed their offering paperwork Monday for New York-ba.....»»

The blank-check company is looking to raise more than $143.7 million......»»