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Blank-check company IPOs moving ahead despite government shutdown

A corner of the market for initial public offerings (IPO) 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......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 23rd, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Shutterfly may go public through SPAC merger

Shutterfly Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with a blank-check company, according to people familiar with the matter, less than two years after Apollo Global Management Inc. took the online-photo-book maker private......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 4th, 2021

SPACs are trying to stand out in a sea of blank-check listings. Here"s what 4 high-profile backers are doing to make their IPOs more attractive to investors.

Over 130 SPACs have debuted already in 2021, and the field is becoming crowded. Some blank-check firms are looking to give investors a new reason to get in. A man sit.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMar 3rd, 2021

How Lucid"s Plans For The Future Differ From Rival Tesla

Lucid Motors, which plans to go public by merging with the blank-check company Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE: CCIV) is charting a future course that differs significa read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMar 3rd, 2021

The Funded: A pair of SPAC space merger plans announced

SPACs are entering the space race. Two blank-check companies, formally known as special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, announced mergers Monday with space-focused startups. Each deal involved a local company. Spire Global Inc.., a San Fra.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 3rd, 2021

Lucid Aims To Unveil Tesla Model 3 Rival By 2025: CEO

Lucid Motors, due to go public by merging with the blank-check company Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE: CCIV) plans to launch a competing vehicle to Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3 sedan, Reuters read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 23rd, 2021

: Lucid Motors finally confirms SPAC deal, and the stock is plunging

After weeks of spiking share prices for a blank-check company rumored to be targeting the acquisition of electric-vehicle company Lucid Motors, the two parties officially announced a deal Monday afternoon, and the stock sank sharply......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 22nd, 2021

Cannabis company Parallel to go public via merger with Scooter Braun-backed blank-check company

Multi-state cannabis operator Parallel said Monday it is going public via a merger with special p.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 22nd, 2021

Charlotte blank check company looking to make acquisition after closing $115M IPO

Charlotte-based Adara Acquisition Corp.'s search for a seller is well underway after the blank check company closed a $115 million initial public offering last week......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 17th, 2021

: Europe’s first U.S.-style blank-check company just landed

German investor Klaus Hommels targets acquisition of one late-stage European tech company worth up to $4.8 billion......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 17th, 2021

Peridot Acquisition Corp. surges as SPAC set to merge with battery recycler Li-Cycle

Peridot Acquisition Corp. will merge with battery recycler Li-Cycle, sending shares of the blank-check company up by 30% on Tuesday morning. A trove of startups are.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 16th, 2021

Fintech MoneyLion Gets SPAC Deal From SPY, GLD ETF Creator: What Investors Should Know

American digital financial platform MoneyLion announced a merger with the blank check acquisition company Fusion Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FUSE) on Friday. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 14th, 2021

Khosla Ventures gets into the SPAC boom with plans to raise $1.2B in 3 IPOs

Another major Silicon Valley tech investor joins the record run of "blank check" IPOs. Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures filed plans Friday to raise $1.2 billion for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that aim to take three yet-to-be-dete.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 13th, 2021

LinkedIn, Zynga founders file for new $850M SPAC amid reported merger talks with Joby Aviation, Hippo

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Zynga founder Mark Pincus can't seem to get enough of "blank check" IPO mania. They filed plans to raise $850 million for their third special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Friday, following reports t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 13th, 2021

Peter Schiff: The Fed Has Handed The US Government A Blank Check

Peter Schiff: The Fed Has Handed The US Government A Blank Check Via SchiffGold.com, On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called for a “society-wide” commitment to reaching full employment, calling for “c.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeFeb 13th, 2021

Lucid Motors suitor"s stock hit a new high afer the Tesla-rival"s CEO did a TV interview

Investors who have driven up the stock of a "blank check" company they believe will merge with Lucid Motors Inc. bid it up even higher on Feb. 6 after the luxury electric car maker's CEO made an appearance on CNBC. Peter Rawlinson, who heads the.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 8th, 2021

: 23andMe is going public via a merger with Richard Branson’s blank-check company

23andMe, a consumer genetics company, is going public via a merger with Richard Branson's special-purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC, VG Acquisition Corp., in a deal with an enterprise value of about $3.5 billion, the companies said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 6th, 2021

SPACs Were Hot in 2020 and Are Hotter Now. Here’s Why

In these uncertain times, few things are proving to have more appeal than handing lots of money over to so-called blank check companies, corporate shells that promise to buy some other company with it, to be determined. That might sound counter.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 3rd, 2021

SPACs Were Hot in 2020 and Are Hotter Now. Here’s Why: QuickTake

In these uncertain times, few things are proving to have more appeal than handing lots of money over to so-called blank check companies, corporate shells that promise to buy some other company with it, to be determined. That might sound counter.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 3rd, 2021

Lucid Motors suitor’s stock has tripled on belief a deal is coming

Investors are betting heavily that blank check company Churchill Capital Corp. IV is going to make a deal to take Lucid Motors Inc. public. Shares of the New York special purpose acquisition company (NYSE: CCIV) closed at $32.14 on Tuesday, up 2.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 2nd, 2021

Former Boeing CEO Muilenburg raising $200M for blank-check company, WSJ says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallFeb 2nd, 2021