Old-School IPOs Trounce SPACs As Blank Check Craze Fizzles

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......»»

The US regulator is considering new guidance to curb growth projections made by listed special-purpose acquisition compa.....»»

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.....»»

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.....»»

Regulators and investors are finally figuring out the dangers of special-purpose acquisition companies, also known as SPACs, or blank-check companies......»»

In a newsletter addressed to investors, Paul Marshall said that the SPAC market is overrun with "perverse incentives". CNBC's Kelly Evan.....»»

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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2020 saw a flurry of SPAC activity, and Houston-based SPACs are off to a strong start in 2021......»»

Short-sellers have tripled their bearish bets against SPACs since the start of the year to $2.7 billion from $724 million, according to S3 Partners. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images More.....»»

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More than 200 SPACs have debuted so far in 2021, raising $70 billion, nearly eclipsing the amount SPACs raised i.....»»

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

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.....»»

Wall Street is enticing investors with SPACs — funds that won't say what they're buying. Wall Street is enticing investors with SPACs — funds that won't say what they're buying......»»

A record number of ‘blank check’ companies are raising funds. Are we in another bubble? Does it matter?.....»»

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.....»»

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.....»»

Meet The ETF That's "Doubling Down" On Blank Check Companies And SPACs As if a disproportionate rush into both SPAC.....»»

After an unbelievable 2020 for IPOs, with young technology companies and blank-check offerings leading to the biggest year for Wall Street debuts since the heyday of the dot-com boom, companies are lining up in hopes that 2021 is a worthwhile sequel......»»