SPAC
Could 2022 be the year of the de-SPAC?
Private Equity
January 18, 2022
Could 2022 be the year of the de-SPAC?
One issue the SPAC boom has recently raised is whether in the U.S. the de-SPACings (the closing of particular mergers…
Ex-Credit Suisse exec joins social impact SPAC
ESG
January 4, 2022
Ex-Credit Suisse exec joins social impact SPAC
Dana Barsky has joined The Growth for Good Acquisition Corporation, a newly formed “blank check company” focused on investing in…
Digital mining giant Bitdeer climbs aboard the SPAC Train
Private Equity
November 30, 2021
Digital mining giant Bitdeer climbs aboard the SPAC Train
The Bitdeer Group, a Singapore-based provider of services to the miners of digital assets, plans to list on NASDAQ through…
SPACs force rapid evolution in fund administration
Service Provider News
September 20, 2021
SPACs force rapid evolution in fund administration
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have become an increasingly popular and effective alternative to the traditional IPO for privately held…
HFs take the long-term, contrarian view on SPACs
Hedge Funds
September 16, 2021
HFs take the long-term, contrarian view on SPACs
Pagaya Technologies will be going public through a SPAC. The deal, announced Wednesday, Sept. 15, values Pagaya, a financial tech…
SPACs revamp PE exits, alts landscape
Private Equity
August 20, 2021
SPACs revamp PE exits, alts landscape
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, have been around in different forms for a long time, but their impact is…
Survey finds SPAC momentum to continue through 2022
Hedge Funds
May 26, 2021
Survey finds SPAC momentum to continue through 2022
A newly published survey from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP shows that investors who have participated in at least one transaction…
Space investment via SPACs soars
Private Equity
May 4, 2021
Space investment via SPACs soars
The space technology industry, a category encompassing everything from rocket launches to satellite operations to the packaging of data acquired…
Altimeter, Thiel buy SE Asia companies via SPACs
Hedge Funds
April 15, 2021
Altimeter, Thiel buy SE Asia companies via SPACs
Singapore company Grab Holdings will go public via a U.S. based SPAC, Altimeter Growth Corp., a blank check company backed…
Life science tech VC firm backs $420m SPAC
Manager News
March 3, 2021
Life science tech VC firm backs $420m SPAC
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I has priced its IPO at $420 million as shares began trading on the Nasdaq on…
