SPAC

A special purpose acquisition company, also known as a "blank check company" is a shell corporation listed on a stock exchange with the purpose of acquiring a private company, thus making it public without going through the traditional initial public offering process.

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Data Firm FiscalNote to Go Public via $1.3B SPAC
Data Firm FiscalNote to Go Public via $1.3B SPAC
November 08, 2021  |  SPAC

The data and analytics firm FiscalNote is planning to go public in a deal that could value the business at $1.3 billion and make its...

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SPACs — and B2B Listings – Gather Momentum Across 2021’s Finish Line 
SPACs — and B2B Listings – Gather Momentum Across 2021’s Finish Line 
November 03, 2021  |  SPAC

For special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), call it the year-end scramble. And perhaps, for B2B firms, platform and payments-focused players among them, the trend may have...

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Black Rifle Coffee Aims to Go Public in $1.7B SPAC Merger
Black Rifle Coffee Aims to Go Public in $1.7B SPAC Merger
November 02, 2021  |  SPAC

Veteran-focused Black Rifle Coffee Co. is preparing to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger that would value Black Rifle at $1.7...

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Goldman Sachs Aims to Create SPAC ‘Franchise’
Goldman Sachs Aims to Create SPAC ‘Franchise’
October 21, 2021  |  SPAC

Goldman Sachs has just closed its second billion-dollar special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company deal, with the nuclear measurement and analytics firm Mirion Technologies debuting on...

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‘Traditional’ IPOs Dominate the Week’s Activity  
‘Traditional’ IPOs Dominate the Week’s Activity  
October 15, 2021  |  IPO

Through the past week, what might be termed “traditional” initial public offering (IPO) announcements seemed to dominate the headlines, with relatively fewer SPAC-related announcements. Get...

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Amazon Aggregator Thrasio Cancels SPAC Plans Amid Leadership Shakeup
Amazon Aggregator Thrasio Cancels SPAC Plans Amid Leadership Shakeup
October 09, 2021  |  SPAC

Thrasio, a consumer goods company working on omnichannel commerce and an aggregator of third-party Amazon sellers, is pushing off its special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger...

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Traditional IPOs, Including B2B Services Firms, Dominate Market Activity
Traditional IPOs, Including B2B Services Firms, Dominate Market Activity
September 24, 2021  |  IPO

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FinTech Startup Pagaya Could Go Public in $9B SPAC Deal
FinTech Startup Pagaya Could Go Public in $9B SPAC Deal
September 15, 2021  |  IPO

The FinTech Pagaya Technologies is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) via a merger with the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) EJF Acquisition Corp that would...

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Today in Payments Around the World: Singapore May Relax SPAC Guidelines, Airwallex Obtains Money Services Business License In Malaysia
Today in Payments Around the World: Singapore May Relax SPAC Guidelines, Airwallex Obtains Money Services...
September 03, 2021  |  International

Today in payments around the world: Singapore considers easing SPAC listing guidelines. Plus, U.S. remittances to Mexico reach a record-high $4.54 billion and Airwallex gets...

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