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October 02 2020
Ken Moelis-backed blank-check company seeks $500 million in U.S. IPO
A blank-check company led by investment banker Ken Moelis is aiming to raise $500 million in a U.S. initial public offering, the firm said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
October 01 2020
Apollo Global affiliate looks to raise $750 mln for new blank-check company
An affiliate of private equity giant Apollo Global Management Inc APO.N is looking to raise $750 million through an initial public offering for a new blank-check company.
www.nasdaq.com
October 01 2020
Playboy to go public again in blank-check deal
Playboy Enterprises Inc., the storied men’s magazine publisher turned prolific brand licensor, will return to the public markets after nearly a decade through a special-purpose acquisition company.
www.chicagobusiness.com
October 01 2020
Hims will join public markets via merger with Oaktree’s ‘blank check’ company
Consumer-friendly telehealth and mail-order wellness product service Hims is officially entering the public markets. Today it announced a merger agreement with Oaktree Capital Management-sponsored special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Oaktree Acquisition Corp.
www.mobihealthnews.com
October 01 2020
Porn, pot, space and gambling: Can SPACs shake a checkered past?
Playboy, pot, gambling, space tourism, and a controversial zero-emissions truck maker. What do they have in common? They’re all feeding into the buzz around SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies.
www.ca.finance.yahoo.com
October 01 2020
Billionaire Charles Ergen-backed blank-check firm aims to raise $1 billion in IPO
CONX Corp, a blank-check company led by billionaire Charles Ergen, is looking to raise around $1 billion in an initial public offering, it said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
September 30 2020
Apollo co-founder Josh Harris says the SPAC trend is ‘here to stay’
A notable private equity investor said Wednesday that the boom in special purpose acquisition companies was not just a passing fad.
www.cnbc.com
September 29 2020
Jon Ledecky-backed blank-check firm aims to raise $300 mln in U.S. IPO
A blank-check company backed by Jon Ledecky, the majority owner of the NHL team New York Islanders, is looking to raise $300 million in a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), the company said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com