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September 29 2020
A 28-Year Old Billionaire Wins the SPAC Lottery
After the troubles at Nikola Corp. you’d think stock market investors would have had their fill of startups that promise to revolutionize the trucking world.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29 2020
LifeSci Acquisition Corp. (“LSAC”), (Nasdaq: LSAC), (Nasdaq: LSACU and LSACW), a blank check company targeting the biopharma, medical technology, digital health and healthcare services sectors and Vincera…
www.streetinsider.com
September 29 2020
AppHarvest to go public via merger with blank-check firm
Agricultural technology firm AppHarvest said on Tuesday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that will value the company at $1 billion.
www.reuters.com
September 28 2020
HIG Capital-backed blank-check firm looks to raise $450 million in U.S. IPO
H.I.G. Acquisition Corp, a blank-check company backed by private equity firm HIG Capital, said it is looking to raise $450 million in a U.S. initial public offering.
www.reuters.com
September 28 2020
EdtechX Holdings launches second blank-check company on Nasdaq
EdtechX Holdings, an investment platform focusing on the future of education and work, is launching its second listed blank-check company and is looking to buy a business in the sector worth up to $2 billion.
www.reuters.com
September 27 2020
Chamath Palihapitiya Strikes While The Iron Is Hot With Social Capital IV, V And VI
There’s striking while the iron is hot, and then there’s Chamath Palihapitiya filing for not one (not two) but three new SPACs the same week as his Social Capital II IPOB announced its combination with Opendoor (live on CNBC as the guest host of Squawkbox, nonetheless).
www.seekingalpha.com
September 26 2020
Tekkorp Digital Joining Gaming SPAC Party, Eyes $300 Million IPO
Tekkorp Digital Acquisition is adding to the already brisk pace of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) with ties to the gaming industry looking to go public this year. It has revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that indicates it’s planning a $300 million initial public offering (IPO).
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September 25 2020
Yes, The SEC Has Noticed The Swarm Of SPACs Crawling All Over Wall Street
Jay Clayton has certainly been busy the last few months. Between reducing the amount of information available to investors while simultaneously limiting what those investors can do with the companies they own, giving as many people as possible the…
www.dealbreaker.com