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October 09 2020
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman offers new hints on possible targets for his record-breaking SPAC
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman gave new hints at which companies he may target with his record-breaking blank-check firm.
www.markets.businessinsider.com
October 08 2020
The Forest Road Company’s SPAC Forest Road Acquisition files for a $250 million IPO
Forest Road Acquisition, a blank check company formed by Forest Road targeting TMT businesses, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering.
www.renaissancecapital.com
October 08 2020
SHAQ IN A SPAC: O’neal, MLK III Join Media-Focused Blank-Check Firm
Shaq is in a SPAC. Larger-than-life culture icon Shaquille O’Neal is getting in on the hottest transaction in the stock market, as special advisor to a new special purpose acquisition company focused on finding a business in the technology, media and telecommunications field.
www.sportico.com
October 08 2020
Palihapitiya’s Three New Blank-Check Firms Raise $2.1 Billion in IPOs
Three deals later, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya isn’t done with blank-check companies.
www.finance.yahoo.com
October 07 2020
Former Restaurant Execs Seek $230M For SPAC
Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. is the latest newly-formed special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, seeking a ripe investment, the Nation’s Restaurant News reported.
www.pymnts.com
October 07 2020
Blank Check” Bonanza: SPACs Hit Media and Entertainment Market
Investors are pouring money into SPACs targeting the media, entertainment and gaming spaces, but are there enough acquisition targets to go around?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 06 2020
Faraday Future plans to go public through a SPAC deal
Faraday Future, the electric vehicle startup with a messy and complicated past, is planning to go public through a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC) deal.
www.techcrunch.com
October 06 2020
These 16 SPACs Are Approaching Their Deadlines. Know the Risks.