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October 04 2020
Record 8 SPACs Go Public In One Day With $3.25B in Proceeds
The SPAC market continues to heat up with new names and backers entering the mix every week. A record eight SPACs were expected to price on Friday, raising potentially over $3.25 billion in the process.
www.finance.yahoo.com
October 03 2020
Blank-check firm ION begins search for Israeli tech unicorn
ION Acquisition Corp 1 made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday after raising $225 million in an initial public offering (IPO), the only current blank-check acquisition company focusing on the Middle East region.
www.reuters.com
October 02 2020
Diginex goes public on Nasdaq following special-purpose acquisition
Following a $50 million capital raise and reverse merger, digital finance company Diginex’s stock has listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker EQOS.
www.cointelegraph.com
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