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August 18 2020
Venture investor Kevin Hartz targets tech founders with blank-check firm
Blank-check acquisition company one, backed by ticketing site Eventbrite Inc (EB.N) founder Kevin Hartz, has started its search for a tech firm to merge with, as it made its stock market debut on Tuesday after raising $200 million.
www.reuters.com
August 18 2020
Wall Street holds the cards as Main Street chases blank-check deal frenzy
Josh Black was looking for the next lucrative deal after scoring a 500% profit in a few weeks by investing in electric truck maker Nikola Corp NKLA.O following the announcement of its merger with a blank-check acquisition company.
www.reuters.com
August 18 2020
Starboard Value Acquisition files to go public as a ‘blank check’ company, to raise $300 million
Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. filed Tuesday to go public as a special purpose acquisition company, or “blank check” company, to raise $300 million.
www.marketwatch.com
August 18 2020
Special purpose acquisition, or “blank check” company, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. HCAC, -0.43% has jumped on the electric vehicle bandwagon, as it announced a reverse merger with EV maker Canoo Holdings Ltd.
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August 17 2020
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Announces Pricing of $350 Million Initial Public Offering
Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (the “Company”), a blank check company sponsored by affiliates of Magnetar Capital LLC and Triangle Peak Partners, LP and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 35,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.
www.globenewswire.com
August 12 2020
Foresite Capital’s SPAC FS Development prices upsized $105 million IPO at $10
FS Development, a blank check company formed by Foresite Capital targeting a healthcare business, raised $105 million by offering 10.5 million shares at $10. The company offered 0.5 million more shares than anticipated.
www.nasdaq.com
August 11 2020
Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. Announces Closing of $100,000,000 Initial Public Offering
Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ:VMACU) (“VMAC” or the “Company”) announced the closing today of its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 10,000,000 units at a price to the public of $10.00 per unit.
www.finance.yahoo.com
August 11 2020
CuriosityStream to go public through reverse merger with blank-check company Software Acquisition
Streaming media company CuriosityStream Inc. is set to go public, after announcing a merger with Software Acquisition Group Inc. SAQN, -0.14%, which is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), also known as a blank-check company, in a deal with an equity value of $512 million.
www.marketwatch.com