Perhaps you’ve heard of SPACS, or special-purpose acquisition companies, as an alternative to IPOs. They are, in some respects, easier than IPOs — but there are pitfalls for investors, too.

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) offer a unique way for companies to go public. A SPAC is a shell company listed on a stock exchange that aims to acquire a private company, allowing ...

Each raised millions of dollars, respectively, via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. SPACs have been around for decades but, after a period of moderation following the 2008 financial ...

Investors who bought into a special-purpose acquisition company that took a healthcare-services company public last year in an $11 billion deal have suffered steep losses. Promoters of the SPAC ...

U.S.-listed special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have raised $40.4 billion so far in 2020, compared with $13.5 billion during the whole of 2019, according to data provider Dealogic.

A special purpose acquisition company is an entity that's set up specifically as a shell company with no immediate business purpose of its own. Rather than going into business for itself, ...

Rocket plans to revolutionize space propulsion and launch through its next-generation rocket engines and launch systems that are scalable reusable, and more cost-effectiveiRocket and BPGC, a special ...

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a blank check company that is formed and listed in the public markets specifically to acquire other companies. Overall, I and others, even with ...

The company has $518 million to spend from its IPO, likely on a software or fintech company. TPG Pace Tech has $450 million in a hunt for tech companies while TPG Pace Beneficial Finance has $350 ...

Last week, a stockholder in three special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs” – Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (“PSTH”), GO Acquisition Corp. and E.Merge Technology ...

As expected, SoftBank Group filed to launch a special-purpose acquisition company today, saying it plans to raise $525 million to invest in an unnamed technology company.The Japanese investment gi ...

With a standard IPO, the company is hoping to price its shares at a certain level, but the wild swings of the market will have its say with price as well. SPAC acquisitions are pre-negotiated.