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Buzz-worlds collide: SPACs and ESG

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SPACs and ESG are two of the hottest areas in capital markets. Now they're combining. More investors are looking for companies that promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, but finding them is a difficult task. While the B-Corp...read more

Buy the Unit, Sell the News: Recent SPAC Merger Announcements Show Safety with Upside

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It's no wonder SPACs have become hedge funds' new favorite investment. Of the 178 SPACs that have announced merger agreements since 2018, the shares of 174 (98%) finished at or above the IPO price at the time of the announcement, with the worst performer...read more

The road less traveled: 14 auto-tech plays going public via SPAC

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The quiet buzz of electric vehicles is growing louder as more EV makers choose to go public by merging with a SPAC. While several large Chinese EV companies have completed IPOs in recent years (NIO, LI, XPEV), the last major US EV maker to IPO was...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Agora pops 153% while Albertsons falls flat in a 6 IPO week

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Six IPOs raised a combined $1.7 billion this past week, all of which began trading on Friday in the single busiest day of 2020 so far. API platform Agora (API) skyrocketed 153% in the best first day pop since 2019 IPO Beyond Meat (BYND)....read more