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Lidar love: Autonomous vehicle startups steer towards SPACs

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As SPAC mania continues to branch into more areas of auto tech, autonomous vehicle developers are steering towards this alternative route to the public market.  Lidar (light detection and ranging) and autonomous vehicle technology is relatively early...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Schrödinger shines while the market sleeps on Casper in 7-IPO week

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Seven IPOs and one SPAC entered public market this past week. Life sciences software maker Schrödinger (SDGR) rocketed in its debut and contract researcher PPD (PPD) completed 2020’s second billion-dollar deal,...read more

SPAC InterPrivate Acquisition prices $210 million IPO at $10

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InterPrivate Acquisition, a blank check company led by the founder of private equity firm InterPrivate, raised $210 million by offering 21 million units at $10 to command a market value of $261 million. Each unit consists of one share of common stock...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: Beds in boxes and a billion-dollar drug developer featured in diverse 7-IPO week

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Seven IPOs and one SPAC plan to raise $2.3 billion in the week ahead. While Casper Sleep’s (CSPR) IPO down round creates more buzz about unprofitable unicorns, institutional investors are quietly eyeing drug development services provider...read more