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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)

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  • April 17, 2024

Trump Media: A great stock to avoid altogether, advisors say

Stock is a 'great way to destroy wealth' but that may not stop some of the former president's supporters.

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  • April 10, 2024

Digital investment platform Linqto to list on Nasdaq via SPAC

The transaction values the firm at $700 million and will drive growth.

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  • January 24, 2024

SEC approves tougher rules for blank-check deals

After surging during the pandemic, SPACs have fallen out of favor, and the agency's new rules could further reduce investor interest.

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  • July 25, 2023

Deadline set for broker-dealer merger with SPAC

The deal between broker-dealer aggregator Wentworth and Kingswood SPAC must be completed by late November.

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  • November 17, 2022

Schorsch SPAC fails to get off the ground

G&P Acquisition Corp.'s announcement that it will liquidate and redeem its shares because of its inability to launch comes after the NYSE said earlier this month that it was delisting the company's warrants.

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  • November 8, 2022

SPAC boom over, NYSE moves to delist warrants of Schorsch-backed company

The exchange said the warrants weren't suitable for listing because of their extremely low pricing.

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  • October 21, 2022

Tiedemann SPAC deal clears major hurdle to listing

The RIA says a vote by the shareholders of the SPAC, Cartesian Growth Corp., to approve the deal has been scheduled for next month.

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Wentworth broker-dealer is going public via SPAC

The deal, which values the firm at $208 million, will take the enterprise public later this year as Binah Capital Group.

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Goldman is pulling out of most SPACs over threat of liability

The firm, which was the second-biggest underwriter of special purpose acquisition companies last year, has been telling sponsors of the vehicles it will end its involvement, sources said.

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  • March 30, 2022

SEC plans to curb bullish SPAC forecasts and add more disclosures

Blank-check companies would be required to disclose more information about their sponsors and potential conflicts of interest under the agency's new plan.

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  • December 9, 2021

Gensler targets SPAC disclosures

The SEC chairman's comments were the strongest signal to date that he'll push for much tougher rules for special purpose acquisition companies.

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  • October 11, 2021

Finra targets SPACs in latest exam sweep

Proponents say special purpose acquisition companies help ordinary investors participate in private equity markets. Regulators are concerned about conflicts and fees in the complicated public offerings.

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  • September 23, 2021

MoneyLion makes trading debut after SPAC merger

MoneyLion, fintech founded in 2013, joins the ranks of other recently public fintechs like SoFi, Robinhood and Square’s Cash App.

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  • September 22, 2021

Tiedemann-led RIA SPAC sets sizable growth targets

The combined company, called Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, is shooting to have more than $100 billion in client assets in five years.

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  • September 21, 2021

Tiedemann Group, Alvarium to merge via a SPAC

The two firms will use the SPAC, Cartesian Growth Corp., to form Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings.

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  • June 14, 2021

SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules

Law professor Renee Jones will run the agency's division of corporation finance, making her the first Black woman to lead one of the SEC's four major divisions.

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Fintech Stash weighs options for going public

The robo-adviser raised $125 million in a February funding round, for a $1.4 billion valuation.

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SEC chairman signals more scrutiny of crypto, SPACs

Gensler told lawmakers Wednesday that special purpose acquisition companies and digital coins pose significant policy and investor-protection questions.

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Warren Buffett sees ‘red hot’ economy with creeping inflation

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO attributed the faster-than-expected recovery to swift rescue measures by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government.

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  • April 8, 2021

SEC to Wall Street: SPACs aren’t a way around securities laws

Claims that promoters face less legal liability than a traditional public offering are “uncertain at best,” a top SEC official said in a statement.