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NBA star Kevin Durant starts $200m Spac for sports, food or crypto

European Spac market thaws with £125m Disruptive Capital listing

By Paul Clarke

2021-10-07T10:44:26Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Spac

This is the first Spac IPO on Amsterdam's Euronext exchange since July

Spacs take a backseat as traditional IPOs boom globally in second quarter

By James Booth

2021-07-15T08:08:37Z

2 min read

Spacs EY Spac IPOs

Paul Go, EY global IPO leader, noted that IPOs were strong in Q2 2021 as traditional IPOs continued to benefit from the momentum in the first quarter while Spacs took a pause

Zaoui brothers plan €300m European blank cheque company

By Paul Clarke

2021-06-30T12:55:41Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Spac

Car retailer Cazoo to list in New York after merger with Spac

Bérengère Sim

2021-03-29T07:03:05Z

1 min read

Covid-19 Spac IPO Pandemic

The initial public offering of Cazoo indicates the continued success of online retail as the pandemic and strict lockdowns force shops to shutter their doors

Listings review author Lord Hill says it would be ‘a very big call’ for UK to ignore Spacs market

James Booth

2021-03-25T17:12:18Z

3 min read

Spacs London Spac IPO

Lord Hill’s government-sponsored review this month recommended removing a key rule that makes the UK an unattractive place to list Spacs

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Goldman Sachs creates new London team to capitalise on Spac boom

Paul Clarke

2021-03-02T09:13:27Z

3 min read

Investment Banking Spac Goldman Sachs

Two of Goldman Sachs senior equity bankers in London will head up a newly-formed unit that will look to capitalise on the expected rise in Spacs in Europe

Meet the high-flying bankers riding the Spac wave

Paul Clarke

2021-01-22T00:01:38Z

5 min read

Citigroup Investment Banking Tidjane Thiam Deutsche Bank Spac IPOs JPMorgan Goldman Sachs

Clockwise from top left; Garth Ritchie, Tidjane Thiam, Makram Azar, Doug Braunstein, Michael Klein and Gary Cohn

Goldman Sachs CEO says the Spac boom is not ‘sustainable’

Paul Clarke

2021-01-19T17:46:32Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Spac Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon that while the bank aims to rank number one in the investment banking rankings "we do not strive to be number one in the Spac league tables"

Former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam lining up $250m Spac with JPMorgan

Paul Clarke

2021-01-11T15:32:47Z

2 min read

Investment Banking Tidjane Thiam Spac

Former Credit Suisse chief executive, Tidjane Thiam is working with JPMorgan to launch a new Spac to invest in financial services organisations

Wall Street banks see boost from Spac boom

Amrith Ramkumar

2021-01-06T09:15:55Z

5 min read

Investment Banking Wall Street Spac

Ex-Barclays chair Makram Azar increases Spac to $300m amid surging demand

Spac mania has stretched further than big names in finance. Shaquille O'Neal teamed up with others for a Spac launched in October

Banks rake in record $3.4bn in fees as Spac frenzy lures Shaquille O’Neal, Playboy

Former Barclays Europe chair Makram Azar unveils $250m Spac

Billionaire Charles Ergen seeks to raise $1bn through Spac

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Former Goldman Sachs executive Amar Kuchinad joins crypto firm Copper as CEO

Kirkland loses regulatory partner to Paul Weiss

BNP Paribas dealmaker McNaught departs in UK advisory shake-up

Ex-Goldman Sachs president and Trump adviser Gary Cohn launches blank cheque company

2020-08-26T08:35:00Z

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NBA star Kevin Durant starts $200m Spac for sports, food or crypto

European Spac market thaws with £125m Disruptive Capital listing

Spacs take a backseat as traditional IPOs boom globally in second quarter

Zaoui brothers plan €300m European blank cheque company

Car retailer Cazoo to list in New York after merger with Spac

Listings review author Lord Hill says it would be ‘a very big call’ for UK to ignore Spacs market

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Former Soros executive Abbas Zuaiter plans macro hedge fund launch

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Goldman Sachs creates new London team to capitalise on Spac boom

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Goldman Sachs CEO says the Spac boom is not ‘sustainable’

Former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam lining up $250m Spac with JPMorgan

Wall Street banks see boost from Spac boom

Ex-Barclays chair Makram Azar increases Spac to $300m amid surging demand

Banks rake in record $3.4bn in fees as Spac frenzy lures Shaquille O’Neal, Playboy

Former Barclays Europe chair Makram Azar unveils $250m Spac

Billionaire Charles Ergen seeks to raise $1bn through Spac

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