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Spac mania is dead. The SEC wants to keep it that way

A looming regulatory push by the SEC under Gary Gensler is said to have contributed to the Spac cool-down

New rules aim to make special purpose acquisition company deals more like traditional IPOs

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Spacs flop in 2023 as 40% of IPOs fail to find a target

2023-12-20T05:01:57Z

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Spac craze crumbles into liquidations

2022-12-28T08:59:05Z

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Spac activity slumps to 2017 levels as blank-cheque boom fades

2022-08-17T10:52:56Z

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Why investors want out of Spacs

2022-01-21T13:33:55Z

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Tiger Woods’ Spac formally seeks an IPO, aims to raise $150m

Other Spac backers include tennis star Serena Williams, basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, and National Basketball Association standout Kevin Durant

A 26-year-old short-seller on the Reddit retail army and shorting in the longest bull market in history

Reed Sherman says most Spacs should never have made it anywhere near a public stock exchange — and sees ESG as ‘as virtue signalling at the highest level’

SEC’s Gary Gensler puts Spacs in regulatory crosshairs

Wall Street regulator says popular vehicles don’t provide investors with enough protection

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American Express close to deal with Apollo-backed Spac

2021-12-03T12:54:43Z

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Schroders keeping ‘open mind’ on Spacs as activity set for rise

2021-11-30T10:36:55Z

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