Babylon Holdings Limited (Babylon), a digital-first value-based care company, and Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp (Alkuri Global), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will operate as Babylon and plans to trade on Nasdaq
Katten’s 2021 SPAC Survey, which is baed on the results of one poll of 80 investment professionals in March and another of 100 investment professionals in May, has found that investors who participated in at least one SPAC transaction – as either sponsors, investors, advisors or underwriters – say they
&vest, an investment platform founded in 2019 focused on SPACs and private investments, has appointed Bill Hinman as a Partner. Hinman served as Director of Corporation Finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2017 to 2020, where he was primarily responsible for overseeing regulations and processes for
Following the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the private capital industry saw a significant build-up of dry powder. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) provided an outlet for these funds. However, sponsoring firms need to consider several factors to be well-prepared for launching a successful SPAC. Zac
Last year witnessed the meteoric rise of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deals. But, as regulators take a closer look at this development and fewer deal-ready companies are available for acquisition, the industry could see a slow-down in momentum. “This latest iteration of the SPACs market is a lot more
By A Paris – Following a year of high exuberance, the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has slowed since peaking in mid-February 2021. Now, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) changing accounting rules and vowing to keep a close eye on the market, the momentum behind these vehicles
Apex Group has launched an Outsourced Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Chief Operating Officer Solution via subsidiary Throgmorton US. Daniel Strauss, CEO of GlassBridge Enterprises, a holding company focused on asset management opportunities, will be joining Apex in an advisory capacity to help guide and deliver the Outsourced SPAC COO Solution.
The Space sector has seen a record-breaking number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPACS) deals announced in the first quarter of 2021, worth more than USD7 billion collectively. Research conducted by Seraphim Capital, the world’s leading specialist investment group focused on the Space sector, reveals that the ‘SpaceTech’ industry has
In this week’s podcast, Mark Yusko – founder, chief investment officer and managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management – discusses why, in his view, SPACs are now replacing the traditional Series C, D and E rounds, how retail investors could tap into previously ‘hard to access’ late-stage growth PE
Boardroom Alpha, a ratings and analytics platform providing quantitative measurements of public company directors, CEOs and CFOs, has launched an intelligence tool for evaluating the performance of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
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