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01/02/21 11:10 AM

#152058 RE: LoveAndLight #152056

A special purpose acquisition company is a “blank check” shell corporation designed to take companies public without going through the traditional IPO process. SPACs allow retail investors to invest in private equity type transactions, particularly leveraged buyouts. Wikipedia

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01/02/21 12:43 PM

#152063 RE: LoveAndLight #152056

SPAC stands for special purpose acquisition company...
With a SPAC, the IPO is already done. All you’re doing is negotiating with one party: the SPAC that might acquire you. That means you already know the valuation, you don’t have to do a roadshow, and you can cash out your existing investors. Plus, the whole process is a lot faster because you’re only negotiating with one party! “When you compare it to an IPO, the pitch is actually very simple: it is a better way to go public,” Chinh Chu, an influential SPAC sponsor, told Bloomberg News.