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SPACs
Thiel-backed spac weighs US$2.5 billion Circles.Life deal
Enthusiasm for SPACs has waned amid heightened market volatility
July 13, 2022
IPO
Global IPO market halved year to date; 'record number' of spacs face ticking clock
Worldwide, there were 305 IPOs in Q2 2022, down 54% y-o-y. They raised a total of US$40.6 billion, down 65% y-o-y.
June 30, 2022
SPACs
Time's up for the blank-cheque spacs gravy train
Wall Street's good at squeezing the last drop of juice from all sorts of funky investments, and spacs is no different
June 09, 2022
SPACs
Singapore's spacs have a magic shield
Investors may want to bet on the beaten-down spacs.
June 01, 2022
SPACs
Carousell, L Catterton spac merger talks end amid rout
The companies were in talks to merge in a transaction that could have valued the combined entity at as much as US$1.5 billion
May 18, 2022
SPACs
Asia’s Spac hopefuls have nowhere to turn as IPO market shuts
Just one SPAC has gone public in Hong Kong, Aquila Acquisition Corp., while another 11 wait in the wings.
May 18, 2022
SPACs
Four spac offerings aborted as investors flee blank checks
Spacs have been stung by sketchy accounting and gut-wrenching stock drops.
April 24, 2022
SPACs
Hong Kong spac rush attracts Olympic champions to sofa moguls
Eleven blank-check companies have filed to list in Hong Kong as of Friday
March 27, 2022
SPACs
First Hong Kong-listed spac has slow start in trading debut
Hong Kong’s rules for SPACs are more stringent than those of other venues
March 18, 2022
Private equity
Visibly bright, while private
Border reopenings, pick-up in deal activities as well as introduction of spacs are poised to induce excitement in the PE market
February 10, 2022