How Wall Street's hottest dealmaking trend fizzledBoehly's SPAC deal would have taken Sportradar public in New York without the need for a heavily regulated IPO, which restricts companies' ...
17 Sep, 2021, 09.33 AM IST
Sebi exploring framework for SPACs in India, says chairman TyagiSPACs have returned to prominence over the past year, especially in the US, as a means to raise capital from investors without going throug...
28 Jul, 2021, 02.36 PM IST
Sebi plans to come out with framework for SPACsUnder the framework, Sebi may put in place a separate set of regulations on SPAC, whereby detailed listing rules would be provided for such...
24 Jun, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
US IPOs hit annual record in less than 6 monthsWith more than six months until the year ends, U.S. initial public offerings have already totaled $171 billion, eclipsing the 2020 record o...
16 Jun, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
SPACs raise record $100 billion in IPOs so far this yearAbout 341 global SPAC IPOs have been brought to the market since the start of this year, with U.S.-listed SPACs dominating the marketplace,...
20 May, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
$50 billion worth of SPAC deals could come from India: Rajbikram Nayar, MD, Ontogeny Capital"If you look at the history of SPACs, they date back to the early 1990’s. So it is actually quite an old product. It’s just that up until n...
29 Apr, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
SPACs: The devil lies in the structureSPAC IPO investors tend to be a group of very savvy hedge funds, sometimes referred to as the “SPAC Mafia”, and other large institutional i...
12 Apr, 2021, 05.37 PM IST
Sebi forms expert group to examine feasibility of SPACsSPACs are formed to raise capital in an initial public offering (IPO) with the purpose of using the proceeds to identify and merge with a t...
11 Mar, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
View: Three compelling reasons why India needs to hop on the SPAC bandwagonIf India promotes Spacs, Indian capital markets will benefit from the competitive edge over other Asian markets. Of course, that will requi...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
The phenomenon that is SPACsFrom Flipkart to Grofers, Indian startups are looking at special purpose acqusition vehicles, or SPACs, for listing in the US, instead of t...
09 Mar, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
View: SPACs are an interesting bridge solution for investors between private and public marketsSPAC is like the much sought-after VIP ‘break’ darshan at a temple — a side-door entry into public markets, without the scrutiny of going p...
03 Mar, 2021, 11.27 PM IST
SPACs turn to 'stonks' as amateur traders take on more riskAn army of amateur traders that has fueled a rally in heavily shorted stocks, or "stonks," such as GameStop Corp , has discovered the arcan...
01 Mar, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
Scoop: Grofers in talks with Cantor Fitzgerald's SPAC for Nasdaq listingSoftBank Vision Fund-backed Grofers is expected to raise between $400 million and $500 million through the Nasdaq listing in May at a valua...
24 Feb, 2021, 08.06 AM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing on Feb 19, 2021: SPACs explained, govt squeezes social mediaSPACs are back from the wilderness. Social media companies may get just 36 hours to junk ‘unlawful’ posts in India. Elon Musk says Bitcoin ...
19 Feb, 2021, 09.29 PM IST
Will you invest in IPO of a company with no history?During the year 2020, SPAC or Special Purpose Acquisition Company raised an estimated Rs 6,15,000 crore in the US. Also known as blank cheq...
15 Feb, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
Should India embrace SPAC, the new alternative to IPO around the world?IPOs are an age-old and well-established methodology for companies to get listed on the capital markets.
08 Feb, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
SoftBank prepares to file for SPAC IPO worth up to $600 million on Monday: ReportSuch a move would see Masayoshi Son's SoftBank joining the rush for SPACs, shell vehicles that raise money in an initial public offering (I...
21 Dec, 2020, 04.57 PM IST