The Latest Breaking News from SPACs

Known by many as the SPAC King, Chamath Palihapitiya was one of the biggest names associated with the growing number of blank check companies taking private companies public. When SPACs were hot with the market, Palihapitiya was loved by investors and companies.

Key Takeaways: Only three Hong Kong SPACs have listed since the city launched a local program early this year, and all now trade below their listing prices U.S. SPACs have raised $12.5 billion so far this year, less than 10% of what they raised in 2021, as the global SPAC…

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd (NYSE: PSTH), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) promoted by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, said on Monday that it will return $4 billion of capital in trust to shareholders.

Private companies are sitting on the sidelines in 2022 after a record setting year of initial public offerings fueled by cheap borrowing.

Enjoy Technology under Ron Johnson crashed from public listing to bankruptcy at breakneck speed

The flood into SPACs has subsided, but some investors still found a surprising way for SPAC ETFs to pay off.

The Federal Reserve's interest rate increases to reduce inflationary pressure, and recession fears, have driven many SPAC stocks to significant price declines of late. The shares of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), and BARK (BARK) have retreated more than 60% since these companies went public via…

Warren has become more of a thought leader than legislator on capital markets issues.

A U.S. Senator is stepping up the pressure on SPACs as an investment vehicle to take companies public. Here’s what the SPAC Accountability Act of 2022 is all about. What Happened: A new bill called SPAC Accountability Act of 2022 is being proposed by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.