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What Is A SPAC?
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What Is A SPAC?

CB Insights, 2020


Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Overview
  • Background

Recommendation

New firms are looking for a less cumbersome means of capital raising than the traditional IPO. Enter the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which can fast-track a start-up’s public listing but carries disadvantages as well as advantages. In this thorough and straightforward report, market intelligence consultants at CB Insights provide would-be investors with a useful primer on what a SPAC does, its pros and cons, and its future prospects.

Take-Aways

  • The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) may be a palatable alternative to what can be a fickle IPO market. 
  • SPACs are not without controversy.
  • The SPAC model continues to evolve.

About the Author

CB Insights is a technology market-intelligence consulting firm.