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Investors Flock To SPACs Based On Celebrity Backings
Investors Flock To SPACs Based On Celebrity Backings
March 10, 2021  |  Investments

Investors from all levels of expertise have been flocking to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), a tendency that has some financial planners — and the...

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Ackman Launches New ‘Blank-Check’ Firm As IPO Alternative For A ‘Mature Unicorn’
Ackman Launches New ‘Blank-Check’ Firm As IPO Alternative For A ‘Mature Unicorn’
July 22, 2020  |  Investments

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman launched his “special purchase acquisition company” (or SPAC) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wednesday (July 22), positioning the...

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Blank Check Companies Set Sights On Unicorns
Blank Check Companies Set Sights On Unicorns
June 23, 2020  |  IPO

Amid Wall Street’s gyrations and the search for the next great tech unicorn: Blank checks for blank check companies? On Monday (June 22), CNBC reported...

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