Understanding SPACs: Fundamentals and insights
With an increased attention toward SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies), it’s important to understand what this alternative to a traditional IPO entails.
This curated collection of key resources delivers an overview as well as insights into what to expect with SPACs in the future.
Who needs to know about SPACs?
Founders of later-stage companies working toward or considering an alternative to an IPO.
SPACs: The overview
- Almost everything you need to know about SPACs (TechCrunch article)
- SPAC vs Traditional IPO: Investors See Benefits of Blank-check Companies (Crunchbase article)
- How special purpose acquisition companies work (PwC article)
- What is a SPAC? (CB Insights report)
- Evaluating The Benefits Of SPACs When Going Public With Your Company (Forbes article)
- What Founders Need to Know About SPACs (Medium article)
- SPAC 101: What Founders Need To Know On The Path To Exit (Forbes article)
- What Founders Should Know About SPAC’s Before Taking Their Company Public (Medium article)
Process and rules
TMX | TSX: Guide to Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (TMX | Toronto Stock Exchange guide)
Future considerations for SPACs
- SPACs face increasing hurdles in race to get deals done (PitchBook article)
- Institutional demand buoys socially conscious SPACs (PitchBook article)
- Could giant SPACs be next? (TechCrunch article)
- A primer on SPACs: Risks and trends amid a shifting IPO landscape (Deloitte article)
- The Market Minute: Will SPACs Outpace Traditional IPOs This Year? (Crunchbase article)
- As SPACs Hunt Targets, They Could Disrupt VC World (Crunchbase article)