SPAC

Markets

22 March, 2021

Elevation Capital-Think Investments' blank cheque firm files for US listing

Venture capital and growth-equity firm Elevation Capital, formerly SAIF Partners, has partnered US-based Think Investments for a blank-cheque firm that ......

Markets

17 March, 2021

US SPACs overtake 2020 haul in less than three months

Wall Street thought 2020 was a frenetic year for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Yet with more than nine months to ......

Markets

17 March, 2021

KKR-backed SPAC raises $1.2 bn in US IPO

KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp, a blank-check firm backed by private equity firm KKR & Co Inc , said on ......

Markets

15 March, 2021

Blank-cheque firm backed by Bain Capital affiliate aims for IPO

A blank-cheque firm backed by BCC Investment Management, an affiliate of Bain Capital, is looking to raise up to $300 ......

General

12 March, 2021

Grapevine: Acme Solar eyes US listing via Spac; KKR seeks control of Fogg maker

Acme Solar Holdings is exploring a US listing through the special purpose acquisition company (Spac) route. For this, India’s largest pure-play ......

Markets

10 March, 2021

Global SPAC deal volumes this year surpass total for 2020

Global blank-cheque deal volumes, or mergers through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), have surged to a record $170 billion this ......

TMT

04 March, 2021

Walmart's Flipkart in early talks for US listing via SPAC deal

Walmart Inc-owned Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is exploring going public in the United States through a deal with a blank-check ......

Opinion

02 March, 2021

Spacs: A ReNew-ed interest in US listings

In 2020, over $80 billion was raised in the US from more than 200 Spacs (special purpose acquisition companies), with ......

Markets

24 February, 2021

Khosla Ventures launches fourth blank-cheque firm, to raise $200 mn via US IPO

A blank-cheque firm, backed by prominent venture capitalist Vinod Khosla's eponymous investment fund, is looking to raise $200 million through ......

General

12 February, 2021

Grapevine: CPPIB places pre-conditions for SB Energy deal; Grofers eyes indirect US listing

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has placed several pre-conditions to acquire the 80% stake held by Japan’s SoftBank in ......