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SEBI working on a model offer document for firms to 'fill in the blanks' to get IPO approvals, says Buch

SEBIs Madhabi Puri Buch revealed initiatives to speed up IPO approvals with a new templated approac…

PTI   


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Investors accuse the ex-CEO of the company that helped take Trump Media public of stiffing them out of millions of shares

The lawsuit alleges Florida businessman Patrick Orlando "engaged in malicious and intentional self-…

Natalie Musumeci   


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The SEC is taking aim at SPACs with proposed rules to make disclosures more like those in a traditional IPO

The watchdog's proposal calls for more disclosures around conflicts of interest between sponsors an…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Top SPAC issuer Citigroup will reportedly halt blank-check IPOs after the SEC signals tougher stance

The top SPAC underwriter of 2021 is pausing its SPAC deals amid new rules proposed by the SEC, Bloo…

Phil Rosen   


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Ex-CEO of company that helped Trump Media go public accused of securities fraud

The SEC alleges Patrick Orlando "falsely represented" his SPAC's negotiations with Trump Media.

Geoff Weiss   


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Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya files for 4 new biotech-focused SPACs that seek to raise $800 million

The latest additions build on Palihapitiya's roster of 6 special-purpose acquisition companies alre…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Chamath Palihapitiya among SPAC sponsors asked by senators about potential conflicts of interest

The senators said industry insiders can "take advantage of ordinary investors" such as making "over…

Isabelle Lee   


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eToro postpones plans to go public via SPAC to the 4th quarter, citing regulatory delay

Trading app eToro is pushing back its plans to go public to the fourth quarter. The company first a…

Isabelle Lee   


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An exchange for trading in shares of private companies is going public via $2 billion SPAC deal

Forge Global expects to raise $500 million in the offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Mon…

Max Adams   


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Nearly 50 law firms have banded together to voice their defense of SPACs as lawsuits mount against blank-check firms

A group of law firms "view the assertion that SPACs are investment companies as without factual or …

Carla Mozée   


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Bill Ackman's long-awaited SPAC deal for 10% of Universal Music reportedly faces pushback

Pushback is coming from Artisan Partners, one of Universal Music Group's big shareholders, Bloomber…

Isabelle Lee   


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Mark Cuban-backed banking app Dave to go public via SPAC merger at a $4 billion valuation

Founded in 2017, Dave said it has helped Americans avoid billions of dollars in overdraft fees char…

Isabelle Lee   


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The UK is easing rules around SPACs to entice more listings of the blank-check companies

Revisions to the rules include waiving the suspension of SPAC listings once firms reveal their deal…

Isabelle Lee   


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Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham made an accidental $265 million profit on a SPAC deal after previously criticizing blank-check companies

Despite his gains, Grantham views SPACs as a "reprehensible instrument, and very very speculative b…

Ben Winck   


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Nextdoor raises $686 million at an implied valuation of $4.3 billion and says it will go public via a SPAC

The neighbourhood-based social network plans to list on the Nasdaq exchange through a Khosla Ventur…

Anna Cooban   


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The SEC is tightening rules around insider trading to protect ordinary investors from the risk of improper trades by company execs

The proposal could introduce some limitations to company insiders, such as having to wait between f…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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The SEC says it's looking closely at the wild earnings projections attached to many SPAC offerings

The SEC said a company would be on "shaky ground" if it disclosed favorable projections and omitted…

Isabelle Lee   


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SPACs will drive $300 billion in M&A activity over the next 2 years after a monstrous 2020, Goldman says

The hunt for yield, a new focus on growth stocks, and participation from retail investors are drivi…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Digital-news outfit Vice Media is eyeing a $3 billion SPAC merger - half its worth 4 years ago, report says

That would be a discount from Vice's $5.7 billion valuation four years ago when it secured a $450 m…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Elon Musk says the SEC is sometimes too close to Wall Street hedge funds - and it's strange the regulator isn't clamping down more on some SPACs

Around $100 billion has already been raised across US SPACs so far this year, surpassing last year'…

Shalini Nagarajan