SPAC
Markets
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ......
