special purpose acquisition company

TMT

10 February, 2022

Crypto exchange Binance to take $200 mln stake in Forbes

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance will make a $200 million investment in Forbes, the media company said on Thursday, with the ......

Premium

Markets

26 March, 2021

Explained: The pros and cons of a SPAC listing for Indian firms

The proposed listing of ReNew Power on Nasdaq via a blank cheque firm has opened the door for multiple other ......

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 ......

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 ......

TMT

22 December, 2020

New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than ......

Finance

21 December, 2020

SoftBank floats blank-check company to raise $525 mn

SoftBank Group Corp on Monday filed to raise $525 million through a blank-check company as the Vision Fund's managers join ......