12/03/2020 07:14, Thu | (US) SPAC & IPO News

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Summary

• [11/30/2020 23:24] 1. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets [Link]
• [12/01/2020 20:38] 2. Obvious Ventures outlines the “world positive” impact of its startups and shares what’s next [Link]
• [11/30/2020 16:35] 3. The Station: COVID’s effect on car ownership [Link]
• [12/01/2020 21:09] 4. Breakingviews TV: SPAC loophole - Reuters [Link]
• [11/27/2020 18:15] 5. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK [Link]
• [11/27/2020 18:15] 6. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK [Link]
• [11/29/2020 19:40] 7. France's Niel, Pigasse target consumer goods with new acquisition vehicle - Reuters [Link]
• [12/01/2020 15:23] 8. Breakingviews - Regulatory loophole lets SPAC outlooks fly for now - Reuters [Link]
• [12/02/2020 23:37] 9. UPDATE 1-Asset managers Dyal Capital and Owl Rock in talks for SPAC merger - Reuters India [Link]
• [11/30/2020 22:01] 10. UPDATE 1-Smart-glass maker View to go public via $1.6 bln SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [12/01/2020 18:52] 11. ION-backed SPAC aims to raise $500 million in U.S. IPO - Reuters [Link]
• [11/30/2020 11:51] 12. EV maker Lion Electric to go public through SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [11/27/2020 13:00] 13. A new SPAC is on the hunt for a wealth-management deal. Here's a look at the type of companies it's targeting. [Link]
• [11/29/2020 13:26] 14. The inside story of how Henrik Fisker pulled off a $3 billion deal to fuel his electric car comeback (FSR) [Link]
• [12/01/2020 20:48] 15. GM and Nikola's near split may look embarrassing, but a scaled-back partnership actually works well for both (NKLA, GM) [Link]
• [11/27/2020 14:00] 16. Keith Rabois was an early investor in Airbnb, Palantir, and 5 other unicorns that went public this year. He says his success comes from taking risks in companies other VCs would laugh at. [Link]
• [12/02/2020 16:45] 17. : Ex-Barclays investment bank chair Makram Azar plans to raise $250 million through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company [Link]
• [11/30/2020 23:24] 18. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets [Link]
• [11/30/2020 16:35] 19. The Station: COVID's effect on car ownership [Link]
• [12/02/2020 20:41] 20. Investors wanted Nikola to be the next Tesla. It's not. [Link]
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1. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets

published : 11/30/2020 23:24
Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer The Lion Electric Company said Monday it plans to become a publicly traded company via a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis … [+2053 chars] More...

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2. Obvious Ventures outlines the “world positive” impact of its startups and shares what’s next

published : 12/01/2020 20:38
Today, the early-stage, mission-focused, San Francisco-based venture firm Obvious Ventures released a very readable overview of how each of its portfolio companies is benefiting the world in its own … [+8588 chars] More...

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3. The Station: COVID’s effect on car ownership

published : 11/30/2020 16:35
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here just click The Station to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a new… [+9234 chars] More...

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4. Breakingviews TV: SPAC loophole - Reuters

published : 12/01/2020 21:09
Posted Blank-check firms are using forecasts to inform investors about their targets' prospects, a luxury the same companies undergoing traditional IPOs mostly wouldn't have. An SEC technicality th… [+86 chars] More...

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5. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK

published : 11/27/2020 18:15
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms magnate Xavier Niel could launch a European special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as early as next week in what would be Europes first major so-called bl… [+1818 chars] More...

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6. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK

published : 11/27/2020 18:15
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms magnate Xavier Niel could launch a European special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as early as next week in what would be Europes first major so-called bl… [+1818 chars] More...

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7. France's Niel, Pigasse target consumer goods with new acquisition vehicle - Reuters

published : 11/29/2020 19:40
By Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms magnate Xavier Niel is teaming up with former Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse and another entrepreneur to raise funds through a new listed vehicle t… [+1633 chars] More...

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8. Breakingviews - Regulatory loophole lets SPAC outlooks fly for now - Reuters

published : 12/01/2020 15:23
A trader points to a stock chart on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell in New York July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - When … [+3057 chars] More...

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9. UPDATE 1-Asset managers Dyal Capital and Owl Rock in talks for SPAC merger - Reuters India

published : 12/02/2020 23:37
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Dyal Capital Partners and Owl Rock Capital Corp are in talks to merge with a blank-check company, the asset managers said on Wednesday, sending Owl Rocks shares nearly 1… [+730 chars] More...

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10. UPDATE 1-Smart-glass maker View to go public via $1.6 bln SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 11/30/2020 22:01
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Smart-glass maker View Inc said on Monday it would go public through a $1.6 billion merger with a blank-check company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. View, whi… [+602 chars] More...

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11. ION-backed SPAC aims to raise $500 million in U.S. IPO - Reuters

published : 12/01/2020 18:52
By Reuters Staff MILAN (Reuters) - Financial software group ION is sponsoring a $500 million listing of a special purpose acquisition vehicle to invest in financial technology and services, filings … [+1440 chars] More...

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12. EV maker Lion Electric to go public through SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 11/30/2020 11:51
By Reuters Staff Nov 30 (Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co said on Monday it would go public through a merger with blank-check company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. Lion Elect… [+166 chars] More...

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13. A new SPAC is on the hunt for a wealth-management deal. Here's a look at the type of companies it's targeting.

published : 11/27/2020 13:00
A newly listed special purpose acquisition company is setting its sights on the US wealth-management market, and executives behind it are shedding light on what it could target.  Kingswood Acquisiti… [+3852 chars] More...

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14. The inside story of how Henrik Fisker pulled off a $3 billion deal to fuel his electric car comeback (FSR)

published : 11/29/2020 13:26
Henrik Fisker is a study in resiliency.  The demise of his first company, Fisker Automotive, in 2013 was a major setback, but it didn't prevent the Danish-born designer and entrepreneur from staging… [+8589 chars] More...

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15. GM and Nikola's near split may look embarrassing, but a scaled-back partnership actually works well for both (NKLA, GM)

published : 12/01/2020 20:48
When General Motors and Nikola announced this week that they had scaled back a flashy strategic partnership they announced in September, it became hard not to see the resulting agreement as the deal … [+7485 chars] More...

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16. Keith Rabois was an early investor in Airbnb, Palantir, and 5 other unicorns that went public this year. He says his success comes from taking risks in companies other VCs would laugh at.

published : 11/27/2020 14:00
Keith Rabois says he decided to invest in Airbnb within three minutes of his first meeting with cofounder Brian Chesky in 2010.  "He went into this monologue explaining Airbnb. I interrupted him and… [+8334 chars] More...

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17. : Ex-Barclays investment bank chair Makram Azar plans to raise $250 million through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company

published : 12/02/2020 16:45
Makram Azar, the former chair of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Barclays, has joined the slew of investors looking to raise money for blank-check companies, with plans t… [+2040 chars] More...

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18. EV bus and truck maker The Lion Electric to take SPAC route to public markets

published : 11/30/2020 23:24
Dividend stocks are the Swiss army knives of the stock market.When dividend stocks go up, you make money. When they dont go up you still make money (from the dividend). Heck, even when a dividend sto… [+5576 chars] More...

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19. The Station: COVID's effect on car ownership

published : 11/30/2020 16:35
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here just click The Station to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a new… [+9300 chars] More...

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20. Investors wanted Nikola to be the next Tesla. It's not.

published : 12/02/2020 20:41
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wed… [+7339 chars] More...