12/04/2020 00:57, Fri | (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]
• [12/03/2020 16:06] 4. As Metromile looks to go public, insurtech funding is on the rise [Link]
• [12/01/2020 21:09] 5. Breakingviews TV: SPAC loophole - Reuters [Link]
• [12/04/2020 00:22] 6. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo raising blank-check acquisition vehicle: sources - Reuters [Link]
• [11/27/2020 18:15] 7. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK [Link]
• [11/27/2020 18:15] 8. French tycoon Xavier Niel could launch SPAC company next week - sources - Reuters UK [Link]
• [11/29/2020 19:40] 9. France's Niel, Pigasse target consumer goods with new acquisition vehicle - Reuters [Link]
• [12/01/2020 15:23] 10. Breakingviews - Regulatory loophole lets SPAC outlooks fly for now - Reuters [Link]
• [12/03/2020 12:34] 11. Electric hypercar maker Rimac says SPAC funding hype could damage industry - Reuters UK [Link]
• [12/02/2020 23:37] 12. UPDATE 1-Asset managers Dyal Capital and Owl Rock in talks for SPAC merger - Reuters India [Link]
• [12/01/2020 18:52] 13. ION-backed SPAC aims to raise $500 million in U.S. IPO - Reuters [Link]
• [11/30/2020 22:01] 14. UPDATE 1-Smart-glass maker View to go public via $1.6 bln SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [11/30/2020 11:51] 15. EV maker Lion Electric to go public through SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [12/03/2020 15:24] 16. UPDATE 1-Luminar Technologies shares rise 30% in public market debut - Reuters [Link]
• [11/27/2020 13:00] 17. 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] 18. 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] 19. 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] 20. 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]
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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. As Metromile looks to go public, insurtech funding is on the rise

published : 12/03/2020 16:06
Earlier this week, TechCrunch covered the latest venture round for AgentSync, a startup that helps insurance agents comply with rules and regulations. But while the product area might not keep you up… [+3908 chars] More...

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5. 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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6. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo raising blank-check acquisition vehicle: sources - Reuters

published : 12/04/2020 00:22
(Reuters) - Private equity investor Thoma Bravo has hired an investment bank to raise funds in an initial public offering for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), one of the first technology… [+632 chars] More...

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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Electric hypercar maker Rimac says SPAC funding hype could damage industry - Reuters UK

published : 12/03/2020 12:34
By Reuters Staff FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A surge in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC) for raising money for electric vehicle start-ups could harm the long-term prospects of the i… [+2466 chars] More...

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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. UPDATE 1-Luminar Technologies shares rise 30% in public market debut - Reuters

published : 12/03/2020 15:24
(Corrects typographical error in 4th paragraph to make it Luminar instead of Lumiar) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Luminar Technologies Inc shares rose more than 30% after it began trading as a p… [+2106 chars] More...

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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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...