07/30/2021 16:53, Fri | (US) SPAC & IPO News

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Summary

• [07/28/2021 17:42] 1. Fisker invests in EV charging network Allego’s SPAC merger [Link]
• [07/26/2021 19:09] 2. How to prepare for M&A, your most likely exit avenue [Link]
• [07/23/2021 22:10] 3. Daily Crunch: Bitcoin ‘is a big part of our future,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey [Link]
• [07/24/2021 18:00] 4. The DL on CockroachDB [Link]
• [07/30/2021 20:01] 5. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working [Link]
• [07/27/2021 20:44] 6. Extra Crunch roundup: RapidSOS EC-1, how to prep for an M&A exit, inside Genki Forest [Link]
• [07/26/2021 14:56] 7. ANALYSIS-Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party - Reuters [Link]
• [07/29/2021 17:22] 8. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [07/23/2021 13:58] 9. Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters [Link]
• [07/27/2021 09:23] 10. Britain eases SPAC rules to attract listings - Reuters [Link]
• [07/23/2021 04:08] 11. Lucid Motors' SPAC deal hits loopy roadblock - Reuters [Link]
• [07/23/2021 14:22] 12. Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters [Link]
• [07/27/2021 11:48] 13. Britain eases SPAC rules to attract listings - Reuters [Link]
• [07/26/2021 14:59] 14. Analysis: Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party - Reuters [Link]
• [07/27/2021 12:22] 15. Britain eases SPAC rules as global watchdog puts sector on watch - Reuters [Link]
• [07/23/2021 14:13] 16. UPDATE 1-Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters [Link]
• [07/29/2021 13:28] 17. Rental management firm Vacasa to merge with TPG-backed SPAC in $4.5 bln deal - Reuters [Link]
• [07/26/2021 13:57] 18. Lordstown Motors receives $400 million investment from hedge fund - Reuters [Link]
• [07/28/2021 19:22] 19. Here are the law firms powering Allego's union with Apollo SPAC - Reuters [Link]
• [07/23/2021 20:01] 20. Kirkland, Ropes & Gray take lead on Cvent event tech SPAC union - Reuters [Link]
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1. Fisker invests in EV charging network Allego’s SPAC merger

published : 07/28/2021 17:42
Less than a year after its own SPAC merger, electric vehicle startup Fisker has turned investor to support EV charging company Allego. Fisker is investing $10 million in private-investment-in-public… [+2527 chars] More...

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2. How to prepare for M&A, your most likely exit avenue

published : 07/26/2021 19:09
Despite the plentiful headlines about mega billion-dollar M&A transactions, record IPOs and the rapid growth of SPACs, small deals will continue to be the most likely exit for the vast majority o… [+2554 chars] More...

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3. Daily Crunch: Bitcoin ‘is a big part of our future,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

published : 07/23/2021 22:10
To get a roundup of TechCrunchs biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 23, 2021. Its been an i… [+5456 chars] More...

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4. The DL on CockroachDB

published : 07/24/2021 18:00
As college students at Berkeley, Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis created a successful open-source graphics program, GIMP, which got the attention of Google. The duo ultimately joined Google, and eve… [+3762 chars] More...

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5. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working

published : 07/30/2021 20:01
Kodiak Robotics is one of the last private autonomous vehicles companies focused on trucking that is still standing. Nearly all the rest have been wooed by the public marketplace and the capital it c… [+4089 chars] More...

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6. Extra Crunch roundup: RapidSOS EC-1, how to prep for an M&A exit, inside Genki Forest

published : 07/27/2021 20:44
According to one estimate, Americans call 911 about 240 million times every year. Sending emergency services to the right location sounds straightforward, but each 911 call is routed through one of … [+7859 chars] More...

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7. ANALYSIS-Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party - Reuters

published : 07/26/2021 14:56
* SPACs make up bulk of U.S. IPOs, only a fraction in EMs * Singapores Grab, Brazils Embraer unit line up for SPAC deals * SPAC deals could boost EM companies fund raising prospects LONDON, July 2… [+5617 chars] More...

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8. Law firm trio advise on $4.5 billion vacation rental SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 17:22

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9. Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters

published : 07/23/2021 13:58
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: Thomas Barrack, Executive Chairman, Colony Northstar, speaks at the Milken Institute's 21st Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Luc… [+814 chars] More...

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10. Britain eases SPAC rules to attract listings - Reuters

published : 07/27/2021 09:23
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: A financial trader works at their desk at CMC Markets in the City of London, Britain, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - Britains markets watchdo… [+458 chars] More...

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11. Lucid Motors' SPAC deal hits loopy roadblock - Reuters

published : 07/23/2021 04:08
Derek Jenkins, VP of Design at Lucid Motors, introduces the alpha prototype of the Lucid Air at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in New York City, U.S. April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly -… [+1968 chars] More...

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12. Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters

published : 07/23/2021 14:22
Thomas Barrack, Executive Chairman, Colony Northstar, speaks at the Milken Institute's 21st Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonJuly 23 (Reuters) -… [+921 chars] More...

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13. Britain eases SPAC rules to attract listings - Reuters

published : 07/27/2021 11:48
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Britain has eased rules for so-called special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to attract more listings to London, just as global regulators have put a watch on SPACs… [+3568 chars] More...

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14. Analysis: Cash-hungry emerging markets arrive late to the SPAC party - Reuters

published : 07/26/2021 14:59
A Grab logo is pictured in Singapore March 21, 2019. Picture taken March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman DagaLONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Emerging markets have so far been on the fringes of a fundraising b… [+5700 chars] More...

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15. Britain eases SPAC rules as global watchdog puts sector on watch - Reuters

published : 07/27/2021 12:22
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has eased rules for so-called special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to attract more listings to London, just as global regulators have put a watch on SPACs, which ma… [+3531 chars] More...

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16. UPDATE 1-Billionaire Thomas Barrack-backed SPAC withdraws IPO filing - Reuters

published : 07/23/2021 14:13
By Reuters Staff (Adds details on canceled IPO, background about Barrack) July 23 (Reuters) - Falcon Peak Acquisition Corp, a blank-check company backed by former U.S. President Donald Trumps billi… [+752 chars] More...

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17. Rental management firm Vacasa to merge with TPG-backed SPAC in $4.5 bln deal - Reuters

published : 07/29/2021 13:28
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Vacation rental management company Vacasa said on Thursday it plans to list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by private equity giant TPG, in… [+549 chars] More...

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18. Lordstown Motors receives $400 million investment from hedge fund - Reuters

published : 07/26/2021 13:57
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: A Lordstown Motors pre-production all electric pickup truck, the Endurance, is seen after being merged with a chassis at the Lordstown Assembly Plant in Lordstown, Ohio,… [+885 chars] More...

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19. Here are the law firms powering Allego's union with Apollo SPAC - Reuters

published : 07/28/2021 19:22
The logo of law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is seen outside of their office in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew KellyThe company and law firm names shown above are gene… [+3344 chars] More...

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20. Kirkland, Ropes & Gray take lead on Cvent event tech SPAC union - Reuters

published : 07/23/2021 20:01
Kirkland & Ellis LLP office in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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