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A Quick Introduction to SPACs
January 18, 2022
The last two years have brought big challenges and big opportunities to businesses—and to mergers & acquisitions. With Wall Street and Main Street adjusting to the (not-quite-post) Covid landscape, the economy has seen inflation, supply and demand shocks, and all-time highs on public equity indices. And in that uncertain climate, Special Purchase Acquisition Companies (SPACs), which are publicly traded companies created for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company, have been enjoying time in the spotlight.