A SPAC is a shell company launched by investors to take a private company public.

在美国，SPAC成为2021年的资本市场最火的关键词。 截至当年11月底，通过SPAC上市公司数量达562个，占同期美国寻求上市公司总数的比例高达63%。

Maudouit-Ridde explained what led European SPAC IPOs to be solely accessible to qualified investors: “It’s not because of regulations, because nothing prevents us from doing it.

But even before the Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger, partnering with an outside company became necessary for SPAC, Sobol explained.

Mark Schwartz from EY and Fintech advisor Efi Pylarinou explain how Special Purpose Acquisition Companies provide better access to capital.

By 2000, SPAC needed an outside partner — and brought aboard Live Nation, formerly Clear Channel Entertainment — to promote those events. For Live Nation, the move was a no-brainer.

Sorry for all the SPAC coverage today, but a host of richly valued private companies that have an ocean of venture capital funds under their belt are going public. We have to pay attention ...