A blank check company is a publicly traded company created for the purpose of buying or merging with another company or companies. For reasons explained below, the Securities and Exchange ...

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are the new way to go public on Wall Street. But investors looking for a quick and easy return should be careful.

‘Blank checks’ write own ticket While the recent debt market crunch has made it tougher for many companies and private-equity firms to pull off acquisitions, Media and Entertainment Holdings ...

Now, blank check companies have returned, but this year’s crop is a different breed. The celebrities are gone, the buzz has faded, and many SPACs are coming from serial sponsors who are, well ...

Exchanges in Hong Kong and Singapore have always said they aim for quality not quantity with their rules for blank-check companies, touting better investor protection than in the U.S.

“Blank-check” companies that raise money from public markets for future acquisitions are staging a comeback as investors see opportunity for bargains in private-equity sales.

Rise of the unconventional IPO The popularity of the blank check method these days can be largely attributed to the volatility of markets and COVID-19.

A second man has admitted he helped obtained blank checks belonging to credit card company customers and used them steal more than $150,000. Emmanuel Yirenky, of Pine Hill, pleaded guilty to bank ...