SPACS and Short Sellers Mix It Up
What can management do to avoid becoming the next short-seller roadkill? With 417 funded SPACs currently in search mode for the perfect private company to merge with, 2021 is becoming the...
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All Eyes on Southeast Asia as Next SPAC Hunting Ground
A High-Growth Debutante Ball of sorts is months away. Dateless SPACs (i.e., special purpose acquisition companies) would be wise to fix their gaze on the hot young Southeast Asian start-up...
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The Righteous Rage of Carson Block
Famed Short Seller Lets Loose on SPACs, China, Robinhood, and Archegos Reveals How He Would Run the SEC and the Concept Behind a New Long Fund Carson Block is the most famous short-seller...
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Chinese IPOs Have Explosive Start in Q1 2021
Didi Chuxing initial public offering could drive significant tailwinds for Chinese issues Chinese IPOs had a strong start in the first quarter of 2021, with 24 initial public offerings...
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SEC Weighs in on SPAC Audit & Accounting Issues
Financial reporting, governance, and internal controls are seen as "risks" to investors On March 31st, the SEC’s Acting Chief Accountant, Paul Munter, issued a lengthy “public statement”...
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Choosing the Right Exchange
Chinese CEOs now have a range of IPO alternatives to navigate In 2020, China dominated the global IPO market as never before. 565 new public companies were born through listings on China’s...
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All In On SPACs
Doug Ellenoff shares his perspective on what’s fueled the SPAC boom and why this trend has legs In the past 18 months, many of the biggest names in finance have embraced SPACs, as they...
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No Break in Asia’s M&A Festivities Says Euan Rellie
Private equity cash piles, soaring stocks keep dealmaker’s dance card flush If any dealmaker felt the pandemic pinch, one would expect it to be Euan Rellie, founder of cross-border M&A...
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Bright Outlook for China IPOs Despite Policy Clouds
Ravenous appetite for new listings in 2021, if politics doesn’t spoil the party The U.S. IPO market is off to a rollicking start in 2021, with 114 new listings in the month of January that...
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Chinese Companies Continued to Flock to U.S. Markets in 2020 Despite Regulatory Headwinds
Best year for China IPOs since 2014, with proceeds up by 270% over 2019 to $13.3 billion The White House put over a dozen Chinese companies on an investment blacklist. Congress passed...
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