SPAC Sponsors with $18B Face Deadline on What to Do Next

SPAC sponsors holding roughly $18 billion in cash are staring down a wall of deadlines over the next 30 days, as teams decide whether it’s worth fronting more cash or throwing in the towel, Bloomberg reports.

There are more than 70 blan-check companies in the next group of potential liquidations, data compiled by Bloomberg show. With investors increasingly asking for better terms to stick around, sponsors without automatic extensions will likely have to pay up to entice holders to stay — or close up shop and eat the roughly $8 million in fees they fronted. Read more.

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Exclusive: The International State of SPACs in 2023 and Beyond – An Interview with Corporate and Securities Attorney Doug Ellenoff

Ellenoff is bullish on U.S. SPACs, though cautiously so while the market remains in flux. Attractive targets in Europe and elsewhere should also continue to provide opportunities for SPACs, which Ellenoff sees as a critical component of healthy stock markets throughout the world. SPACs open doors that would otherwise be closed to many companies, he says. Done correctly, SPAC deals are lucrative for all parties involved.