Since mid-2020, SPAC acquisitions have been increasing month-on-month.
Automobiles and components, and software were the most popular sectors for SPAC mergers and acquisitions worldwide in first three months of 2021. The value of SPAC M&A deals in the automobiles and components sector reached 24.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter. A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a company with no business operations which is set up for the sole purpose of raising capital through an initial public offering with the goal of buying an existing company. Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Premium Statistic Returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs & SPAC mergers in the U.S. 2020-2021
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SPAC IPOs
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of SPAC IPOs worldwide 2017-2022
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Performance
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- Premium Statistic SPACs with highest post-deal returns in the U.S. 2021
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SPACs seeking acquisitions
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- Premium Statistic Number of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
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SPAC acquisition advisors
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- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2023, by deal value
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- Premium Statistic Top 20 legal advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
Post-IPO mergers and de-SPAC process
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- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC IPOs and mergers globally 2019-2021
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- JAFCO's total number investees in the U.S. FY 2013-2022
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- Operating revenue of ASTM International worldwide 2017 -2019
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Statista. (April 27, 2021). Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/
Statista. "Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/
Statista. (2021). Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/
Statista. "Value of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (Spac) Mergers and Acquisitions Completed in Selected Sectors Worldwide in 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/
Statista, Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Value of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers and acquisitions completed in selected sectors worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232050/value-spac-deals-global-by-sector/