only four stock exchanges. Special purpose acquisition companies are public companies with neither a specific business plan, nor a product or service to sell.
All but seven special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed globally in the first quarter 2021 were completed in the United States. The seven remaining deals were closed in Europe, and took place across Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021
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Overview
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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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- Premium Statistic Comparison between SPAC activity in the U.S. and Europe 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Comparison between SPAC activity in the U.S. and Europe Q1 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of SPAC IPOs in the U.S. 2003-2023
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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
- Premium Statistic Funds raised by acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Weighted average age of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Share of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by unit structure
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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
- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
- Premium Statistic Top 20 legal advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- 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
- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC acquisition deals globally 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC M&A deals globally 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of SPAC merger deals in the U.S. 2019-2021, by status
- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC merger deals in the U.S. 2019-2021, by status
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- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2020
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EY. (April 15, 2021). Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/
EY. "Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/
EY. (2021). Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/
EY. "Number of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (Spac) Ipos Completed in The United States and Europe in Q1 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/
EY, Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs completed in the United States and Europe in Q1 2021 [Graph], EY, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234039/number-spac-ipo-usa-europe/