Mon, May 31, 2021
Over the past three decades, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been an investment vehicle that has flown generally under the radar. However, from the second half of 2020, through early April of 2021, the number of new SPAC IPOs and related acquisitions increased at a frenzied pace, with more proceeds raised in SPAC IPO’s during this period than the preceding 10 years combined. On April 12, 2021 the SEC issued a statement highlighting that the accounting for SPAC warrants as equity rather than debt may need to be reconsidered. In response, the entire SPAC market was shut down for a period of time. While new SPAC IPOs are raising capital again and existing SPACs are working to close on target acquisitions, will the SPAC market continue with the same accelerated growth?
Duff & Phelps, a Kroll Business, recently hosted a webinar to discuss the key issues surrounding the SPAC warrant accounting and valuation question, a broader discussion of SPAC valuation issues important to alternative investors, and a view on the future of SPACs as a vehicle for private investors to exit portfolio company investments.
Duration: 1 Hour 17 Minutes
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