Credit: yokie/stock.adobe.com It's Already a Record Year for SPACs, and 2021's Two Biggest Deals So Far
In under three months, the number of SPACs has exceeded the record-setting amount from 2020.
March 15, 2021 at 04:35 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
It shouldn't come as a surprise, but seeing the numbers is still a bit of a shock. As of March 11, 258 global SPAC IPOs have come to market, lapping the full-year annual record of 256 set during 2020, according to financial data company Refinitiv. And it's only mid-March.
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