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Tag: SPAC

Is the SEC Ready to Play Ball with SPACs?

Is the SEC Ready to Play Ball with SPACs?

Is the SEC Ready to Play Ball with SPACs?

If you’re a baseball card enthusiast who left your collection to gather dust in an attic somewhere, you may want to stop reading now. Earlier this year, a 1952 Mickey Mantle in mint condition sold at auction for $5.2 million. The original c...

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WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

WeWork Goes Public . . . Again

We hate to see any IPO go bust, as WeWork’s did in spectacular fashion back in 2019. But look, we can’t lie either. Anytime the financial story of the year is driven by a securities filing – in this case, WeWork’s famously colorful S1 – it’...

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SPACs: Money for Nothing?

SPACs: Money for Nothing?

SPACs: Money for Nothing?

“Special purpose acquisition companies.” The name sounds only slight less sexy than its more commonly used acronym: SPAC. The packaging may be plain, but that hasn’t stopped SPACs from becoming the hottest investments on Wall Street. Some m...

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SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

SEC Roundup: There’s a New Sheriff in Town

A new resident in the White House means major changes are afoot at the Securities and Exchange Commission. On the heels of President Joe Biden’s inauguration yesterday, here’s a roundup of four big SEC stories that broke during the transiti...

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