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SPAC Deals and IPOE/SoFi Momentum
3 deals on Friday to close out the week, and IPOE surged into the weekend.
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10% to close on the news. It may be the positive endorsement (or short squeeze?) that could spark the market needed for SPAC M&A confidence. Especially since the market didn t exactly eat up the IPOF/Equinox rumor earlier this week. IPOE closed at $16.50.
IPOE, backed by Chamath Palihapitiya, is one of the more high profile SPAC mergers out there. The other media favorite, CCIV, climbed 2% today. Look out for a Lucid Motors appearance on SNL this weekend when Elon Musk is a guest host.
Warren Buffett Piles on SPACs and CF Finance Lowers Deal Valuation
It was a bad day for SPACs as Warren Buffett piled on SPACs; CF Finance lowered their deal valuation with AEye; and today s MAAC deal had no pop.
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May 3, 2021
Stocks were mixed on Monday, the S&P500 was up / NASDAQ down, though this morning s SPAC M&A deal (MAAC) once again underperformed. MAAC closed up just 0.9% and below NAV at $9.95 marking yet another disappointing day-1 pop for newly announced SPAC M&A.
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger held Berkshire Hathaway s much watched virtual annual meeting over the weekend, and one of the talks of the town today (aside from naming his CEO successor) was his view on killer SPACs:
Remember SPACs? Market Focuses on Earnings
An expected quiet day in SPAC land, at least there was one deal announcement, as the market was undoubtedly more focused on big tech earnings.
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Apr 27, 2021
Up and down day for stocks as the market was focused on mega-cap earnings reports due from the likes of MSFT, AMD, and GOOG. The tech heavy Nasdaq 100 dipped, while the S&P500 was relatively flat. Unsurprisingly, there was little mainstream attention towards SPACs today, although this morning did see a late deal announcement bringing the week s total to two. Expect deal flow to remain muted for the time being.
SPAC Weekly Wrap: Signs of Life in SPAC Land
The SPAC market has stabilized a bit as things almost got back to normal this week. Several M&A deals were announced with some (RICE, MUDS) performing quite well. Pre-IPO activity remained light though and two were downsized.
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Apr 9, 2021
A bit of return to normalcy this week as it feels like the low point of the SPAC market is behind us. New issues actually traded up (unlike the tail end of March) and several deals were met with investor enthusiasm. Highlights include:
Rice Acquisition RICE soaring day-1 +52% on its announcement of Aria/Archaea