SPAC Stocks Continue Slide Despite M&A Activity
New deals from SRNG and AURC both dropped following announcement. Pre-Deal SPACs dropped to an average trading value of $9.86.
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A similar story played out today as yesterday, an active morning that saw two large SPAC M&A deals get announced, only for those deals to underperform in trading along with the broader equity market.
The good news? Deals are getting done to chip away at the mountain of
420+ plus SPACs searching for targets. The bad news? Deal enthusiasm remains on the sidelines, for the moment, in congruence with the risk-off trade the markets are seeing elsewhere.
Two Big SPAC Deals (SRNG, AURC) After Monday s Mess
Monday was a painful day for SPAC investors with 75% of pre-deal SPACs dropping farther and 3 deals actually dropping on the news. Will today s deals from SRNG and AURC turn the tide?
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At the close yesterday the average pre-deal SPAC was at $9.87 even further from NAV than investors have seen in a long time. Even worse, the three morning deals all closed lower:
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LIV Capital (LIVK) -0.1% to $9.99
Today s two deal announcements are mega deals and could potentially turn the tide, but given the market s overall state and SPACs still being clogged, it will take a lot.
SPACs Hit Hard on Merger Monday
Four deals were announced, but performance was underwhelming. Given the overall market s bad day, it s no surprise 75% of pre-deal SPACs declined and now average $9.87.
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Merger Monday returned with four new announced SPAC deals, but ultimately ended in a bit of a thud as all three SPAC stocks that announced this morning fell on the day. More broadly, 75% of Pre-Deal SPACs declined, closing at an
average of $9.87.
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LIV Capital (LIVK) -0.1% to $9.99
The deal selloffs came amid a broader market decline as well - so it s tough to attribute the lack of performance solely on deal conviction - yet most of newly announced deals have not been trading with much enthusiasm. However, as we ve been saying, given there are
Last week featured five announced SPAC deals and several rumors. The week also had earnings from several well-known former SPACs. Here is a look back at the .
LOKB, STWO, LSAQ Announce SPAC Deals
An unusually busy SPAC Friday with three deals and GAMC announcing full over-allotment exercised by underwriters. Will it be enough to change the narrative?
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Could 3 Positively Received Deals Change the Narrative?
We ve been saying that it will take multiple positive events for the SPAC mood and overall narrative to change. Is it possible that a triple of deals on Friday will all be positively received and start to turn the narrative? GAMC announcing that their full over-allotment was exercised could also boost the narrative a bit.
That said, it will be a tough shift as yesterday the average pre-deal SPAC closed at $9.88, well off of NAV and almost 85% of SPACs with announced deals traded down.