Chamath Defends His SPAC Record Following CLOV Short Squeeze
SPACs were down on Monday in a quiet news day. With the CLOV short squeeze going, Chamath is back to promoting his SPACs and FinTwit is less than welcoming.
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Apr 20, 2021
It was a quiet news day for SPACs on Monday with the CompoSecure / DBDR deal a disappointing +0.2% up on the announcement. The mania of Merger Mondays is gone and only good deals will get rewarded. Investors may not have liked CompoSecure s aggressive growth forecasts or they may be a little scared off from crypto with Bitcoin s (modest) crash back down to the mid $50k range. Regardless, they didn t bite.
Faraday Future was investigated by the Department of Labor in 2020
And other details from the EV startup’s S-4 filing before it goes public
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Faraday Future was investigated by the Department of Labor in 2020, though the electric vehicle startup says the matter was “resolved,” according to a previously unreported passage in a recent regulatory filing.
The startup didn’t say what the investigation was about or how much it paid to resolve the legal matter. Faraday Future’s former chief lawyer has claimed in a lawsuit that the company was previously inspected by the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Citizenship and Immigration Services division in 2018, though the startup denied this in court filings. A spokesperson for Faraday Future declined to comment on the investigation.
Best SPAC Stocks for Monday
Watch for more short seller activity on SPAC stocks and lots of opportunities to buy below NAV. Will CLOV surge on short squeeze?
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Apr 19, 2021
Last week was another relatively quiet week in the SPAC market with no new IPOs that s the first time in quite a while with no new supply. There were also only 3 new SPAC S-1s filed, for $350m, in another positive sign for the health of the SPAC market. Don t expect a major change in activity this week as the headwinds from the SEC and general oversupply remain in effect. But, remember, this slowdown is good news and shows the market is getting healthier.
SPAC Wrap: New Deal Duds, and QuantumScape Slammed by Short Seller Report
DEH and CHFW drummed up little investor enthusiasm for their SPAC merger announcements. SPAC IPOs remain parked and SPACs generally traded lower on the day. QS sold off on short seller report.
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Apr 15, 2021
Two new deals were announced this morning, which felt like a lot of activity relative to what investors have become used to lately. However, neither of those deals, were met with much investor enthusiasm:
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down 0.3%, and remains below NAV at $9.85
Perhaps it was a little bit of a risk-off sentiment in the market as both of the SPAC targets, Vicarious Surgical + Surrozen, are speculative pre-revenue healthcare plays.
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