SPACs impacting Autotech exit market says Hampleton Partners' new report Media Links Two of the three largest transactions in Autotech during 2H2020 were led by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) 50 Autotech deals signed in 2H2020 – the highest number in three years Car sales in Europe recovering quicker than expected after massive impact of Covid crisis London, UK – 16 March 2021. The latest Autotech M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals how two of the three largest Autotech transactions during the second half of 2020 were led by “special purpose acquisition companies” (SPACs). The largest acquisition in Autotech was by Gores Metropoulos’ acquisition of Luminar Technologies for $3.4bn in August 2020, after which it listed the company on the Nasdaq. Luminar Technologies provides advanced long-range, high resolution lidar and perception systems to enable safe autonomous transportation.