Vice Nears SPAC Deal Priced at Less Than Half of Previous $5.7 Billion Valuation (Report) BuzzFeed is also looking at going public via a blank check deal worth less than its $1.7 billion peak valuation, according to The InformationSean Burch | March 16, 2021 @ 8:32 AM Last Updated: March 16, 2021 @ 8:33 AM Vice Vice and BuzzFeed are each looking to go public through a deal with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, according to a report from The Information on Tuesday morning. Both deals, according to the report, are “likely” to come in below what the outlets have previously been valued at. A rep for BuzzFeed declined to comment, while a rep for Vice did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.