SPAC Boom Propels Electric Carmakers to Public Markets
SPAC Boom Propels Electric Carmakers to Public Markets Bloomberg 1/22/2021 Ed Ludlow and Crystal Tse (Bloomberg) -- Until June last year, Tesla Inc. was the only dedicated electric carmaker based in the U.S. on the stock market. Then special purpose acquisition companies took over Wall Street. Popular Searches SPACs, or blank-check companies, are shell vehicles that raise money to take a private company public via a reverse merger. Unlike traditional initial public offerings, SPAC deals allow listing candidates to market financial projections to investors, a perk for earlier...