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Check, Please It's no secret that taking your company public has become increasingly difficult in recent years, but blank check companies, also called Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, may crack open the IPO window for growing companies once again. |
Inc. February 1, 2007 Max Chafkin |
Tying the Knot Not all SPAC partnerships are made in heaven. Here is the scoop on three recent deals. |
CFO April 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
Honest Shell Games? Despite the stigma of past trading abuses, small companies still go public by merging with existing shells. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
Brokerage's Blank-Check Bet Grubb & Ellis raised cash for expansion through the formation of a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), a management-intensive investment vehicles that, while novel in approach, is quickly gaining popularity. |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Rich Duprey |
The Public Dangers of Private Equity Deals allowing small investors to get in on private equity transactions are flourishing. What does that mean for the investors? |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Emil Lee |
Return of the SPAC Discover how these seemingly suspect investments operate. In certain situations, special purpose acquisition vehicles can serve a useful purpose in a value investor's portfolio. |
Inc. May 1, 2002 Thea Singer |
Capital: Shell Game The route that home-furnishings importer Decorize Inc. took to the public markets in 2001 was not new, but it was controversial: he went public by a reverse merger -- that is, he backed into a nonoperating public company, or a "shell"... |
CFO July 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll |
A Shell by Any Other Name? "Special purpose" companies offer an intriguing prospect for going public in this conservative IPO market. |
U.S. Banker April 2008 Rebecca Sausner |
SPACS: IPOs Are on a Hot Streak, Despite Cooling Economy Special-purpose acquisition-company IPOs have joined high society, cornering 25 percent of the IPO market last year. |
Entrepreneur December 2004 David Worrell |
Shell Shock? Just as the IPO window may be opening, lawmakers and regulators are working to slam it shut by implementing tough new rules for public companies. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 S.J. Caplan |
Stop Payment on Blank-Check Companies Investors, if a company doesn't tell you exactly how it'll make money, stay away. |
CFO October 1, 2006 Rob Garver |
The Big Get Bigger Despite new technological options, legal challenges, and griping on the part of key stakeholders, the only notable change in the world of underwriting is that the big players are getting bigger. |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Emil Lee |
Return of the SPAC: Part 2 Here are some techniques for investing in SPACs. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 David Grau |
Linked In As they look to recreate themselves, surprisingly few small financial practice owners consider mergers. |