The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) , the creator of the Electron orbital rocket, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago. The combined company's stock started trading at $11.58, soared to an all-time high of $20.72 just two weeks later, but now trades at less than $7 a share.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Why the stock is moving higher SoundHound AI went public in 2022 with the help of a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ). When in doubt, zoom out One of my predictions for 2024 was that merger and acquisition activity would be on the rise. Let's dig in to see what's really going on before buying into the hype.

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Insight Partners

APRIL 1, 2025

Choose your exit: IPO or acquisition? The first decision you must make is your endpoint: an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition by a public company, acquisition by a private company, or a private equity takeover? Each requires you to make different decisions as your company grows.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 21, 2023

He joined McCarthy Tétrault back in 1997 and was a corporate litigator working on mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and other files. He shared this with me on this role: The leadership of CDPQ (on sustainability) has been there since 2017. We began with a quick overview of his career.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The acquisition is Blackstone’s biggest-ever investment in the Asia-Pacific region, outweighing its A$8.9 Blackstone and CPPIB will take control of AirTrunk’s growing portfolio of Asian data centres, which are occupied by companies including Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and TikTok’s parent company ByteDance.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 22, 2023

Do you feel like this reception maybe opens the door for some of those other big-name private companies out there? Still way behind Walmart, which 22% something you're trying to see why that merger wouldn't be allowed to go through. Matt, we saw a pretty big acquisition this week. It's a big pill for Nasdaq to swallow.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Mr. Murphy has more than 25 years of experience advising clients across equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, debt advisory, special situations, financial sponsors, and private companies. 2025 Private Equity Professional | February 27, 2025

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