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MARCH 7, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , a developer of data mining and analytics tools, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Dec. Its investors retreated as its growth cooled off, it broadly missed its pre-merger targets, and it racked up steep losses. Its stock opened at $9.84 on April 13, 2022.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) and ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) were both red-hot stocks during the buying frenzy in electric vehicle (EV) stocks in late 2020 and early 2021. QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. Its shares opened at $24.80

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The pipeline company kept its payout flat from the start of 2020 until earlier this year, when it provided investors with a modest 2% raise. at the end of 2020 to 3.25 In addition, the midstream company expects the merger will increase its free cash flow per share by an average of more than 20% from 2024 to 2027. by mid-2023.

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MARCH 16, 2024

When BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021, it bore a striking resemblance to Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , which went public through a direct listing in September 2020. after it closed its merger. Let's see why BigBear.ai

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) was one of the hottest electric vehicle (EV) stocks of 2020. The maker of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. 27, 2020, and its stock opened at $24.80 billion in late 2020 -- even though it didn't generate any revenue yet.

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MARCH 25, 2024

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) company on Dec. went public, it provided some ambitious growth targets in its pre-merger presentation. BigBear.ai's prospects sounded promising, but it broadly missed its rosy pre-merger targets. and climbed to an all-time high of $16.12

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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. Like many other SPAC-backed companies, Rocket Lab set the bar too high during its pre-merger investor presentation. It relocated its headquarters to California in 2013.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

IGG was founded in February 2023 following the merger of two long-established firms, Ross Trustees and Independent Trustee Services (ITS), creating a singular destination for best-in-class professional pensions trusteeship, scheme secretarial, pensions managerial and governance services.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

21, 2020, many investors hailed it as the " Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) of real estate" because its online marketplace streamlined the home buying process by making instant cash offers for homes, repairing the properties, and relisting them for sale. Its revenue fell 46% in 2020 as the pandemic disrupted the housing market, but soared 211% to $8.0

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The HealthComp and Virgin Pulse merger comes as private equity deals have decreased from pandemic-fueled highs. The merger aims to create an integrated platform for employer-sponsored health benefits with hopes of lowering health costs for both members and employers. Fresno, Calif.-based The 2023 MM+M.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Vietnamese manufacturer of electric vehicles ( EVs ) just went public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and soared over 100% on the back of investor hype and its low float. This is what VinFast Auto decided to do when it merged with Black Spade Acquisition back in August.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

SoundHound went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2022 and subsequently expanded by acquiring the restaurant tech companies SYNQ3 and Allset. It was originally a unit of Postmates, which was bought by Uber in 2020. Nvidia also acquired a 10% stake in the company earlier this year.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) are both tiny aerospace companies that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies ( SPACs ) in 2021. Both stocks initially soared, but they crashed after the companies missed their pre-merger estimates and racked up steep losses.

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JULY 30, 2023

That's a significant acceleration from the rent growth the company experienced in 2020 and 2021. Adjusted FFO growth was even faster in its real estate segment at 7.1%, driven by rent growth, acquisitions, and the merger of a non-traded REIT it previously managed. billion acquisition of a non-traded REIT it managed.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) seemed like a promising growth stock when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Dec. In 2020, the pandemic caused its home sales to grind to a halt. Metric 2020 2021 2022 9M 2023 Revenue $2.6 billion $8.0 billion $15.6 billion $6.1

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Canoo was not a normal IPO Canoo came public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in late 2020. That's exactly what happened, and an increasing number of the SPAC mergers from that period are now resulting in bankruptcies. Here's five reasons you should tread carefully.

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MAY 22, 2024

The enterprise AI software company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), and its stock opened at $9.84 In a pre-merger presentation, BigBear.ai In a pre-merger presentation, BigBear.ai from 2020 to 2023, its gross margin dropped to 26%, and its adjusted EBITDA turned negative.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

After acquiring just over 2,000 properties from the merger with Spirit Realty, Realty Income's property portfolio has grown to around 15,500 properties. Assuming the lower interest rates allow Realty Income to refinance debt or fund more projects and acquisitions, lower rates should help boost profits. per share in February 2020.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

That all came to a head in 2020 when deteriorating market conditions during the pandemic left the midstream company with no choice other than to slash its distribution so it could retain additional cash to shore up its finances. The acquisition will enhance Energy Transfer's ability to pay distributions. billion all-equity deal.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2020 and reached its record high of $35.88 Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 Revenue $2.6 Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 Revenue $2.6 Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) has been a tough stock to own over the past few years. billion $8.0 billion $15.6

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The notable exception was a brief cut to the supplemental dividend in early 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (seen in the grey-shaded column). Category 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Net Investment Income Per Share $1.19 $1.41 $1.39 $1.29 $1.48 $2.09 $1.01 HTGC Dividend data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The company first bought shares in Q3 2020, cut the position in 2021, then began building it up again in Q3 2021. million 2/16/2021 12/31/2020 0 11/16/2020 9/30/2020 Data source: Berkshire Hathaway SEC Filings. million 2/16/2021 12/31/2020 0 11/16/2020 9/30/2020 Data source: Berkshire Hathaway SEC Filings.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The maker of electric semi-trucks was a red-hot stock during the buying frenzy in speculative stocks in 2020, but it ran out of juice after it missed its production forecasts. Nikola 's (NASDAQ: NKLA) stock has plunged nearly 99% over the past three years. After that steep decline, Nikola's stock now trades at just 2 times this year's sales.

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MAY 20, 2024

SoundHound went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) two years ago. In a pre-merger presentation, SoundHound claimed it could grow its revenue at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 104% from $13 million in 2020 to $110 million in 2023 as it expanded its gross margin from 55% to 77%.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Many electric vehicle (EV) start-ups went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in 2020. One of those fallen EV stocks is Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV) , which dropped from its pre-merger high of $22 per share on Dec. 10, 2020 to its current price of about $0.64. Army, and NASA for testing purposes.

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JULY 28, 2024

Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) , a producer of artificial intelligence-powered warehouse automation robots, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) two years ago. It was originally founded in 2017 as a unit of Postmates, the food delivery company that was acquired by Uber in 2020.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

In addition to being the top banana in the chocolate world, Hershey's recent acquisitions of Skinny Pop Popcorn and Dot's Homestyle Pretzels are paying immediate dividends, with the new units growing sales by 13% and 65% annually since 2019. MTYFF Free Cash Flow data by YCharts Making 27 acquisitions worth more than $1.7

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

For its recently completed quarter, the company reported that the Pioneer merger is already proving fruitful, contributing $500 million in earnings for the quarter. The Constellation deal reads well for Vistra because the latter has expanded its nuclear capability this year via its acquisition of Energy Harbor in March.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Financial industry disrupter SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a rare bright spot among the hundreds of companies that went public via reverse mergers with special purpose acquisition companies during the 2021 SPAC boom. The Galileo fintech platform posted its largest quarterly member addition since early 2020.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

AST SpaceMobile was founded seven years ago and went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021. It started as a unit of Postmates, which was subsequently acquired by Uber Technologies in 2020. Serve Robotics Serve Robotics develops autonomous sidewalk-delivery robots.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

The developer of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and its stock started trading at $24.80 QuantumScape has high hopes for 2028 During its pre-merger presentation, QuantumScape claimed it would start commercializing its batteries in 2024 and ramp up its production through 2028.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A challenging past and present Nikola hit public markets through a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in June 2020. Let's dig deeper to explore whether or not Nikola's future will be brighter than its past.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Coca-Cola suffered a slowdown in 2020 as restaurants and other dine-in businesses shut down during the pandemic. Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 Outlook Organic Revenue Growth (YOY) (9%) 16% 16% 10% to 11% Comparable EPS Growth (YOY) (8%) 19% 7% 7% to 8% Data source: Coca-Cola. Its comparable operating margin also rose from 30.5%

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JUNE 14, 2024

Despite that benefit, its stock never recovered from its high in early 2020 amid a pandemic and rising interest rates. Furthermore, the Spirit Realty acquisition has boosted its financials. Nonetheless, the added expenses and merger-related costs led to total (operational) expenses rising by almost 57% to $1.1 Its nearly $1.3

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) initially impressed the bulls when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on June 3, 2020. Instead, it was being valued based entirely on the ambitious production targets it set during its pre-merger presentation in March 2020. just six trading sessions later.

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MAY 17, 2024

Third, it's worth noting that 3M Healthcare/Solventum was the focus of 3M's merger and acquisition activity over the past five years. In 2020, 3M sold the majority of its drug delivery business.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Demonstrated success In addition to completing sale-leaseback transactions, "we have firmly demonstrated our capabilities deploying capital, having invested $9 billion or more including public M&A in each of the last three years since exiting the pandemic year of 2020," Roy said on the call. The company knows how to acquire real estate.

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