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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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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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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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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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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) , a provider of online financial services, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on June 1, 2021. Like many other SPAC-backed start-ups, SoFi lost its luster after it missed its own ambitious pre-merger forecasts. million at the end of 2020 to 8.77

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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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A history of Berkshire's Chevron position Even since Berkshire opened a stake in the fourth quarter of 2020, its Chevron position has arguably been its most active in terms of sizable buying and selling. 31, 2020 0 Nov. 16, 2020 Sept. 30, 2020 Data source: Berkshire Hathaway SEC Filings. 31, 2020 0 Nov.

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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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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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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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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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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Shares of the home robotics company, best known for its Roomba line of robotic vacuums, soared nearly 40% last Friday after Reuters reported that Amazon was finally poised to receive unconditional European Union antitrust approval to complete the acquisition. and Europe promptly voiced concerns. per share (though the deal's $1.7

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

“We have had a fantastic journey with Altor since 2020, are immensely proud of how successfully Eleda has developed, and now stand ready to take our business to new and exciting heights.” Altor created Eleda in April 2020 through the merger of 3 well positioned infrastructure services platforms.

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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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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) , a developer of electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Aug. Like many other SPAC-backed start-ups, Joby disappointed its early investors by missing its own pre-merger estimates by a mile.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

This company went public through a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the latter part of pandemic-riddled 2020, and it benefited from the high investor interest in anything promising around that time. The stock's wild history has been rather predictable too.

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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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OCTOBER 31, 2024

When Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago, some bullish investors believed the luxury electric vehicle maker could become the next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Lucid's stock soared to a post-merger high of $55.52 16, 2021, and boosted its market cap to $91.4

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The developer of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in November 2020, and its stock started trading at $24.80 QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) has disappointed a lot of investors since its public debut. and skyrocketed to a record high of $131.67 less than a month later.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) has been a disappointing investment ever since it was created from the merger between Kraft and Heinz nine years ago. Those strategies put it in a good position to grow in 2020 and 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic drove more people to stock up on packaged foods. The combined company's shares opened at $48.55

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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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AUGUST 15, 2024

that November, marking a 287% rally from its IPO price of $52 in 2020. That growth was driven by its organic expansion as well as its acquisitions of smaller companies. Unity's revenue rose 43% in 2020 and 44% in 2021. Twilio's stock surged to $443.49 Unity's stock hit $201.12 But in 2023, Twilio's revenue only increased 9%.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The stock is up 35% in the last month and getting near the all-time highs set when its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) was consummated in 2020. In turn, this is leading to more customer growth. Should you buy after this recent run-up? Let's investigate SoFi's stock performance and find out.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Deliberations are at an early stage, and a decision on whether to proceed with the merger should be made by the end of the year, said one of the people. Mediawan and Leonine formed a TV production joint venture in 2020. The merger would come amid renewed deal activity in the media sector. Source: U.S.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In August 2020, Salesforce replaced ExxonMobil in the Dow. It can engage in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and companies can pour money back into the business to drive organic growth. Dividend Kings are companies that have grown their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. Most, but not all, Dow stocks pay dividends.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

But given the recent acquisition, it might not issue another special dividend until 2026. Over the last five years, Texas Pacific has issued special dividends in 2020, 2022, and 2024, so there's reason to believe the even-year pattern should continue. Exxon's merger with Pioneer Natural Resources boosted its Permian output to 1.3

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AUGUST 11, 2024

Salesforce is a balanced buy It may have surprised investors when Salesforce -- a growth stock -- was added to Dow in August 2020. Although they are similar businesses, ExxonMobil and Chevron do have some distinct differences, especially regarding their merger and acquisition activity. Image source: Getty Images.

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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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DECEMBER 6, 2023

A lot of that has been through acquisitions, with Builders FirstSource doing a massive deal in 2020 and completing 14 smaller purchases in the last two years alone to rapidly expand both its product portfolio and its geographic reach. billion in cash between 2024 and 2026 on share repurchases and continued acquisitions.

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