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

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. At the time, SPACs were a hot investment topic and companies were coming public at a rapid clip via this route. GOEV EPS Diluted (Quarterly) data by YCharts Companies can't lose money forever.

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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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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The “Magnificent Seven” refers to a group of seven high-performing and influential technology companies in the U.S. Private companies continued to face challenges throughout 2024. The percentage of companies demonstrating EBITDA growth fell to 58%, the lowest since Q3 2022.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Many companies went public via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in 2020 and 2021.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 7, 2024

Transitioning to a private company with these strong partners will not only limit our exposure to volatile financial markets, it also will ensure ALLETE has access to the significant capital needed for our planned investments now and over the long term. Per Share in Cash DULUTH, Minn.— May 6, 2024 — ALLETE, Inc.

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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. In January 2016, Justin Trudeau's government appointed him Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, a position he fulfilled from 2016 to 2020.

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