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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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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. What happened to Nikola over the past three years?

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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 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. billion $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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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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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 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Most, but not all, Dow stocks pay dividends.

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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 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. and skyrocketed to a record high of $131.67 less than a month later.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Over time, these assets will produce even more cash flow and help the business compound returns for investors. But given the recent acquisition, it might not issue another special dividend until 2026. Exxon's merger with Pioneer Natural Resources boosted its Permian output to 1.3

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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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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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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. and VinFast Auto Ltd. wasn't one of them!

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Unlike AT&T and Verizon , which expanded their wireless networks to reduce their dependence on wireline connections, Lumen shunned the wireless market and expanded its wireline business through a series of mergers and acquisitions. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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 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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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. In turn, this is leading to more customer growth.

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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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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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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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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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OCTOBER 4, 2024

All about cash flow Since completing its merger with Sprint in 2020, T-Mobile has produced massive free cash flow growth for shareholders. For example, management delivered more than $8 billion in merger synergies since integrating Sprint, above its $7.5 T-Mobile plans to return most of that free cash flow to shareholders.

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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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MARCH 3, 2024

annualized total return. 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. to 15.1%.

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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 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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