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after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2020 and reached its record high of $35.88 during the apex of the growth-stock rally in February 2021. Most of that pressure can be attributed to soaring interest rates and a cooling housing market. billion $8.0 billion $15.6

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JULY 17, 2024

CleanSpark previously developed modular microgrids -- which funnel renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power, into storage, backup generators, and load management services -- before it transformed into a Bitcoin miner. That closely watched figure more than doubled to 20.4 EH/s at the end of June 2024.

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Like many other electric vehicle start-ups, Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) and set some overly ambitious long-term goals. In its pre-merger presentation in 2020, it claimed it could ship 600 battery-powered electric trucks (BEVs) in 2021, ship 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and ship 3,500 BEVs in 2023.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

That said, it's still down 95% from its high set in 2021. However, profitability tanked for Cardlytics following a trio of acquisitions in 2021 and early 2022. The market is reacting to news regarding one of these acquisitions today: Bridg. Cardlytics acquired Bridg for $350 million in May 2021. As of 9:50 a.m.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But since its market debut via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), Opendoor's stock has lost nearly 90% of its value. Its total number of houses purchased skyrocketed 498% to 36,908 units in 2021. But in 2022, inflation and rising interest rates quickly chilled the housing market.

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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. The combined company's stock opened at $21.97

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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. Lumen expected to generate slow but steady growth as economies of scale kicked in.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The maker of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. on its first trading day before skyrocketing to an all-time high of $131.67 But it didn't reiterate or update its pre-merger revenue or adjusted EBITDA estimates. 27, 2020, and its stock opened at $24.80

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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. Its stock collapsed as rising interest rates disrupted the real estate market and cast an unflattering light on its staggering losses. Metric 2020 2021 2022 9M 2023 Revenue $2.6

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Discovery still needs help Ever since the company was formed by the merger of AT&T 's WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications in 2021, the company has underperformed as it's struggled with a bloated debt burden, questionable management decisions, and a lack of any growth strategy. billion, helped by its acquisition of BluTV.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Could one of those stocks be BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , the enterprise AI software company that went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021? set some unrealistic growth targets during its pre-merger presentation and missed those estimates by a mile. What does BigBear.ai For 2024, BigBear.ai

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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 6, 2023

The logistics services provider has come a long way since it was spun off from XPO in 2021. The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry.

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MAY 8, 2024

Private equity giant Bain Capital is said to be considering an acquisition of education software provider PowerSchool Holdings (NYSE: PWSC). The company was spun out of Pearson to Vista Equity Partners in 2015, going public in 2021. Is PowerSchool a buy on the merger reports? Is PowerSchool going private again?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) went public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 28, 2022. During its pre-merger presentation, SoundHound predicted that its revenue would rise from $13 million in 2020 to $20 million in 2021, and then grow to $28 million in 2022. million in Q2 2021.

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MARCH 21, 2024

SoFi stock: Down 26% this year and 73% from its high Jennifer Saibil : SoFi has been demonstrating fantastic growth since it went public in 2021 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). in earnings per share (EPS).

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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 BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) has disappointed a lot of investors since its public debut on Dec. on its first day as a combined company.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

The company, which went public as part of a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) merger in 2021, has seen investment from Anthem, now called Elevance. On Tuesday, Sharecare reported a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing from Oct. per share in cash. million and $460 million, compared to $442.42

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

SoFi stock: Down 61% from its high Jennifer Saibil : I was wary of the hype surrounding SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) when it went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in June of 2021. It was untested, with an astronomical valuation and no profits.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) disappointed a lot of investors after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in September 2021. Its revenue grew 35% in 2021 as the pandemic's worst point passed, but rose a mere 16% in 2022 as it transitioned from a la carte classes to an unlimited subscription-based model.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Shares of Teladoc soared from roughly $80 at the beginning of 2020 to as high as $294 in 2021. But as vaccines from Moderna , Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson , and other pharmaceutical companies earned approval from the Food and Drug Administration and became widely available, and lockdowns ended, Teladoc's business model lost its mojo.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in February 2021. It actually exceeded its pre-merger estimates by growing revenue by 65% in fiscal 2022 and 94% in fiscal 2023. It's already built more than 1 million charging points across North America and Europe. million to negative $130.2

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) disappointed a lot of investors after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in April 2022. Like many other SPAC-backed businesses, SoundHound lost its luster as rising interest rates cast a harsh light on its slowing sales growth, steep losses, and high valuation.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) , a maker of electric semi-trucks, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in June 2020. In its pre-merger presentation, it told investors it could deliver 600 BEVs in 2021, 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and 3,500 BEVs in 2023. Its shares opened at $37.55 a week later.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Lumen faces an existential crisis Unlike AT&T and Verizon Communications , which downsized their wireline businesses to expand their wireless businesses, Lumen doubled down on its wireline business through a series of mergers and acquisitions instead of entering the wireless market. billion in 2023.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

While the stock is still more than 50% below its 2021 all-time highs, 2023 was a year for the DraftKings bulls, with the stock soaring over 209% and becoming one of the best stocks in the market last year. in 2021 to 7.7% The question now is: What accounts for DraftKings' improvement, and is the stock still a buy? million) to ($302.1

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Symbiotic (NASDAQ: SYM) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on June 8, 2022. Over the past year, it's consistently grown revenue at double-digit and triple-digit rates, while narrowing its losses on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Understanding Magnite's growth strategies Magnite was created via the merger of two smaller ad tech companies, The Rubicon Project and Telaria, in 2020. All of those mergers and acquisitions turned Magnite into the world's largest independent sell-side platform (SSP) for digital ads.

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MARCH 11, 2024

BigBear went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in Dec. 2021, and its stock started trading at $9.84 That was well below its pre-merger target of $388 million for the year. C3 listed its IPO at $42 in Dec. 2020, and its stock skyrocketed to a record high of $177.47 that same month. last April.

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JULY 27, 2023

Delight at acquisition Announcing the deal to the French market, FDJ’s chairman Stephane Pallez said he was “delighted” with the acquisition. billion for Good Causes, with 2021 and 2022 being the most successful years in that regard. Its operations also include lotteries in the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Austria.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Microsoft is starting to separate itself because it's tied to so many things and we saw what it is now trying to do in the gaming business with its Activision Blizzard acquisition of almost $70 billion. Andy Cross: It'll be very interesting to see how this all works out with Microsoft as they continue to push more aggressively at the cloud.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Canadian cannabis company Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) has been on the right track ever since it merged with rival Aphria in 2021. It takes time for a big merger to reveal its full potential. Tilray is gradually becoming the bigger and better company that the merger aimed to create. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

When President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, there was the strong belief that he and a then Democrat-controlled Congress would have no trouble passing cannabis-reform measures. In March 2022, it completed its acquisition of Alcanna and became the largest private-sector liquor retailer in our neighbor to the north.

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