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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. How fast is Rocket Lab growing?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has been a winning stock since closing its transformational merger with WPX Energy in early 2021. That gave it the fuel to grow value for its investors through dividends, share repurchases, debt reduction, and acquisitions. annualized) total return during that period.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If the deal is approved, it will instantly shoot into the top-five largest software acquisitions ever. Salesforce added Slack for just shy of $28 billion in 2021. Numerous small tuck-in acquisitions have been key, and Cisco has done a bang-up job. If the merger were to take place today, Cisco would nearly double its $3.9

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JULY 20, 2024

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) briefly became one of the market's hottest electric vehicle stocks when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) last August. Like many other SPAC-backed EV makers, it ran of of juice as it missed its pre-merger targets and racked up steep losses. just two weeks later.

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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. Uber subsequently spun it off into a stand-alone company, and it went public via a reverse merger this April. area in the first half of 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) , a developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago. in February 2021 but now trades at about $3. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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JULY 14, 2024

went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on Dec. SentinelOne went public via a traditional initial public offering (IPO) at $35 a share on June 30, 2021 but now trades at less than $20. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Its stock opened at $9.84

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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 Why did BigBear.ai

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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 during the apex of the growth-stock rally in February 2021. Metric 2020 2021 2022 2023 Revenue $2.6 Based on 498% growth rate reported in 2021. billion $8.0 billion $15.6 billion $6.9

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MAY 30, 2024

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has been a divisive stock ever since it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. after its merger and nearly tripled to its all-time high of $31 on Nov. It also broadly missed its own pre-merger estimates. IonQ's stock opened at $10.60 Image source: Getty Images.

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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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JULY 17, 2024

In 2021, the company acquired the Bitcoin miner ATL Data Centers, upgraded operations with its own microgrids, and continued to expand by buying and transforming more Bitcoin mining facilities. From fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2023 (which ended last September), CleanSpark's revenue increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 85%.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Pipeline giants Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) and Oneok (NYSE: OKE) have made headline-grabbing multibillion-dollar acquisitions this year. Drilling down into the recent deals Oneok jump-started the recent merger wave in the pipeline sector by agreeing to an $18.8 The acquisition will significantly diversify its operations.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2024

AST SpaceMobile was founded seven years ago and went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021. Uber spun out Serve Robotics in 2021, and the newly independent company went public through a reverse merger (similar to a SPAC acquisition ) with a blank-check company in 2023.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Their low valuations and shareholder-friendly capital return strategies make them great oil stocks to buy this month. This strategy has paid big dividends by improving its returns and lowering its break-even level. Chevron's other upside catalyst is its pending acquisition of Hess. The oil company generated $3.2

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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. Uber spun out Serve Robotics as an independent company in 2021, but it continues to use its robots to fulfill Uber Eats deliveries in select cities.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) launched a pioneering capital return framework following its transformational merger with WPX Energy in early 2021. As the map on that slide shows, the acquisition will increase Chord Energy's acreage position in the Williston Basin. The combined company will have nearly 1.3

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

31, 2021 28.70 15, 2021 Sept. 30, 2021 23.12 16, 2021 June 30, 2021 23.67 million May 17, 2021 March 31, 2021 48.5 16, 2021 Dec. Industry consolidation Berkshire's purchase in the 2023 fourth quarter is a stamp of approval on Chevron's $53 billion merger with Hess, which was announced on Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

is much smaller than Palantir, and it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2021. on its first post-merger trading day, but it now trades at about $1.50. Palantir's revenue rose by 41% in 2021, but it only grew 24% in 2022 and 17% in 2023. BigBear.ai

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JUNE 3, 2024

Boston Beer and Suntory have been working together since 2021, blending Suntory-owned spirits such as Jim Beam and Maker's Mark to create so-called ready-to-drink beverages and promote Boston Beer's Truly Hard Seltzer brand. Is Boston Beer stock a buy on the merger talks? The acquisition could make sense.

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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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JUNE 22, 2024

Many electric vehicle (EV) stocks skyrocketed amid the buying frenzy in meme and growth stocks in 2021. Rivian Rivian's stock price has plunged nearly 90% from its initial public offering (IPO) in November 2021. Deliveries rose 177% in 2021, 47% in 2022, and 182% to 376,030 vehicles in 2023. Image source: Rivian.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

However, Crescent is certainly worth considering as an investment for those looking for companies in its sector, as it's a somewhat offbeat operator concentrating on acquisitions rather than direct development of resources. The stock began trading in late 2021 after a merger and is down 25% since then.

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MAY 5, 2024

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) nearly three years ago. But like many other SPAC-backed EV makers, it set some ambitious delivery and revenue targets in a pre-merger presentation -- then broadly missed its own expectations. Lucid's stock opened at $25.24 billion $5.53

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Just a couple weeks after the acquisition termination, though, Intel and Tower announced a different kind of partnership: Tower will utilize an Intel fab in New Mexico to expand production for Tower customers. billion investment in 2021 to expand its New Mexico facility's capabilities in advanced chip packaging. Data by YCharts.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

billion on organic expansion projects last year (up from less than $700 million in 2021), the company plans to spend nearly $1.6 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. After spending about $1.2 billion to $1.5

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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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JANUARY 29, 2024

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in July 2021. The company's stock is now down approximately 95% from its post-merger peak and has a market capitalization of roughly $6.9 Is there a feasible path for it to deliver returns on that level?

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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. Shares quickly rose from the low $30s to their ultimate, early 2021 peak of $39.24 End result?

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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. in 2021 to negative 1.1% billion in 2021. billion in 2021.

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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. Revenue is up 262% since the beginning of 2021. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) both saw their shares skyrocket to all-time highs during the buying frenzy in growth stocks in 2021. Nio's total number of deliveries more than doubled in both 2020 and 2021, yet only grew 34% to 122,486 vehicles in 2022. in 2021 to just 11% in the third quarter of 2023.

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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. In its pre-merger presentation, QuantumScape predicted it would start commercializing its products in 2024 and grow its revenue at a whopping compound annual growth rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

However, as promising as the company's two biggest sub-segments are, Federal Signal isn't resting on its laurels, having made 11 acquisitions since 2016, expanding into new verticals as it goes. Since 51% of Federal Signal's cash from operations has gone to M&A since 2021, the company is proving to be a proficient acquirer.

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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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