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SPAC Talk: December 2007
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Saturday, December 29, 2007. HAC SPAC Meeting Setback. Boston-based Harbor Acquisition Corporation. Amex: HAC; HAC.U; HAC.WS; ". And the related proposals at the special meeting. The reconvened special meeting on December 31, 2007 will be held at the offices of Davis, Malm and D'Agostine, P.C. One Boston place, 37. About Elmet Technologies, Inc. Harbor Acq...
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SPAC Talk: February 2008
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Saturday, February 23, 2008. IPO VIEW-For blank-check IPOs, popularity comes at a price. 022208, 8:06 PM ET. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blank-check companies have been some of the hottest initial public offerings in recent months, but hedge funds with an eye for profit may be short-circuiting them, a trend that could end up stunting the IPO market. Collects data...
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SPAC Talk: May 2008
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Saturday, May 31, 2008. UPDATE 1-Goldman pulls Liberty Lane IPO, deal a tough sell. Wed May 28, 2008 7:13pm EDT. By Joseph A. Giannone. NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N: Quote. Efforts to launch a new kind of "blank-check" company, Liberty Lane Acquisition Corp (LLACU.O: Quote. SPACs are companies that raise money and hunt for takeovers...
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SPAC Talk: Hedge Fund SPACmail?
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Saturday, February 23, 2008. IPO VIEW-For blank-check IPOs, popularity comes at a price. 022208, 8:06 PM ET. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blank-check companies have been some of the hottest initial public offerings in recent months, but hedge funds with an eye for profit may be short-circuiting them, a trend that could end up stunting the IPO market. Collects data...
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SPAC Talk: No bonds for Hammerin' Hank...
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Saturday, October 20, 2007. No bonds for Hammerin' Hank. SPAC IPO FILING: Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. (HMR, TAXI). The company is a SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company, so it has no existing operations. Here is SPAC's managment all-stars:. Tony Tavares, President and Chief Executive Officer, is the former CEO and President of SMG, a premier...
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SPAC Talk: Amelio's SPAC Upside the Head
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Sunday, March 23, 2008. Amelio's SPAC Upside the Head. SPAC that went splat. How ex-Apple CEO Gil Amelio raised $173 million - and lost almost all of it. Which is why they were so quick to pour $173 million into Acquicor, a SPAC formed in 2005 by a supergroup of Apple ( AAPL. In early 2007, Acquicor bought a Southern California chip company called Jazz Sem...
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SPAC Talk: November 2007
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Thursday, November 22, 2007. Starwood's Sternlicht seeks to surf SPAC wave. IPO Filing Floodgates: Third Wave Acquisition Corp. (TWV). Read more 24/7 Wall St. article. Posted by Ed Pekarek. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I-Bankers Securities, Inc. CRT Capital Group, LLC. Ferris, Baker Watts. Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. What is a SPAC?
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SPAC Talk: January 2008
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. 8216;Blank Cheques’ Thrive in Volatile Market. SPACs are luring investors into fresh opportunities. Stephanie Baum in New York. US hedge fund managers Fortress, Och-Ziff. Capital, Ospraie Management. Are among new investors in Spacs. Steven A. Cohen of SAC Capita l. Although Spacs began in 1994 as small scale investment vehicles,...
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SPAC Talk: August 2007
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Special Purpose Acquisition Corps" (aka "Blank Check" IPOs) have recently been a fast growing method of raising capital and bringing companies public. Thursday, August 9, 2007. SPACtacular special shareholder meeting. SAN DIEGO and BEIJING- (BUSINESS WIRE)- Chardan North China Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB:. CNCA, CNCAU, CNCAW) ( “. Chardan North ”. S S-4 prospectus/proxy materials effective earlier this afternoon. Those materials also relate to an exchange offer to be made to holders of the outstanding p...