Number of the Day

The SPAC Attack, by the Numbers

Everyone’s favorite new route to going public is having quite a year

Marker Editors
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2 min readOct 5, 2020

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Marker # of the Day: 46% — The share of the $103 billion raised in IPOs this year that went to SPACs. Source: Dealogic
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46%: That’s the share of the $103 billion raised through October 2 in U.S.-listed initial public offerings this year that went to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, according to financial data provider Dealogic.

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