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Putting together a list of best/successful SPAC Firms
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Gores Holdings
- https://www.gores.com/
- The Gores Group's previous SPACs include Gores Holdings V (GRSVU; 5% from $10 offer price), which went public in August 2020; Gores Holdings IV (GHIV; 14%), which went public in January 2020 and is pending a combination with UWM Corp; Gores Holdings III, which acquired government contractor PAE (PAE; -2%) in February 2020; Gores Holdings II, which acquired Verra Mobility (VRRM; 35%) in October 2018; and Gores Holdings, which acquired Hostess Brands (Nasdaq: TWNK; 44%) in November 2016. While Gores Holdings VI is the sixth SPAC formed by The Gores Group alone, the group also co-sponsored January 2019 IPO Gores Metropoulos with dealmaker Dean Metropoulos, which completed its combination with driverless car startup Luminar Technologies (LAZR; 242%) earlier this month.
- GMHI - Gores Holdings I acquired Hostess Brands Inc
- GMIIU - Gores Holdings II acquired Verra Mobility
- GRSH – Gores Holdings III, Inc. Completes Acquisition of PAE From Platinum Equity
- GHIV – Gores Holdings IV combined with United Wholesale Mortgage
- GRSV - Gores Holdings V, Inc. Announces Pricing of $475 Million Initial Public Offering
- GHVIU - The Gores Group's sixth SPAC Gores Holdings VI prices $300 million IPO
- Lead by Dean Metropoulos and Alec Gores
- GMHI - Gores Metropoulos, Inc. combines with Luminar Technologies
- GMIIU - Consumer-focused SPAC Gores Metropoulos II files for a $400 million IPO
Social Capital
- http://www.socialcapitalhedosophiaholdings.com/
- Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings is a partnership between the investment firms of Social Capital and Hedosophia. Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings unites technologists, entrepreneurs and technology-oriented investors around a shared vision of identifying and investing in innovative and agile technology companies.
- IPOA – Virgin Galactic
- IPOB – Opendoor
- IPOC - Clover Health
- IPOD –
- IPOE - Social Finance (SoFi)
Hennessey Capital
- http://www.hennessycapllc.com/
- Lead by Daniel J. Hennessy
- HCAC I - $115 million IPO in January 2014, completed merger with Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) in February 2015 with partners at Cerberus Capital Management.
- HCAC II - Hennessy Acquisition II, which raised $175 million in July 2015 and acquired trucking company Daseke (DSKE; -42%) in February 2017
- HCAC III - Hennessy Acquisition III, which raised $225 million in June 2017 and acquired waste management services company NRC Group (NRCG) prior to being acquired itself by US Ecology (Nasdaq: ECOL) in November 2019
- HCAC IV - Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV, raised $261 million in February of 2019 and recently completed its acquisition of EV developer Canoo (GOEV; 89% from $10 offer price).
- HCICU - Hennessy Capital's industrials SPAC Hennessy Capital Investment V files for a $250 million IPO
Spartan Acquisition
- https://www.spartanspacii.com/
- Lead by Geoffrey Strong, CEO and Director. Mr. Strong is a Senior Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure and Natural Resources at Apollo
- SPAQ - Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. acquired Fisker Inc.
- SPRQ.U - Spartan Acquisition Corp. II (“Spartan II”) is a special purpose acquisition entity focused on the energy value-chain in North America, with a particular focus on opportunities aligned with energy transition and sustainability.
Churchill Capital
- https://churchillcap.com/
- Lead by industry veteran Michael Klein
- Launched Churchill Capital I, II, III, IV, V
- In January 2019, Churchill Capital Corp announced a merger with Clarivate Analytics (Clarivate), in a transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion.
- Churchill Capital I - Churchill Capital Corp II is a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC) which raised $690 million in its IPO in June 2019 and is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCX.U)
- Churchill Capital II – Churchill II to Merge with Skillsoft, the Pioneer of Digital Learning, in a $1.3 Billion Transaction and Will Also Acquire Global Knowledge, the Global Leader in IT and Business Skills Training, for $233 Million
- Churchill Capital III - In February 2020, Churchill Capital Corp III, completed its $1.1 billion IPO. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CCXX.U). On July 12, 2020, Churchill Capital Corp III announced a definitive agreement to merge with MultiPlan, Inc. (“MultiPlan”), a market-leading technology enabled provider of end-to-end healthcare cost management solutions.
- Churchill Capital IV – Churchill Capital Corp IV (the “Company”) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 180,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “CCIV.U” commencing on July 30, 2020
- Churchill Capital V - Churchill Capital Corp V will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the symbol "CCV.U" commencing on December 16, 2020.
- Michael Klein currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Churchill Capital Corp, a blank check company whose sponsor is an affiliate of M. Klein and Company, LLC, and as a Director for Credit Suisse Group AG and Credit Suisse AG. Mr. Klein is the founder and managing partner of M. Klein and Company, which he founded in 2012.
Eagle Acquisition
- Lead by veteran Hollywood executives Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan
- Launched Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. with a $600 million initial public offering
- Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. is the sixth public acquisition vehicle since 2011 launched by Sagansky and Sloan
- Previous offerings include Diamond Eagle Acquisition, Global Eagle Acquisition, Silver Eagle Acquisition, Double Eagle Acquisition and Platinum Eagle, which raised more than $2 billion for investment purposes
- Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. acquired specialty rental services market company Williams Scotsman International Inc.
- Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. acquired both Target Lodging and Signor Lodging for approximately $1.4 billion in total consideration.
- Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. acquired Row 44, Inc. ("Row 44") and 86% of the shares of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG ("AIA"). The Company was renamed Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
- Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp. acquired Videocon d2h Limited
- Sports betting giant DraftKings recently agreed to become a public company after reaching a merger agreement with Diamond Eagle Acquisition and SBTech. The combined company will become the only vertically-integrated pure-play sports betting and online gaming company based in the United States. That transaction is expected to close in the first half of this year.
JAWS Acquisition & JAWS Spitfire
- Lead by Starwood Capital founder Barry Sternlicht
- Launched Jaws Acquisition with a $400 million initial public offering.
- JAWS Acquisition has specified an industry, but will not target an industry that is competitive with Starwood Capital which includes real estate, lodging, oil and gas and energy infrastructure.
- Barry Stuart Sternlicht, is an American billionaire and the co-founder (with Bob Faith), chairman, and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, an investment fund with over $60 billion in assets under management. He is also chairman of Starwood Property Trust. He is the co-founder of Starwood and served as its CEO from 1995 to 2005.
Cantor Fitzgerald
- https://www.cantor.com/
- After raising $450mm for it's 4th SPAC of the year, we take a look at Cantor Fitzgerald Acquisition Corporation's history
- TheCantor Fitzgerald team, led by CEO Howard Lutnick, President Anshu Jain, and CFO Paul Pion. Lutnick is CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BCG partners. Jain is President of Cantor. Pion is the U.S. Chief Administrative Officer and a Senior Managing Director at Cantor.
- CF Acquisition I - CFFA raised $250MM. Merged with GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), an alternative asset management solutions provider
- CF Acquisition Corporation II - CFII raised $400MM. Will merge with View, a smart glass maker
- CF Acquisition Corporation III - CFIII raised $200MM.Targeting a company with an EV between $500M – $1.25B. industries include financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software.
- CF Acquisition Corporation IV began trading this past week after raising $450mm in their upsized IPO.
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