Itâs a big loud acquisitions mania, and no one knows how it will end
SPACs are hot, but has this way of taking a company public created a risky game of musical chairs?
By Scott Kirsner Globe Correspondent,Updated April 11, 2021, 4:21 p.m.
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SPACS offer a shortcut to the stock market. But some experts worry that their rapid rise may not be sustainable.Michael Nagle/Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloo
There are more than 400 companies running around with boxes of cash, looking to buy other businesses. Some, known as special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are based in Massachusetts, and some of the companies they are considering buying are based here.
Source: SolarWinds
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report describes new details emerging from the SolarWinds supply chain hack investigation. In this report, you ll hear (click on player beneath image to listen): ISMG s Mathew Schwartz offer an update on the SolarWinds investigation;
Art Coviello, venture partner at Rally Ventures, highlight why security education is crucial this year;
Nat Smith, senior director and analyst at Gartner, share strategies for retaining security and operations center analysts.
The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Fridays. Don t miss the Jan. 1 and Jan. 8 editions, which respectively discuss cybersecurity leadership in 2020 and SolarWinds developments.
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