Apr 28, 2021
Hope for positive deal flow and pops fizzled a bit today as both new SPAC deal announcements received disappointing reactions from the market.
Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp (MRAC) fell -0.3% to $9.89 and
Galileo Acquisition Corp (GLEO) fell -0.5% to $10.02. This continues yesterday s theme of underwhelming deal announcement enthusiasm.
It could still be the case of a back and forth broader stock market, fed speak, and investor attention focused on a deluge of corporate earnings. However, if I m a SPAC waiting to announce a deal based on market conditions then today s results don t instill confidence to move ahead.
Here s a look at how other recently announced SPAC deals ended the day:
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Dan Sundheim s D1 Capital has made private investments in startups since its inception in 2018.
D1 participated in funding rounds in hot sectors like logistics, enterprise SaaS, and e-commerce.
We listed all the private investments it has announced publicly in 2021.
Hedge fund D1 Capital Partners, run by billionaire Dan Sundheim, is continuing to ramp up its private market bets having invested in at least 24 private companies in 2021 so far.
The $21 billion hedge fund has been making private investments in startups since its launch in 2018. Popular among fellow Tiger Cub firms Tiger Global and Coatue Management, private investing continues to take the hedge fund world by storm this year.
Chamath Defends His SPAC Record Following CLOV Short Squeeze
SPACs were down on Monday in a quiet news day. With the CLOV short squeeze going, Chamath is back to promoting his SPACs and FinTwit is less than welcoming.
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Apr 20, 2021
It was a quiet news day for SPACs on Monday with the CompoSecure / DBDR deal a disappointing +0.2% up on the announcement. The mania of Merger Mondays is gone and only good deals will get rewarded. Investors may not have liked CompoSecure s aggressive growth forecasts or they may be a little scared off from crypto with Bitcoin s (modest) crash back down to the mid $50k range. Regardless, they didn t bite.
SPAC Wrap: New Deal Duds, and QuantumScape Slammed by Short Seller Report
DEH and CHFW drummed up little investor enthusiasm for their SPAC merger announcements. SPAC IPOs remain parked and SPACs generally traded lower on the day. QS sold off on short seller report.
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Apr 15, 2021
Two new deals were announced this morning, which felt like a lot of activity relative to what investors have become used to lately. However, neither of those deals, were met with much investor enthusiasm:
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down 0.3%, and remains below NAV at $9.85
Perhaps it was a little bit of a risk-off sentiment in the market as both of the SPAC targets, Vicarious Surgical + Surrozen, are speculative pre-revenue healthcare plays.