SPACS or special acquisition companies are becoming a popular way to raise money. It is a unique and innovative concept that, on the surface, doesn’t seem to make sense.
A SPAC is a company that raises money from investors to acquire another company. They are typically listed on an exchange and have a board of directors and management team.
The first Special Purpose Acquisition Company was created in 1993 by Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management founder. Since then, they have acquired companies such as Hertz Global Holdings Inc., Burger King, and Red Roof Inn.
SPACs have two years to find a target company or return the money to investors (including retail and institutional investors). SPAC investors are betting that management can identify target companies with stock prices undervalued by the market and buy them at a discount (or on the cheap) within this time frame.
– They are easy to access for many investors since you do not need special qualifications like passing through accredited investor status.– There are not any lockup periods where you can’t sell your shares of SPAC stocks right away, unlike with traditional IPOs
- They are highly speculative investments since there isn’t much known about their assets after finding another company or business to buy out.- The management teams of these companies tend to be former CEOs who have retired from running large corporations with lots of experience and expertise.
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ABS) is an American supermarket chain formed in 2006 by the merger of Albertsons and Safeway.- The Carlyle Group is an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C.
– They may feel like their business is no longer growing, and they want to explore other opportunities outside of their current industry.– The company’s management team might feel like they’re running out of ideas or opportunities for growth within their organization.