special purpose acquisition company

3rd June 2021

To SPAC or not to SPAC: An insider’s view

Having used special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as to exit investments, Clairvest’s Mohit Kansal, Michael Andrisani and Michael Wagman explain why they are experiencing a…

2nd February 2021

PlayStudios to go public with $1.1bn valuation

Free-to-play mobile gaming business PlayStudios is to merge with special purpose acquisition company Acies Acquisition Corporation to list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.  Founded in…

7th January 2021

Billionaire Moelis funds new SPAC with eye on gaming sector

Investment banking billionaire Ken Moelis has founded a new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Atlas Crest Investment II, which will seek to merge with a…

22nd October 2020

iGaming veterans’ SPAC targets major M&A after $250m Nasdaq listing

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed by a host of leading igaming and social media executives, begins trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market today…

2nd September 2020

Skillz to go public on NYSE through SPAC

Mobile gaming platform Skillz Inc will go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Flying Eagle Acquisition…

29th June 2020

Golden Nugget online gaming to go public on Nasdaq

Golden Nugget Online Gaming will go public on the Nasdaq exchange following a special-purpose reverse merger with blank check company Landcadia Holdings II. Golden Nugget Online…