SPACs: A Love Story - a podcast by Tom Dotan

It seems like in Silicon Valley is starting a SPAC. Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, Kevin Hartz, Chamath Palihapitiya, maybe even your roommate.

Reporters Cory Weinberg and Ross Matican trace the origins of the SPAC surge. We explain why these special-purpose acquisition companies have become so popular, some of the regulatory history, and what some of the downsides are. 

In this episode, we talked to:

• George Arison, co-CEO of Shift Technologies


• Milos Vulanovic, associate of corporate finance at EDHEC Business School


• Thomas Hennessy, co-CEO and president of PropTech Acquisition Corporation


• Jay Heller, head of capital markets & IPO expansion at Nasdaq

Further reading:

• The Information's SPAC Target List


• What Private Tech Firms Should Watch Out For in SPACs


• Opendoor, in Announcing SPAC, Opens Up About Losses


• ChargePoint to Go Public in $2.4 Billion SPAC Deal

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