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Abbreviation for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.
Abbreviation for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.


SPACs are companies formed to raise money from investors, and then use the money raised to acquire another operating business.
 
SPACs are companies formed to:
 
:(1) Raise money from investors, and then  
 
:(2) Use the money raised to acquire another operating business.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Acquisition]]
* [[Cash shell]]
* [[Cash shell]]
* [[Company]]
* [[Company]]
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* [[Financial Conduct Authority]] (FCA)
* [[Financial Conduct Authority]] (FCA)
* [[Operating company]]
* [[Operating company]]
* [[Shell company]]
* [[SPAC]]
* [[Special Purpose Entity]]
* [[Special Purpose Entity]]
* [[Special purpose vehicle]]
* [[Special purpose vehicle]]

Latest revision as of 22:05, 22 August 2021

Special purpose vehicles - acquisitions.

Abbreviation for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.


SPACs are companies formed to:

(1) Raise money from investors, and then
(2) Use the money raised to acquire another operating business.


See also