An Overview of SPACs and the 2020-2021 SPAC Surge

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Creator	Moon, Laura E.
Abstract	This paper provides a literature review in order to capture the state of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) market, incorporating the most recent research from 2020 and 2021. SPACs are an alternative way to take a company public. Rather than going through the traditional IPO process to access public markets, the SPAC is a shell that raises money through an IPO. After raising IPO proceeds the SPAC has two years to find a private company to take public via merger. This paper goes through the life cycle of the SPAC and incorporates research on how different features of the SPAC structure affect its performance. Key Words: Special Purpose Acquisition Company, SPAC, IPO, SPAC Sponsor, Acquisitions, Blank Check Company, Reverse Merger
License	Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Resource Type	Honors College Thesis
Date Issued	2021-12-02
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Honors Bachelor of Science (H.B.S.)
Degree Field	Finance
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2022
Advisor	Yang, Sean
Committee Member	Gibbons, Brian Blackburne, Terrence
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Honors College
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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