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What went wrong for 17Live?
17Live has its work cut out in trying to get some love from investors
January 18, 2024
Global Markets
2024 brings A New Hope
Irrespective of how 2024 pans out globally, we hope it heralds The Rise of Skywalker for the IPO market here
January 11, 2024
Global Markets
Watch out for three orphan companies
There are unloved companies on the Nasdaq that deserve attention
November 30, 2023
SPACs
VTAC calls for trading halt, pending announcement
VTAC was the first of the three spacs here to lodge its prospectus
October 02, 2023
SPACs
Will Singapore-listed spacs make their move or fold? (update)
Sources familiar with the matter informed The Edge Singapore that two spacs have already identified their acquisition targets.
September 14, 2023
SPACs
Spac euphoria turns into painful reckoning as liquidity runs dry
"You’re going to see a smaller number of SPACs going forward."
December 15, 2022
SPACs
Burst of broken spac deals sends jitters through battered sector
The wave of breakups deals a blow to the industry that many believe has gone bust
August 15, 2022
SPACs
Thiel-backed spac weighs US$2.5 billion Circles.Life deal
Enthusiasm for SPACs has waned amid heightened market volatility
July 13, 2022
IPO
Global IPO market halved year to date; 'record number' of spacs face ticking clock
Worldwide, there were 305 IPOs in Q2 2022, down 54% y-o-y. They raised a total of US$40.6 billion, down 65% y-o-y.
June 30, 2022
SPACs
Time's up for the blank-cheque spacs gravy train
Wall Street's good at squeezing the last drop of juice from all sorts of funky investments, and spacs is no different
June 09, 2022