{"id":4334,"date":"2021-06-23T10:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:13:32","slug":"a-spac-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/tl-dr\/a-spac-dream-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"A SPAC dream come true?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4c7f580d-2e1b-4dc3-837b-1baa39aa7bb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>WeWork\u2019s case<\/em><\/a><em> is just another example showing that Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/abcf1dad-833d-4620-ab57-96ea01d918ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>are a hot trend in finance<\/em><\/a><em>, \u201cchanging investor appetite for businesses that have previously struggled to go public\u201d and even inspiring not just one but two <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Cassius+Cuv%C3%A9e+SPAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>rap songs<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as Cassius Cuv\u00e9e says in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9rHkXfaIRTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spac Dream<\/a>, which has more than 140,000 views on YouTube:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cA Spac? What the hell\u2019s that?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spac Dream By Cassius Cuv\u00e9e featuring Mags Lionne\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rHkXfaIRTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, a SPAC is a blank check company, without any operating activity, created by the promoters (or sponsors), in order to collect resources through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), with the sole purpose of identifying and consequently completing a business combination with one (or more) private operating business (the target). The sponsors (or management team) leverage their name, network and track-record in the financial sector in order to collect capital through an IPO and to identify and complete a business combination with one (or more) private target company which can therefore go public in an indirect way. <mark>This is how WeWork will go public almost two years after its failed listing plunged the company into turmoil\u2026<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in the US during the eighties, <strong>SPACs are a peculiar kind of cash shells<\/strong>, entities constituted and later listed on a stock exchange in order to complete an acquisition or a merger with a selected private company, differing from natural shells that are collapsed public entities used to complete a merger with a private company (these transactions are usually defined as \u201creverse mergers\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2019, 11 countries admitted the listing of SPACs. Among these, the most important markets are the NYSE, the AMEX and the NASDAQ in North America, the MIV and the AIM Italia in Italy, the London AIM in the United Kingdom, the Euronext Paris in France and a few stock exchanges in Asia, such as the Korea Exchange and the Bursa Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if SPACs\u2019 origins are linked with blank check companies, <strong>this new investment vehicle succeeded in overcoming the negative perception that the financial world had about its predecessor.<\/strong> After all, these entities operated particularly within the unregulated market of the penny stocks or securities and were usually used to perform illegal business practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid the panic-buying and central bank liquidity injections, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinitiv.com\/perspectives\/market-insights\/capital-markets-records-broken-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 saw their spectacular rise<\/a> and <mark>in March 2021, global SPAC deal volumes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-markets-spac-idUSKBN2B11UU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surpassed the total for 2020<\/a>!<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will SPACs surge in Europe?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, <mark>SPACs have also started to play an important role in Europe as an alternative listing method<\/mark> to more conventional ones (Initial Public Offers and Reverse Mergers). The ability of this cash shell to help listing the target, surmounting frequent bureaucratic obstacles, is a crucial characteristic in the european markets, where the major part of the companies are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) whose primary difficulties consist in collecting capital and increasing their reputation and recognition at both a national and international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its theoretical ability of fitting the needs of the economic system, <strong>the diffusion of this investment vehicle is particularly interesting for the southern european market<\/strong>, which is historically based on SMEs. This new type of investment vehicle could be a valid solution in order to overcome the difficulties faced by SMEs in rising capital, considering the extremely bank-oriented culture of these entities that results in a high propension to rely on bank lending. The subprime crisis and the consequent huge amount of non-performing loans have caused a considerable slowdown of the European economic system. The credit crunch has had a higher impact in southern Europe, compared to the one observed in other European countries due to the limited exposure of companies to alternative financial instruments other than bank debt (bank lending). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite SPACs having seen a rapid diffusion in Europe, especially in the 2017-2018 period, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-spacs-europe-insight-idUSKBN2BL0FQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the promoters face more and more difficulties in finding potential targets to combine with<\/a>. Investors\u2019 excitement for this investment vehicle diminished but according to some like David Craig, Group Head, Data &amp; Analytics and CEO, Refinitiv at LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinitiv.com\/en\/data-on-the-data\/episode-4-will-spacs-surge-in-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cthe data show us that investor demand from Europe is certainly there.\u201d<\/a> And in <a href=\"https:\/\/academ.escpeurope.eu\/pub\/IP%202021-32-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the impact paper we recently wrote<\/a> as part of ESCP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/faculty-research\/erim\/Impact-Papers\/Better-Business-Creating-Sustainable-Value\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cBetter Business: Creating Sustainable Value\u201d series<\/a>, we showed that <mark>SPACs can be an effective alternative to more traditional listing methods in a market dominated by SMEs and boost sustainability, in particular after the COVID-19 outbreak\u2026<\/mark><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-css-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage-1024x1006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/embeddedimage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/hamedghiaie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamed Ghiaie<\/a> is an Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy. He is a macroeconomist whose research interests span the fields of macroeconomics and international finance. Prior to joining ESCP Business School, he worked at and conducted research for prestigious international economic organizations including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Research Group on International Economics and Development (GREDI).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/logotype-checkbox-blue.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Graduated from ESCP Business School\u2019s Master in Management with a major in corporate finance, Federico is currently working as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post gives the views of its authors, not the position of ESCP Business School.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Hamed Ghiaie and his co-author explain why this new investment vehicle has the wind in its sails despite the economic situation, as illustrated by what recently happened with WeWork or the songs devoted to it by a rap artist\/investor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tl-dr","category-15","description-off"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A SPAC dream come true? 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