special purpose acquisition company

noun

plural special purpose acquisition companies

: a corporate shell (see shell entry 1 sense 11) set up by investors for the sole purpose of raising money through an initial public offering to acquire another business yet to be determined : blank check company

—abbreviation SPAC

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In September 2021, Lilium went public on the Nasdaq via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company called SPAC Qell. —

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 The company went public in 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), but its stock has since plummeted by 97%. —

Bruce Gil, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2024 The startup listed on the Nasdaq in April 2022 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC); shares have since dropped by over 90%. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Oct. 2024 Founded in 2016, Fisker went public in 2020 via a special purpose acquisition company backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management. —

Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for special purpose acquisition company

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1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of special purpose acquisition company was in 1994

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