The SPAC bubble burst in the second quarter of 2021 after five consecutive quarters of growth. The peak of the SPAC boom was reached when SPACs raised 82.8 billion U.S. dollars via IPOs in the first quarter of 2021. However, this number plummeted to only 11.9 billion U.S. dollars in the following quarter. In April 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought in new accounting rules for SPACs, which likely played a role in the drop in new SPAC IPO filings.
Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs & SPAC mergers in the U.S. 2020-2021
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SPAC IPOs
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of SPAC IPOs worldwide 2017-2022
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- Premium Statistic Number of SPAC IPOs in the U.S. 2003-2023
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Performance
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- Premium Statistic SPACs with highest post-deal returns in the U.S. 2021
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SPACs seeking acquisitions
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- Premium Statistic Number of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Funds raised by acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Weighted average age of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
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SPAC acquisition advisors
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- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2023, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
- Premium Statistic Top 20 legal advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Top 20 legal advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
Post-IPO mergers and de-SPAC process
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- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC IPOs and mergers globally 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC acquisition deals globally 2018-2021
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- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC merger deals in the U.S. 2019-2021, by status
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- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2020
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- QE performance in Qatar 2010-2020
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- MSM 30 Index performance in Oman 2010-2020
- South Korea's exchange trading board index 2012-2022
- DFM performance in the UAE 2010-2019
- Share of deals on the AIM in the United Kingdom (UK) by sector H1 2020
- VC-backed companies' time required for IPO in South Korea 2011-2015
- ADX performance in the UAE 2010-2020
- Number of IPOs in the GCC by industry 2019
- Value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Switzerland 2015-2022
- Value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Germany 2015-2022
- Least attractive countries for M&A and IPO activity worldwide 2021
- Share of impact investments in agricultural sector India 2019-2020, by sub-sector
- Value of dividends paid by companies in Belgium 2010-2018
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- DFM performance in the UAE 2010-2019
- Share of deals on the AIM in the United Kingdom (UK) by sector H1 2020
- VC-backed companies' time required for IPO in South Korea 2011-2015
- ADX performance in the UAE 2010-2020
- Number of IPOs in the GCC by industry 2019
- Value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Switzerland 2015-2022
- Value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Germany 2015-2022
- Least attractive countries for M&A and IPO activity worldwide 2021
- Share of impact investments in agricultural sector India 2019-2020, by sub-sector
- Value of dividends paid by companies in Belgium 2010-2018
- Most attractive countries for M&A and IPO activity worldwide 2020
- Forecast value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in the UK 2015-2022
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CB Insights. (July 14, 2021). Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/
CB Insights. "Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/
CB Insights. (2021). Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/
CB Insights. "Proceeds of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (Spac) Ipos Worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/
CB Insights, Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Proceeds of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs worldwide from Q1 2018 to Q2 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CB Insights, July 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250653/size-spac-ipos-quarterly/