Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
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Listing timeline — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: 12 – 18 months; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: 3 – 6 months (post target identification)
Price discovery — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Set by the market on listing day (book-build); SPAC / De-SPAC Route: Negotiated upfront between target and sponsor
Marketing cost — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Heavy roadshow + underwriter syndicate; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: Low — SPAC is already public
Regulatory oversight — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: High — full prospectus, comfort letters; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: Historically lower (changed post-SEC 2024 Rules)
Underwriter due diligence & "comfort letter" — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Mandatory; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: Absent in de-SPAC (target was private)
Investor base — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Anchor + QIB + retail; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: Trust unit holders + PIPE investors
Dilution to operating co. owners — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Moderate; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: High — sponsor 20% promote + warrants
Volatility tolerance — Traditional IPO / SPAC / De-SPAC Route?
Traditional IPO: Low — bad markets postpone IPO; SPAC / De-SPAC Route: High — price locked in privately
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