SPAC and US Total IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs Total IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M Total IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2026 57 64 89% 12,180 15,083 81%
2025 144 230 63% 30,394 77,365 39%
2024 57 133 43% 9,624 42,245 23%
2023 31 72 43% 3,848 25,148 15%
2022 86 118 73% 13,431 22,881 59%
2021 613 968 63% 162,503 334,650 49%
2020 248 450 55% 83,386 179,389 46%
2019 59 213 28% 13,600 72,200 19%
2018 46 225 20% 10,750 63,890 17%
2017 34 189 18% 10,048 50,268 20%
2016 13 111 12% 3,499 25,779 14%
2015 20 173 12% 3,902 39,232 10%
2014 12 258 5% 1,750 93,040 2%
2013 10 220 5% 1,447 70,777 2%
2012 9 147 6% 490 50,131 1%
2011 16 144 11% 1,110 43,240 3%
2010 7 166 4% 503 50,583 1%
2009 1 70 1% 36 21,676 0%
2008 17 47 36% 3,842 30,092 13%
2007 66 299 22% 12,094 87,204 14%
2006 37 214 17% 3,384 55,754 6%
2005 29 253 11% 2,161 61,941 3%
2004 12 268 4% 485 72,865 1%
2003 1 127 1% 24 49,954 0%
Total 1,625 384,492
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
Seeking acquisition 205 45,351
Announced acquisition 99 15,737
Completed acquisition 802 186,938
Liquidated 519 136,465
Total 1,625 384,492
SPAC IPO pipeline 79 10,261

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
MTAL/U Metals II 10.11 1.1%
PONOU PONO Capital 4 9.98 -0.2%
SUMAU SUMA 9.98 -0.2%
GLED/U GalaxyEdge / LOI Rongcheng Group 10.01 0.1%
KCAC/U Kensington Capital VI 10.05 0.5%
ILLUU Illumination 9.96 -0.4%
TRAD/U Apex Tech 10.01 0.1%
FVAV Fortress Value V 10.05 0.5%
TRGSU TRG Latin America 10.00 0.0%
MZYX/U MOZAYYX 9.94 -0.6%
CTAAU ClearThink 9.98 -0.2%
AACOU Abony 9.94 -0.6%
AACIU Armada III 9.97 -0.3%
ACAAU Averin 10.10 1.0%
PALOU Paloma 9.99 -0.1%
HACQU HCM IV 10.04 0.4%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
VRT Vertiv 267.45 3428%
PRIM Primoris 139.81 3333%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile 93.26 1241%
LMB Limbach Holdings 73.18 1013%
RKLB Rocket Lab 72.14 824%
TGLS Tecnoglass 42.18 664%
BLBD Blue Bird 54.65 662%
MP MP Materials 53.03 569%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 44.98 461%
OKLO Oklo 55.13 451%
SYM Symbotic 50.75 408%
IRDM Iridium 26.24 350%
TWNK Hostess Brands 33.32 342%
IONQ IonQ 32.27 275%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 30.56 269%
NAMS NewAmesterdam Pharma 30.11 263%
ROIV Roivant Sciences 27.46 254%
OCS Oculis 25.13 197%
DKNG DraftKings 25.10 196%
IMVT Immunovant 23.42 194%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 17.49 175%
BWMX Betterware 17.09 127%
MIR Mirion Technologies 19.50 115%
SOC Sable Offshore 16.90 96%
WSC Williams Scotsman 16.80 95%