Summary of SPACs

  # Proceeds $M
SPACs seeking acquisition 605 162,360
SPAC announced acquisition 113 25,561
SPACs completed acquisition 502 125,061
SPACs liquidated 95 13,390
Total 1,315 326,372
SPAC IPO pipeline 180 37,802

SPAC and US IPO Activity

Year SPAC IPOs US IPOs SPAC % SPAC Proceeds $M US IPO Proceeds $M SPAC %
2022 66 81 81% 11,406 15,506 74%
2021 613 968 63% 162,501 334,648 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 28 252 11% 2,113 61,893 3%
2004 12 268 4% 485 72,865 1%
2003 1 127 1% 24 49,954 0%
Total 1,315 326,372
* IPOs greater than $40M, excludes direct listings.

Recent SPAC IPO Performance

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
GBBKU Global Blockchain 9.97 -0.3%
IVCAU Investcorp India 10.01 0.1%
AIMAU Aimfinity 9.95 -0.5%
YOTAU Yotta 9.98 -0.2%
AFARU Aura FAT Projects 9.94 -0.6%
DECAU Denali 10.03 0.3%
MSSAU Metal Sky Star 9.98 -0.2%
RFACU RF 10.03 0.2%
GDSTU Goldenstone 10.05 0.5%
NUBIU Nubia Brand 10.00 0.0%
PLAOU Patria 10.12 1.2%
LBBBU Lakeshore II 10.12 1.2%
KCAC/U Kensington IV 10.02 0.2%
SHUAU SHUAA Partners 10.03 0.3%
SPCMU Sound Point 10.07 0.7%
VMCAU Valuence 10.05 0.5%
CLINU Clean Earth 10.14 1.4%
PWUPU PowerUp 10.06 0.6%
BYNOU byNordic 10.00 0.0%
CPAQU Counter Press 10.04 0.4%
EVGRU Evergreen 10.02 0.2%
TGR/U Kimbell Tiger 10.13 1.4%
MURFU Murphy Canyon 10.11 1.1%
ACAXU Alset 10.00 0.0%
BWAQU Blue World 10.03 0.3%
KYCHU Keyarch 10.02 0.2%
LATGU LatAmGrowth 10.04 0.4%
HMA/U Heartland Media 9.98 -0.2%
PPYAU Papaya 10.00 0.0%
WNNR/U Andretti 10.04 0.4%

Top Performing SPACs

Symbol Name Price Unit Return
IRDM Iridium 32.51 475%
DWAC Digital World / Trump Media 38.89 426%
PRIM Primoris 22.31 395%
SMPL Simply Good Foods 36.70 351%
WSC Williams Scotsman 33.49 345%
MP MP Materials 34.17 317%
HPK HighPeak Energy 29.00 278%
KW Kennedy-Wilson 20.24 230%
TGLS Tecnoglass 18.99 200%
ROIC Retail Opportunity Investments (ROI) 16.84 162%
MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas 22.10 156%
LAZY Lazydays 17.94 137%
IMXI Intermex Wire Transfer 19.38 133%
CERE Cerevel Therapeutics 20.05 129%
LFG Archaea Energy 18.52 120%
GDYN Grid Dynamics 15.10 69%
ASLE AerSale 14.20 69%
AHCO AdaptHealth 13.97 48%
CLVT Clarivate 13.65 47%
LCID Lucid 14.10 46%
BWMX Betterware 13.04 46%
UTZ Utz Brands 12.40 27%
INSE Inspired Entertainment 10.88 17%
LPRO Open Lending 11.46 14%
PACK Renpak 11.03 8%
SKIN Beauty Health 10.63 3%
DKNG DraftKings 10.31 -1%
QS QuantumScape 10.42 -1%
VRT Vertiv 10.17 -3%
PLBY PLBY Group 7.80 -14%