Essays about: "SPAC period returns"

Found 2 essays containing the words SPAC period returns.

1. 1. Dancing in the dark: A study over SPAC performance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jonathan Elofsson; Oliver Lönnberg; [2022]
   Keywords : SPACs; SPAC period returns; Default-free investments; Underwriter ranking; United States;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine what factors that determine default-free SPAC period returns and explore why the popularity of SPACs has drastically increased in recent years. This is done using a dataset of 345 SPACs listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. READ MORE

3. 2. The Ups and Downs of SPACs - An analysis of abnormal returns for recent SPACs during its different stages

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ludwig Wolff; Filip Ternemo; [2021]
   Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; Event Study; Agency Theory; Abnormal Returns; CAR; BHAR; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : As Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are becoming the increasingly popular method of taking a company public, the lack of research on abnormal returns for this asset class since its introduction to the major exchanges validates a reason to expand the investigation. This thesis examines the potential abnormal returns found in different stages of recent SPACs lifecycle, dividing the SPACs into its three major events. READ MORE