logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2024
34m 41s

The Deal Room: The sobering of SPACs and...

AMPLIFYME
About this episode

In this week's episode, we unpack the following four stories in the world of corporate finance.


  • Will new SEC rules mean that SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) can be more than a bubble-market phenomenon?


  • The IPO market continues to heat up so what's driving the newfound activity and will it last?


  • A take-private deal for Italian loafer maker Tod's fuels luxury M&A speculation


  • Another oil and gas megadeal as Diamondback jumps on a $26bn Endeavor shale takeover


****


Take the M&A Finance Accelerator simulation sponsored by UBS www.amplifyme.com/mafa


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Oct 6
Breaking into Asset Management: Advice from a Boutique CEO
In this Career Insight episode, Anthony Cheung speaks with Ben Hayward, co-founder and CEO of TwentyFour Asset Management, about his unexpected journey into finance. From studying history of art and pursuing advertising to launching a fixed-income boutique in the midst of the 200 ... Show More
59m 29s
Oct 2
$55B LBO Deal, Jefferies Banking Signal & London’s IPO Decline
In this episode of the Market Maker podcast, we dive into the largest leveraged buyout in history - Electronic Arts going private in a $55 billion all-cash deal led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. What does this blockbuster transaction s ... Show More
49m 9s
Sep 29
Breaking Into Wealth Management | Romy Cuadras, Pictet Wealth Management
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Romy Cuadras, Head of Alternatives and Fund Solutions at Pictet Wealth Management, about her unconventional path into finance and the lessons she’s learned across global markets.Romy shares how her Cuban heritage, resilience, and adaptability ... Show More
59m 12s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2021
The Last Trading Day of a Bullish First Half, China's Didi Leads the IPO Parade, Apple vs. Employees on Work-From-Home, Revising a "Momentus" SPAC deal, and Biden vs. Big Business?
Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber explored the road ahead for stocks on the final trading day of the month, quarter and first half of the year -- the S&P 500 on track for its best 1H since 2019. Cramer explains why he prefers semiconductor stocks such as Nvidia and AMD ... Show More
44m 39s
Jun 2021
Financials: A Fintech IPO to Watch and a Very Complex SPAC Deal
In this week's installment of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, take a closer look at recent fintech IPO Flywire (NASDAQ:FLYW) and why it could be a smart stock for investors to keep on their radar. Plus, we recently received ... Show More
30m 38s
Jul 2023
Prof G Markets: Inflation’s Descent, Sam Altman’s SPAC, and Private Equity’s Latest Target
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott breaks down what the latest inflation data means for the American economy. He then shares his thoughts on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman taking a nuclear power company public via SPAC. Finally, he explains why private equity firms are circling mom-and-po ... Show More
44m 6s
Sep 2020
Why Blank Check Companies Are The Hottest Thing This Year
SPACs have been around a long time. The basic premise is that a group of people raise a bunch of money from public market investors, with the premise of then going out to buy a specific, individual company. They're seen as an alternative to IPOs. While historically they've had a ... Show More
49m 2s
Jul 2022
Prof G Markets: Inflation, Interest Rates, Twitter, and AckSPAC
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott reads the tea leaves of the latest inflation and interest data, takes the market’s temperature on the latest twist to the Elon Musk-Twitter saga, and looks into the future of the SPAC. Inflation, Interest Rates, and Bond YieldsUS inflation rises ... Show More
26m 50s
Feb 2023
Prof G Markets: Meta’s Year of Efficiency, the Adani Short, OpenAI’s Market Pull, and SoFi’s Win
This week on Prof G Markets, Scott shares his thoughts on why Meta’s stock roared after the company vowed to cut costs (and why he hopes Zuckerberg’s metaverse shows just an inkling of success). He then explains the market’s obsession with OpenAI, and why SoFi’s strong earnings m ... Show More
42m 37s
May 2023
Bank Tightening, Commercial Real Estate And Natural Gas Demand
Kirk Spano and CashFlow Hunter discuss bank tightness and whether it's a harbinger of recession, (0:10) commercial real estate market's problematic loans coming due (4:00) and big themes for energy (6:30). This is an abridged conversation from Seeking Alpha's Investing Experts po ... Show More
9m 6s
Apr 2021
Crytpo Market Cap Crosses Huge Milestone, While SPAC's Soar and NFT's Collapse | WBW
In this episode of Millionaire Mindcast, the dynamic duo is back. Matty A, and Ryan Breedwell jump into this past week's news on our economy and markets. Updates on vaccine passport and Biden's infrastructure bill. News on crypto market cap, SPAC's boom and NFT's price crash. Thi ... Show More
38m 33s
Mar 2024
Prof G Markets: Reddit Reignites the IPO Market, Microsoft’s AI All-Stars, and Private Equity Perks
Scott breaks down why he bought shares in Reddit’s IPO and what he thinks its first day pop means for the IPO market. He then takes a look at Mustafa Suleyman’s controversial move from Inflection AI to Microsoft. Finally, he explains why Calpers is increasing its investments in p ... Show More
1h 2m
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami