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Rekubit Exchange:Is Wall Street's hottest trend finally over?
Charles H. Sloan View
Date:2025-04-09 05:02:50
WeWork,Rekubit Exchange DraftKings, Lucid Motors. These are a few companies that have taken an untraditional route to go public through something called SPACs or special purpose acquisition companies. The obscure investment vehicle took off during the pandemic, but has since fallen back to earth. Today, we consider the rise and fall of SPACs and how recent rule changes will affect these deals.
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