huge increase in IPOs via special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). SPAC mergers refer to the practice of a SPAC, which is a publicly listed company with no operations, merging with a private company to take the latter public without following the normal IPO process. In 2021, however, IPOs and SPAC mergers experienced negative returns.
Equity returns remained high in 2020, in spite of the uncertainty and volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic and related partial shutdowns. Initial public offerings (IPOs) ended the year with the highest rate of equity returns, which amounted to 76 percent returns for investors. However, the most compelling financial story in the second half of the year revolved around the Comparison of equity returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs and SPAC mergers in the United States in 2020 and 2021
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs & SPAC mergers in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading countries, regions, or territories by number of traditional IPOs 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of SPAC and other IPOs in the U.S. 2008-2020
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SPAC IPOs
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of SPAC IPOs worldwide 2017-2022
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Performance
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- Premium Statistic SPACs with highest post-deal returns in the U.S. 2021
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SPACs seeking acquisitions
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- Premium Statistic Number of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
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- Premium Statistic Weighted average age of acquisition-seeking SPACs in the U.S. 2020, by sector
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SPAC acquisition advisors
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- Premium Statistic Top 20 financial advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
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- Premium Statistic Top 20 legal advisors to SPAC acquisitions in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
Post-IPO mergers and de-SPAC process
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- Premium Statistic Size of SPAC IPOs and mergers globally 2019-2021
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- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic Pre- and post-merger performance of S&P vs SPAC returns 2020
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PwC. (2022). Comparison of equity returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs and SPAC mergers in the United States in 2020 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935662/returns-ipos-stock-markets-usa/
PwC. "Comparison of Equity Returns of S&p 500, Nasdaq, Ipos and Spac Mergers in The United States in 2020 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935662/returns-ipos-stock-markets-usa/
PwC, Comparison of equity returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs and SPAC mergers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935662/returns-ipos-stock-markets-usa/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Comparison of equity returns of S&P 500, Nasdaq, IPOs and SPAC mergers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 [Graph], PwC, July 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935662/returns-ipos-stock-markets-usa/