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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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: August 17, 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, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935662/returns-ipos-stock-markets-usa/
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