spac
spac — 名詞
1. a company created specifically to raise money from stock-market investors and th
SPAC
在股市上市以便收購私人公司
a company created specifically to raise money from stock-market investors and then use that money to buy or merge with a private business, so that the private business becomes publicly traded without going through a traditional initial public offering
Camila invested in a SPAC that planned to merge with an electric vehicle startup.
Camila 投資了一家計畫與電動車新創公司合併的 SPAC。
SPAC + verb: invested in a SPAC that planned to merge with
The family-run bakery went public by merging with a SPAC instead of doing a traditional IPO.
那間家族經營的麵包店透過與 SPAC 合併而非傳統 IPO 的方式上市。
Hassan's advisor warned him about the risks of investing in a SPAC before it finds a target.
Hassan 的理專提醒他，在 SPAC 找到收購目標前就投資的風險。
By the end of 2021, more than 500 SPACs were looking for private companies to buy.
截至 2021 年底，有超過 500 家 SPAC 在尋找可收購的私人公司。
A SPAC raised three hundred million dollars and merged with a health-tech firm in Texas.
一家 SPAC 從投資人處募得三億美元，隨後與德州的一家健康科技公司合併。
- blank check company
alternative name with the same meaning; 'blank check' emphasises that investors give the SPAC freedom to choose any target
文法句型
SPAC + verb
SPAC + merges with/acquirers
用法筆記
A countable noun — one SPAC, several SPACs. Frequently used in financial and business news. The full form of the acronym is 'special purpose acquisition company'. The word is written in uppercase letters (SPAC) but spoken as a single syllable /spæk/.