The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: September 15, 2023

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The Latest SPAC News and Rumors: September 15, 2023


Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. 


Post-SPAC space firms redoubling efforts to attract institutional investor

Three space companies that went public two years ago are seeking ways to build credibility with large institutional investors that have started dipping toes into the deflated market.

Launch vehicle and spacecraft developer Rocket Lab, space technology provider Redwire, and Earth observation operator BlackSky started trading shares within weeks of each other after their 2021 merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a financial tool offering a fast-track to stock markets. […]

Redwire’s Baliff also highlighted current confusion among investors over which companies will survive the downturn and those with business models that work.

Generally, if a company listed at $10 and is now trading at $5, “you’re kind of viewed as a survivor,” he said, “you’re going to make it. If you’re below $1 … it’s teetering on investors being able to just give you any capital, and between one and five, you know, it just depends on the day.”

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Vista Equity Reportedly Shopping Genius Sports Competitor

Citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg reported the news earlier Thursday. It’s not clear what Vista Equity’s timeline is for divesting Stats Perform nor were potential suitors or sales prices mentioned. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to provide sports-related data to media and gaming companies, among other clients.

Vista acquired Stats in 2014 from FOX Sports and the Associated Press. It was merged with Perform in 2019 after Texas-based Vista invested in DAZN. Through that deal, the buyer gained access to Opta, RunningBall and Watch&Bet.

Competitors include Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) and Sportradar (NASDAQ:SRAD), which have market values of $1.25 billion and $3.20 billion, respectively. It remains to be seen if that range provides some template for Stats Perform’s ultimate sale price. Genius Sports went public in a merger with dMY II in April 2021.

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