Understanding "Special Purpose Acquisition Company" (SPAC). Is it Purely Speculative?
After almost 3 years since the listing of Malaysia's first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Bursa Malaysia, many investors still don't know what's that and many investors skeptical about its existence. Let's us explore here... What's SPAC ? It's another product of Bursa Malaysia, which is very different from other trading companies or products on the stock exchange. Before investing into a company, what do we consider first? Company profits track record? Business model? Earnings growth projections? P/E ratio?... All of these info is UNAVAILABLE for SPACs during initial public offering (IPO). In fact, a SPAC is floated without any business. It's up to the management to identify a suitable acquisition or merger (or more), and to secure shareholder approval to use IPO proceeds to pay for that deal. In Malaysia, a SPAC must complete at least a deal within 3 years after listing. Without all those info, what could investors relying to? Obviously,...