SPACs, shorthand for special purpose acquisition companies, have become this year’s most popular alternative option for private companies to access the public capital markets and become publicly traded. Earlier this year, capital market experts declared 2020 a banner year for SPACs. The latest numbers from DealPointData back the claim. As of Nov. 30, 2020, SPACs raised more than $64.35 billion in 203 IPOs, more than five times the amount SPACs raised—$12 billion in 38 listings—in all of 2019, also a record year. READ MORE