Here's Why Media SPACs Are So Hot Right Now

Luma Partners' ecosystem counts 250—34 of which have completed a merger

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For the past six months, there’s been a ballooning interest in media and marketing tech companies going public via special purpose acquisition companies (SPACS), which are shell companies set up by investors who raise money via an IPO to merge or acquire yet another business.

In 2020, $86 billion was raised by SPACs, according to digital media investment fund Luma Partners. That’s more than three times as many SPAC initial public offerings as there had been in any single year previously.

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This story first appeared in the Feb. 22, 2021, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.