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A Dynamic Delegated Investment Model Of Spacs, Dan Luo, Jian Sun
A Dynamic Delegated Investment Model Of Spacs, Dan Luo, Jian Sun
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
We study SPACs in a continuous-time delegated investment model. Our model is built upon three unique features of SPACs: the sponsor and the investor are only partially aligned, a SPAC has a short time horizon, and the investor has the final control over investment approval. Due to the misalignment in incentives, the sponsor has an increasing incentive to propose unprofitable projects to the investor; in response, the investor exerts more stringent screening based on her information. Although the screening helps curb the sponsor’s moral hazard, it also dampens the disciplining effect of partial alignment in incentives. When the investor’s information …
Dispelling The Hype: An Examination Of Spac Common Equity Performance, Lauren Helen Chamberlain
Dispelling The Hype: An Examination Of Spac Common Equity Performance, Lauren Helen Chamberlain
Economics
The U.S. SPAC market has faced explosive growth in recent years, but the financial performance of these investments is weakly understood. Therefore, this paper contributes an analysis on the long-term performance of SPAC common equity for SPACs that completed acquisitions between 2016 and 2018. Using hand-collected data from the Compustat – Capital IQ and SEC EDGAR databases, this paper runs a two-sample t-test assuming unequal variances and constructs an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression model. In conclusion of the t-test, the results suggest that SPAC common shares do not outperform the market over a three-year holding period. In addition, the …