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Italian SPAC Aims to Target Deals in Insurance Sector

MILAN – Two known Italian business executives said on Monday they would list a 200 million euro ($243 million) special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Milan by the end of May to target opportunities in the insurance sector. A SPAC …

Ex-UniCredit CEO Teams Up with France’s Richest Man to Form SPAC for Financial Deals

PARIS – Former UniCredit boss Jean-Pierre Mustier is teaming up with France’s richest man Bernard Arnault to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) aimed at European financial deals, as a boom in blank check vehicles spreads from the United …

Insurers Overwhelmed by Demand for D&O Coverage for Blank Check Companies

The SPAC boom is overwhelming a key player in the creation of a blank-check companies: insurers. Firms selling directors-and-officers liability policies for special purpose acquisition companies have been flooded by the listings that surged last year. That’s caused insurers to …

Metromile to Begin New Life as Public Company as Reverse Merger Closes

Digital pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile will officially become a public company tomorrow as the deal to be merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is expected to close today. INSU Acquisition Corp. II, a publicly traded SPAC, announced that …

Insurtech Hippo in Talks to Go Public via Merger With SPAC: Bloomberg

Hippo, an insurance technology startup, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The transaction with Reinvent Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company that …

CCC Information Services Going Public in $7 Billion Blank Check Transaction

CCC Information Services said on Wednesday it was going public through a merger with blank-check firm Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp., in a deal valuing the data and technology provider to automotive and insurance companies at about $7 billion. The deal …