Deep Dive 16 minutes PremiumSPACs in US Retail Outlook: Opportunities Remain Despite Challenging Environment Coresight Research November 8, 2022 What's InsideWe analyze the outlook for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in a challenging economic environment. We expect the attractiveness of retail companies as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targets to remain in 2023 and beyond. Data in this report include: US SPACs: IPO/merger counts and IPO values from 2017 to 2022 YTD as of September 30, 2022 Retail-focused SPAC merger transactions by target industry, January 1–September 30, 2022 Retail-focused post-merger US SPAC performance, 2022 YTD as of September 30, 2022 Active and pre-IPO SPACs targeting retail industries in the US, as of October 10, 2022 Companies mentioned in this report include: Adidas, Estée Lauder, Freightos, Hypebeast, Lanvin Group, Macy’s, NIKE, Perfect Corp., Plastiq, Provident Acquisition Corp., Other relevant research: SPACS in Retail Outlook: Strong Opportunities for Retailers Playbook: How Retailers Can Capitalize on Opportunities in M&A and SPACs Playbook: How Retailers Can Capitalize on Venture Capital Funding Opportunities This report is for subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here.If you are a subscriber, please log in. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 12: US Closures Up by One-Quarter Year over YearThe 50+ Woman: What Does She Want from the Beauty Industry?The 4-5-4 US Retail Calendar, 2024–25US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker, August 2023: Beauty, Clothing and Footwear Spending Growth Slows But Remains Resilient