Bill Ackman Gives Further Clues on Potential Targets for His SPAC

Bill Ackman Gives Further Clues on Potential Targets for His SPAC

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has provided further hints on the potential targets of his blank-check company. Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd., which had the largest initial public offering ever of a special-purpose acquisition company when it debuted in July,...
TPG-backed SPACs pull in $800M as frenzy continues

TPG-backed SPACs pull in $800M as frenzy continues

Plenty of private equity firms have helped drive this year’s boom in special-purpose acquisition companies. And at TPG Capital, a single SPAC isn’t enough. A pair of SPACs backed by the firm priced IPOs on Tuesday and began trading Wednesday, with TPG Pace...
Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance for $7 billion

Morgan Stanley to buy Eaton Vance for $7 billion

Morgan Stanley has agreed to buy Eaton Vance Corp for about $7 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that can quickly expand its investment-management business and add more offerings for retail investors, the bank said on Thursday. The transaction is the latest move by...