THE SPecial-purpose acquisition firm (SPAC) was Wall Road’s favorite get-richer-quicker scheme in the course of the pandemic. First, some big-shot investor raises capital by itemizing a shell firm on the stockmarket. The massive shot then calls round different large pictures, searching for a moonshot. When a charming personal firm is discovered, it merges with the shell, whose buyers select to redeem their shares or personal a part of the ensuing enterprise. SPACs generally is a wheeze for individuals who set them up (in return for a minimize) and the funding bankers who advise them, however have tended to be much less good for buyers who pay these prices.