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IPO issuance holds steady while de-SPAC performance diverges sharply by sector

SPAC issuance held firm in Q2 2026 even as post-merger performance diverged sharply across sectors, with a dozen business combinations closing during the quarter and the broader market still tracking sizable pools of searching capital. Redemption rates stayed close to their three-year average, while sponsors and targets continued to navigate a wide range of outcomes across recently completed deals. This report examines what these dynamics mean for deal structuring and target selection in the current SPAC environment.

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