• SPACs - Why They're So Popular

  • Jan 6 2021
  • Length: 4 mins
  • Podcast

SPACs - Why They're So Popular

  • Summary

  • SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies, or "blank check" companies) have seen massive growth on Wall Street in 2020. In this excerpt from The Deal Flow Show, Dr. David Panton explains how they work and why they have grown so popular. Dr. David Panton is Managing Partner of Navigation Capital Partners and SPAC Opportunity Partners LP. In 1998, he co-founded and became managing partner of the Caribbean Investment Fund, a $50 million private equity firm in Kingston, Jamaica. He was named by Buyouts Magazine as “One of Eight Buyout Pros Under 40 to Watch” and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the “40 Under 40″ Rising Stars. In 2007, he co-founded and was a partner of Navigation Capital Partners, a $350 million private equity firm in Atlanta, where he remains a shareholder. David is an Adjunct Professor at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, where he teaches a course in private equity investing. He is also a member of the Southern 7 Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a member of Leadership Atlanta (Class of 2012). David has previously served as a Senator in the Upper House of Parliament in Jamaica. Born and raised in Jamaica, David resides in Atlanta. Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/Vp2Y7JanD8c
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