SpacDeskB. Riley Securities
14 SPAC IPOs underwritten · 8 as left lead · 1 active
B. Riley Securities, the investment banking arm of diversified financial services firm B. Riley Financial, Inc., entered the SPAC underwriting market in 2020 and has since established itself as a consistent mid-market bookrunner across blank-check transactions. The firm has served as bookrunner on 14 SPAC IPOs, acting as left-lead on 8 of those offerings across sectors including industrials, technology, and financial services. Six of those transactions have completed business combinations, while one active mandate remains in the pipeline. B. Riley Securities brings broad equity capital markets experience to the SPAC structure, spanning both sponsor-side and underwriting roles. Sign up for SpacDesk to access full deal histories, pipeline status, and underwriter analytics for B. Riley Securities and hundreds of other SPAC participants.
| SPAC | Sponsor | IPO Size | Role | Status | IPO Date | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDTX Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. II | Roman DBDR Tech Sponsor II LLC | $250.0M | Lead | Withdrawn | 2022-01-31 | — |
| AEAE AltEnergy Acquisition Corp | — | $225.4M | Lead | Searching | 2021-11-01 | Car Tech, LLC |
| DFLI Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. | — | $126.0M | Lead | Completed | 2021-08-12 | Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. |
| KITT cleantech Acquisition Corp. | — | $169.1M | Co-Mgr | Completed | 2021-07-16 | Nauticus Robotics, Inc. |
| SPK SPK Acquisition Corp. | — | $50.0M | Co-Mgr | Deregistered | 2021-06-08 | Varian Biopharmaceuticals, Inc |
| MCAE Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III | Mountain Crest Holdings | $54.2M | Co-Mgr | Completed | 2021-05-19 | Etao International Group |
| OSI Osiris Acquisition Corp. | — | $250.0M | Co-Mgr | Liquidated | 2021-05-17 | — |
| QFTA Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp | — | — | Lead | Completed | 2021-02-08 | AtlasClear |
| BTTX Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. II | — | $13.2M | Co-Mgr | Completed | 2021-01-11 | Better Therapeutics, Inc. |
| PRST Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp. | — | $172.5M | Lead | Completed | 2020-12-28 | Presto Automation Inc. |
| SPAC | Sponsor | IPO Size | Role | Status | IPO Date | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCAR Healthcare Services Acquisition Corp | — | $276.0M | Lead | Liquidated | 2020-12-23 | — |
| NOAC Natural Order Acquisition Corp. | — | $230.0M | Co-Mgr | Liquidated | 2020-11-12 | — |
| RDXX Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp. III | Roman DBDR Tech Sponsor II LLC | $250.0M | Lead | Withdrawn | — | — |
| CNAQ CHARDAN NEXTECH ACQUISITION CORP. | Chardan NexTech Investments LLC | $150.0M | Lead | Withdrawn | — | — |
Underwriter data extracted from S-1 and S-1/A prospectus cover sheets filed with the SEC. Role classification (left lead, co-manager) based on syndicate position order. Trust size reflects declared trust at IPO.