SpacDesk2017 SPAC IPOs
24 SPACs raised $2.4B in trust across 2017 IPOs.
The 2017 SPAC vintage comprised 24 blank-check vehicles that went public during a period when the SPAC market remained a niche segment of U.S. capital markets, well before the sector's surge in 2020 and 2021. The class has now fully resolved: none of the original 24 vehicles remain in their search phase, with 21 having announced or completed business combinations across a range of industries, while one vehicle returned capital to shareholders through liquidation. The cohort reflects the measured pace of pre-boom SPAC activity, when sponsor teams operated with less public scrutiny and smaller deal pools. For complete sponsor profiles, deal histories, and sector breakdowns on the 2017 class, sign up for SpacDesk.
| SPAC | Sponsor | Trust | Status | IPO Date | Sector | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPCE Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. | Social Capital, Hedosophia | $575.0M | Completed | 2017-09-15 | Enterprise Software | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc |
| TPGE TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp. | TPG Pace Energy Sponsor, LLC | $410.0M | Completed | 2017-05-05 | Energy / Oil & Gas | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP |
| RWGE Regalwood Global Energy Ltd. | CIEP | $345.0M | Deregistered | 2017-12-01 | Energy / Oil & Gas | — |
| HAYU Haymaker Acquisition Corp. | Haymaker | $345.0M | Completed | 2017-10-25 | Consumer | ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS LTD |
| ID Legacy Acquisition Corp. | Legacy Acquisition Sponsor I LLC | $345.0M | Completed | 2017-11-17 | Technology | PARTS iD, Inc. |
| BBCP Industrea Acquisition Corp | Industrea Alexandria LLC | $234.6M | Completed | 2017-07-27 | Industrial | Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. |
| IMXI FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP. II | FinTech Investor Holdings II, LLC | $135.0M | Completed | 2017-01-23 | Financial Services | International Money Express, Inc. |
| WINR I-AM Capital Acquisition Company | Maxim | — | Completed | 2017-08-17 | Media & Entertainment | SMAAASH ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
| DMTK Constellation Alpha Capital Corp | Centripetal | — | Completed | 2017-06-21 | Healthcare / Medtech | DermTech, Inc. |
| DOTA Draper Oakwood Technology Acquisition, Inc. | Draper Oakwood Investments | — | Completed | 2017-09-15 | Technology | REEBONZ HOLDING LTD |
| SPAC | Sponsor | Trust | Status | IPO Date | Sector | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENSC Leisure Acquisition Corp. | Matthews Lane | — | Completed | 2017-12-01 | — | Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. |
| VVNT Mosaic Acquisition Corp | Fortress | — | Completed | 2017-10-19 | Other / Diversified | Vivint Smart Home, Inc. |
| Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III | Hennessy Capital | — | Completed | 2017-06-23 | Industrial / Manufacturing | NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. |
| CIC Capitol Investment Corp. IV | Capitol Investment Corp | — | Completed | 2017-08-17 | Other / Diversified | Nesco Holdings I, Inc. |
| FSAC Federal Street Acquisition Corp. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | — | Completed | 2017-07-19 | Healthcare / Medtech | AGILITI INC |
| OSPR Osprey Energy Acquisition Corp | HEPCO | — | Completed | 2017-07-21 | Energy / Oil & Gas | Falcon Minerals Corp |
| CMSS CM Seven Star Acquisition Corporation | Shareholder Value Fund | — | Completed | 2017-10-27 | Other / Diversified | Kaixin Auto Holdings |
| VEAC Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. | NGP Energy Capital Management | — | Deregistered | 2017-04-12 | Energy / Oil & Gas | QEP Energy Company |
| AVCT Pensare Acquisition Corp | Navigation Capital Partners | — | Completed | 2017-07-31 | Other / Diversified | American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. |
| NRXP Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp | Richard Ackerman | — | Completed | 2017-11-21 | Healthcare / Medtech | NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| STNL Sentinel Energy Services Inc. | Sentinel Management | — | Liquidated | 2017-11-06 | Energy / Oil & Gas | Strike Capital, LLC |
| AESE Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. | Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc | — | Completed | 2017-10-05 | Media & Entertainment | Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. |
| KLR GigCapital, Inc. | GigCapital Global | — | Completed | 2017-12-11 | Other / Diversified | Kaleyra S.p.A. |
| CVON Forum Merger Corporation | Marshall Kiev, David Boris | — | Completed | 2017-04-07 | Technology | ConvergeOne Holdings, Inc. |
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings. Trust size reflects declared trust at IPO. “Searching” includes SPACs in extension and in vote.