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While both are created for the sole purpose of raising capital, going public and then acquiring a private company, there are a number of differences between a CPC and SPAC.
A CPC is a "Capital Pool Company" that is structured to comply with Canadian regulations and trade on the TSX-V. A SPAC can trade on the TSX-V, NEO exchange, NASDAQ, NYSE or a host of others.
Both CPCs and SPACS are created by management teams and taken through the process to go public for the purpose of acquiring a private company.
A CPC is a creation of the TSX-V in Canada, while a SPAC is a more generic version that are authorized for trading on a number of stock exchanges.
Exchange aside, other differences: (i) a SPAC typically raises more than $100 million while the average CPC raises less than $500,000, (ii) SPACs provide investors who don't like the proposed acquisition with the IPO price (typically $10) back while CPCs don't have that same right of redemption and (iii) SPACs are generally required to have $5 million in assets (excluding the capital raised, which is held in trust), while CPCs are required to have very little in working capital pending completion of an approved business combination.
CPC is a registered trademark of the TMX Group Limited
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