Emmis Communications Corp., an Indianapolis-based media firm, is forming a so-called “blank check company”—an entity that exists to acquire one or more businesses and merge with them as a way to take ...

LightJump Acquisition, a blank check company formed by private equity exec Robert Bennett targeting the tech sector, raised $120 million by offering 12 million units at $10. The company offered 2 ...

Over the trailing year, you have likely witnessed the rise of shell firms as a medium to take private enterprises public. Market analysts often use the term “reverse merger” to describe this ...

MAK Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company led by former Dye & Durham Ltd. executives, filed for a $100 million initial public offering, seeking to capitalize on investor interest in technology and ...