SPAC Sponsor Spotlight: Live Oak Merchant Partners

by BA Research | Dec 13, 2021 | Podcast, SPACs

Investment firm Live Oak Merchant Partners is one of the leading “serial” SPAC sponsors, with views of maintaining a long term presence in the asset class. Led by Rick Hendrix and Gary Wunderlich, Live Oak brings both extensive capital markets and advisory...

BM Technologies’ (BMTX) Luvleen Sidhu on Becoming a Bank and FinTech Evolution

by BA Research | Dec 8, 2021 | Podcast, SPACs

BM Technologies (BMTX) is a digital, mobile-first FinTech that was born out of BankMobile and boasts ~2M accounts. BankMobile was originally founded by Luvleen Sidhu and developed at parent Customers Bank (CUBI), before ultimately separating and going public via SPAC...

Will SeatGeek’s Primary Strategy Propel them to Ticketing Victory?

by BA Research | Dec 6, 2021 | Podcast, SPACs

SeatGeek is a vertically integrated, tech-focused ticketing company that is going public via RedBall Acquisition Corp (RBAC). Ticketing is a highly competitive industry, and many might be more familiar with brands such as Ticketmaster (owned by Live Nation LYV),...

Why Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Is the Next Big Thing in Chips with CEO Gene Sheridan

by BA Research | Dec 3, 2021 | Podcast, SPACs

Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is the semiconductor leader in gallium nitride (“GaN”) semiconductors that is aiming to replace legacy silicon chips for power applications. GaN is touted as a more sustainable, efficient, and reliable technology vs. silicon....

Chad Rigetti on why Superconducting and Rigetti is the Best Bet on Quantum Computing

by BA Research | Nov 30, 2021 | Podcast, SPACs

Chad Rigetti is the CEO and founder of Rigetti Computing, a full-stack quantum computing company who has agreed to a SPAC merger with Supernova Partners Acquisition Co II (SNII). Quantum computing leaders are very bullish on the technology and are projecting that in...