Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), have seen a resurgence in popularity over the past 2 years, and it’s easy to see why. Private companies now have an easier path to come to the public market, while SPAC sponsors can easily raise capital to invest in these same private companies. Join Bloomberg market specialists Jim Simmons and Robert Lidondici on November 17 to see how you can explore and analyze this industry via Bloomberg functions.
Date: 11/17/2020
Time: 10:00 AM EST
Duration: 30 minutes
Speakers
Jim Simmons
Workflow Specialist
Bloomberg
Jim is an application specialist with a focus on equity derivatives and data analytics. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs in Equity Derivative Sales where he covered some of the largest global institutions. He has a BA from The George Washington University’s Honors Program.
Robert Lidondici
Bloomberg 731/Lex
Robert Lidondici has been in the financial industry since 1996. He started as a financial advisor, moved to equity trading in 1999 and then when SPACs reemerged in 2003 was part of a SPAC arbitrage desk until 2009. Robert has been at Bloomberg for 10 years working as a Manager in our Trading Solutions division, Sales Representative in our Enterprise Data Division and most recently a Manger of one of Bloomberg Hedge Funds Teams with our Core Terminal.
