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Thirteen new SPACs have been formed this week as of Friday afternoon. As more blank-check companies pop up in filings each week, ¸½½üÉÏÃÅ News is charting them with a weekly roundup of the new SPACs and key names to note. Among the big names tied to SPACs this week are basketball legend and billionaire .Ìý

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SPACs, special purpose acquisition companies, are blank-check companies formed with the intent of acquiring another company. Those who form a SPAC raise money through an IPO and then buy another company, making it public. Companies like , Ìý²¹²Ô»å have all gone public via SPACs, and high-profile names like and Reid Hoffman have formed SPACs (you can read more about SPACs here). Here’s a look at the SPACs formed this past week:

Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 8
• Key Names:Ìý
  • , managing director of
  • H. Charles Floyd, EVP and global president of operations at Ìý

Healthcare Services Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 8
• Key Names:
  • David Blair, executive chairman of and former CEO of Catalyst Health Solutions
  • Martin Payne, executive at MedX, Comprehensive Clinical Solutions and

Forest Road Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 8
• Key Names:
  • Kevin Mayer, former (brief) CEO of and former chairman of direct-to-consumer and international at Disney
  • Thomas Staggs, former CFO and COO of Disney
  • Shaquille O’Neal, former NBA player and member of Basketball Hall of Fame

Better World Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 7
• Key Names:
  • Rosemary Ripley, managing director of N*GEN
  • Peter Grubstein, founder and managing member of N*GEN

Altimar Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 7
• Key Names:
  • Scott Kapnick, CEO of HPS
  • Scot French, governing partner of HPS

CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 7
• Key Names:
  • Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor
  • Anshu Jain, president of Cantor and former co-CEO of

Cascade Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 6
• Key Names:
  • Jay Levine, chairman of the board of and former CEO of OneMain Financial
  • Roy Guthrie, former EVP and CFO of and former CEO of CitiFinancial

LCP Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 6
• Key Names:Ìý
  • Steven Goldman, former CEO of , , and Societe du Louvre, planning commissioner for City of Laguna Beach
  • E. Robert Roskind, chairman of the LCP Group and founder of

RMG Acquisition Corp. II

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 6
• Key Names:
  • D. James Carpenter, founder and CEO of
  • Robert Mancini, former partner and managing director of

Rice Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 6
• Key Names:Ìý
  • , partner and former CEO of
  • J. Kyle Derham, former VP of corporate development and finance of Rice Energy and Rice Midstream

Aequi Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 6
• Key Names:
  • , CEO of
  • Joy Seppala, founder of SISU Capital

Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp.

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 5
• Key Names:
  • Dr. Donald Basile, former CEO of FusionIO and former CEO of Violin Memory
  • Dixon Doll, CEO of

Gores Holdings VI

• S-1 Filing Date: Oct. 5
• Key Names:Ìý
  • Alec Gores, CEO of
  • Mark Stone, member of Gores’ Group investment committee

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