{"id":26789,"date":"2023-06-24T00:22:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/uncategorized\/tastemaker-spac-calls-off-nearly-1-billion-planned-merger-with-quality-gold\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T00:22:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T04:22:43","slug":"tastemaker-spac-calls-off-nearly-1-billion-planned-merger-with-quality-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=26789","title":{"rendered":"Tastemaker SPAC calls off nearly $1 billion planned merger with Quality Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"imgCarousel\" class=\"imgCarousel\">\n<p><span class=\"text\">\u00a9 Reuters. <\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"imgGrad\"><\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tastemaker Acquisition Corp said on Thursday its planned $989 million merger with jewelry distributor Quality Gold had been terminated due to challenging market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Market reception for SPACs has been frosty since late 2021 after some companies that went public via the SPAC route performed poorly on the stock market. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Federal Reserve&#8217;s rate hikes last year added to the pressure, with multiple firms ending their planned SPAC mergers.<\/p>\n<p>SPACs are publicly listed companies raised with the intention of merging with a private company, which goes public through the merger.<\/p>\n<p>Tastemaker&#8217;s deal with Quality Gold was announced in October last year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/stock-market-news\/tastemaker-spac-calls-off-nearly-1-billion-planned-merger-with-quality-gold-3111543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Reuters. (Reuters) &#8211; Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tastemaker Acquisition Corp said on Thursday its planned $989 million merger with jewelry distributor Quality Gold had been terminated due to challenging market conditions. 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