Rocket Lab — Where were Sean Joyce, John Sorensen and the NZX?

Rocket Lab — Where were Sean Joyce, John Sorensen and the NZX?
Rocket Lab's founder Peter Beck is the winner as he is probably heading to be a $1 billion man.
Brian Gaynor
The proposed backdoor listing of Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab through Nasdaq listed Vector Acquisition Corporation begs the question as to where were our reverse listing experts, Sean Joyce and John Sorensen, as well as the NZX?Why isn’t Rocket Lab listing on the NZX or dual-listing on the NZX and ASX?The obvious answer is that our backdoor listing vehicles are usually cash-strapped failed businesses while Vector Acquisition Corporation has US$320 million in the kitty.But what about an NZX/ASX dual listing, particularly as space race com...

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