Rocket Lab close to deal with US acquisition company — report

Rocket Lab close to deal with US acquisition company — report
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Rocket Lab USA, the US-New Zealand space start up, is close to a merger with a US acquisition company. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, a reverse listing via a special acquisition company — commonly called a ‘SPAC — Vector Acquisition Corp. would take Rocket Lab public with a value of US$4.1 billion including debt.  Special acquisition companies have been having a record year, taking advantage of unbridled enthusiasm for speculative investments that have come amid the pande...

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