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Grab CEO Confident SPAC Deal to Close by Year-End After Delay

Company postponed its public debut because of financial audit CEO Tan doesn’t rule out secondary sto

Grab CEO Confident SPAC Deal to Close by Year-End After Delay

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When announcing thepactin April, Grab said in an investor presentation its completion target was July.\n“We decided to be proactive,” Tan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “We wanted to set the bar in transparent financial reporting. It may have taken a little longer than we expected.”\nGrab, which operates across Southeast Asia, is the latest company to be affected by intensifying scrutiny from U.S. financial regulators on deals involving SPACs. After a frenzy of listings, the SPAC market has been hit by a crackdown by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as lawsuits from shareholders, falling stock prices and delays in planned listings.\nThe SEC’s scrutiny on how accounting rules apply to a key element of blank-check companies has prompted restatement filings. 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Grab CEO Confident SPAC Deal to Close by Year-End After Delay

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