Publicly traded specialty finance companies
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a publicly traded company that raises a blind pool capital through an initial public offering ( IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. The money raised through the IPO of a SPAC is put into a trust where it is held until Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (“ACRE”) is a publicly traded specialty finance company and real estate investment trust (“REIT”) (NYSE:ACRE). ACRE provides one-stop solutions to meet the distinct and underserved financing needs of middle-market commercial real estate, which ACRE generally defines as assets with values of $10 Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) is a leading specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to private middle market companies, primarily in the United States. We are a publicly traded business development company and benefit from our affiliation with Apollo Global Management, Inc., a leading global alternative investment manager.