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March 9, 2026

SPACs are back. This time they can’t be a dumpster fire for European startups

The SPAC comeback tour in Europe puts capital and tech sovereignty in the spotlight

Tom Nugent

4 min read

SPACs have started their comeback tour in Europe. In the last two weeks Finnish quantum computing company IQM and French quantum scaleup Pasqal have both announced they’re going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). 

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers university spinouts and robotics. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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