SPACs have been around for a while and plenty of reputable companies have gone that route
Why so defensive? People have a right to be skeptical about SPACs. They've only been "mainstream" for the past couple years and are quickly losing steam as a vehicle for public exposure[1].
Yes there was an explosion in SPACs and that died down back to normal levels but even before that plenty of companies that are performing very well went public via a SPAC. Saying it's "never reputable" is just wrong.
If somebody thinks all SPACs are pump and dumps they probably only learned about them recently through the media