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SPACs
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SEC Actions
SPACs, Complex Investment Products, and Disclosure
SPACs are popular investment vehicles. The number of IPOs involving these investment vehicles has increased significantly in recent years. For example, from 2019 to 2021, the number has increased by…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
House of Representatives Looks into SPACs, Focused on Protecting Investors
On November 16, 2021, the House Financial Services Committee cleared two proposals geared towards protecting investors and holding accountable offerors in connection with SPAC transactions. The first proposal, from Representative…
The D&O Diary
Post-SPAC-Merger Baby Product Company Hit with SPAC-Related Securities Suit
One of the most substantial securities litigation phenomena so far in 2021 has been the rising tide of securities litigation relating to SPACs and SPAC-acquired companies. In the latest example…
Free Writings + Perspectives
IFR 2021 US ECM Roundtable: SPACs at a Crossroads
November 17, 2021 | Webinar hosted by IFR 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT Register here. Mayer Brown is proud to sponsor this year’s 2021 US ECM Roundtable, hosted by the International…
Free Writings + Perspectives
IFR’s 2021 US ECM Roundtable: SPACs at a Crossroads
2021 US ECM Roundtable: SPACs at a Crossroads Webinar November 17, 2021 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT Hosted by International Financing Review (IFR), the 2021 US ECM Roundtable brings together a…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SPACs: The Roles of Reputation and Disclosure When Information Is Limited
By Andrea Pawliczek, A. Nicole Skinner, Sarah Zechman
Special purposes acquisition corporations (also known as SPACs or blank check companies) have received a lot of attention recently – and for good reason. SPACs accounted for more than half…
The Capital Commitment
New in the World of SPACs: Arks, Sharks and SPARCs
By Margaret A. Dale, Dorothy Murray
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been one of the success stories of recent years. They have attracted huge volumes of investment as professional and retail parties invest through an…
The D&O Diary
Electric Vehicle Company Hit with Post-SPAC-Merger Securities Suit
In the latest SPAC-related securities class action lawsuit filing, a plaintiff shareholder has filed a securities class action suit against electric vehicle company Lightning eMotors and certain of its directors…
Regulatory Oversight
The SPAC Age: SEC Moves to Increase Oversight Amid Meteoric Rise in Use of “Blank-Check” Companies
By Whitney Shephard, Ketan Bhirud
In early September, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advisory committee endorsed rule changes to increase disclosure regulations for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). For almost a year now,…
China Law Insight
SPAC特殊目的收购公司: 下一最佳上市地登场？
By King & Wood
作者：陈璴丹 陈博志 王宇 张可畏 黄俊杰（Hong Kong Office） 导言 过去几年，由于市场环境的变化和投资者偏好的变化，特殊目的收购公司（SPAC）已成为传统首次公开招股在美国可行的替代上市选择。新加坡证券交易所（新交所）也宣布了令SPAC能够在其主板上市的新规则，该规则于2021年9月3日生效。 本文概述了美国和新加坡的SPAC结构及其主要特点、SPAC上市的利与弊、香港联合交易所有限公司（联交所）于2021年9月17日建议在香港特别行政区推行SPAC上市机制所发表的最新征询文件，以及其对香港资本市场的意义。