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SPACs
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DLA Piper Latin America – Law Blog
¿Qué es una SPAC? Aspectos básicos para considerar
By DLA Piper
Por: Nicolas Teijeiro | Jorge Timmermann | Stephen P. Alicanti El 2020 fue un año récord para las “special purpose acquisition companies” (“SPACs” por sus siglas en inglés): más de 248 SPACs completaron sus procesos…
The Capital Commitment
Looking Ahead: Top Litigation and Regulatory Risks for Fund Managers Right Now (Webinar)
By William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Samuel J. Waldon, Jonathan M. Weiss
The regulatory and litigation risks for private funds are greater than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008. From the continued proliferation of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, to…
The D&O Diary
AgTech Company Hit with SPAC-Related Securities Lawsuit
In the latest SPAC-related securities class action lawsuit filing, a plaintiff shareholder has initiated a securities suit against Agtech company AppHarvest, alleging material misrepresentations after the company recently experienced a…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
ACTEC Shares Useful Resource
ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk Estate Planning for Special Purpose Acquisition Company Founders - Insights into the capital structure and risk/reward of SPAC investing for founders along with estate planning advice for…
China Law Insight
新交所成为亚洲首家提供特殊目的收购公司上市服务的大型交易所
By King & Wood
新加坡交易所（新交所）日前发布了特殊目的收购公司（SPAC）的主板上市规则，于2021年9月3日正式生效。 在这一新的框架下，新交所特殊目的收购公司必须具备以下主要特征：
Valuation Litigation & Shareholder Rights Blog
SPAC Activity Subject to Contractual Restrictive Covenant
By Steve Hecht
In a federal court ruling from earlier this year, Vogel v. Boris, the New York federal court refused to toss out a claim by an LLC member, Vogel, against his…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SPACs: Up, up, and…away?
The special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) craze took the world by storm during 2020 and early 2021. SPACs continue to dominate the finance and business news cycles, with headlines of…
China Law Insight
New ways to raise and deploy capital: Singapore SGX SPAC
By King & Wood
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has just announced new rules that will enable Special Acquisition Companies (SPAC) listings, effective 3 September 2021. Under this new framework, SGX SPAC listings must have…
Valuation Litigation & Shareholder Rights Blog
SPAC Sues PIPE Investors For Failing To Fund
By Steve Hecht
As reported here in Law360 [$$], Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. -- a SPAC planning to mine the seafloor for metals to be used in electric vehicle batteries -- has sued…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SPACs and Forward-Looking Disclosure: Hype or Information?
By Kimball Chapman, Richard M. Frankel, Xiumin Martin
In 2021, 359 SPACs have raised $95 billion, surpassing the $74 billion raised by 254 SPACs in 2020. The growth in this market might mean that sophisticated investors are using…