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SPACs
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Corporate and Securities Law
SEC Warns SPAC Targets the Road May be Difficult
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Staff Comments on SPACs
Today, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two statements relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Neither statement provided any guidance or interpretation. Both seemed directed at…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Regulating SPACs — Before It’s Too Late
Although it has been used in the past, the resurgence of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) has been spectacular in the last two years. According to its promoters, a…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
Post-SPAC Technology Company Hit with Securities Class Action
Private companies with cutting-edge technology have become particularly attractive targets for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). These private companies may choose to go public via SPAC for a number of…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Legal Tech Company Could Go Public, Overnight, Via SPAC
A popular vehicle for financing emerging growth companies seems like a good fit for a fast growing legal tech company needing capital for growth and to break through legal regulations…
Louis Lehot Medium Blog
What are SPACs, and how they are different from IPOs?
By Louis Lehot
By Louis Lehot, a business lawyer at Foley & Lardner in Silicon ValleyWhat you need to know about going public in 2021…One of the hottest investment trends in the past year is…
The D&O Diary
Is SPAC-Related Legal Action About to Heat Up?
Anyone reading the business pages know that SPAC IPO activity continues to surge; indeed, we have not yet even officially completed 2021’s first quarter, yet the number of SPAC IPOs…
The Capital Commitment
The Ripples Behind the SPAC Wave
By Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, Kirsten E. Lapham, William Komaroff, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Ana Vermal, Samuel J. Waldon, Jonathan M. Weiss, Anthony M. Drenzek, James Anderson, Alexandra V. Bargoot, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, David W. Heck, Hena M. Vora, Lucy C. Wolf
The past year saw a burst in popularity of SPACs. More than half of companies that went public in 2020 did so using a SPAC on their way to raising…
China Law Insight
SPAC – 近期趋势及再思考
By King & Wood
我们准备了新一期关于SPAC近期发展趋势的介绍。 当前SPAC现在有多火热，各种解读就会有多流行。不过不少解读包含对于SPAC不太准确的理解，需要我们进一步探究SPAC的运作机制。
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Investor Advisory Committee Discusses SPACs
On March 11, 2021, the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee convened and hosted a panel discussion regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The panel aimed to shed light on the recent…