Topic
SPACs
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GT London Law Blog
UK Listing Review Recommends Significant Changes to UK Listing Rules, Including for SPACs, Dual Class Share Structures and Free Float Thresholds
By Andrew Caunt, James Mountain, Dorothee Fischer-Appelt, Patrick G. Lilly ‡
On 3 March 2021, the UK Government published the results of the UK Listing Review, a wide-ranging analysis of the state of the UK’s public markets carried out by Lord…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
The Lowdown on SPACs
By Minmo Gahng, Jay Ritter, Donghang Zhang
In 2020, the number of IPOs by a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) set records: A total of 248 SPAC IPOs raised over $75 billion. The boom continues in 2021:…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss SPACs
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. EST and will be a…
Israel Global Gateway
The Drivers of SPACs and Why They are Here to Stay: Healthcare Q&A Series
By Israel Group
At the DLA Piper 2021 Healthcare Leadership Conference, both Josh and Jeff will join a panel to discuss the latest developments in capital markets for healthcare companies including SPACs. technology and…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
SPAC Securities Class Action Comes for Private Equity Sponsor
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, with proprietary and potentially lucrative products, have been popular targets for SPAC sponsors. Unfortunately, one such private equity sponsor may have its hands full after its managing…
The D&O Diary
Insurance Services Firm, SPAC Sponsor, and SPAC Execs Hit with Post-deSPAC Securities Suit
Regular readers know that I have been documenting on this blog the recent rise in securities class action lawsuit filings relating to SPAC entities and transactions (most recently here). Along…
IPO, Then What?
Watch Now: M&A Forum – SPACs – Fad or Here to Stay
By Foley Hoag
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been gaining traction as one of the most popular exit strategies over the last year. They have been pitched as an easier way to…
Corporate Defense and Disputes
SPAC Securities Class Action Comes for Recently Public Health Care Company
Clover Health is an insurance company focusing on Medicare Advantage that uses its proprietary software platform to offer PPO and HMO plans to eligible consumers. It fits the mold for…
Andrew Abramowitz, PLLC
Assessing the Costs of SPACs
The casual reader of the business pages has seen over the past year or so many articles about SPACs, the financial structure du jour, which have actually been around for…
Securities Law Exchange
WEBINAR: Raising Capital through a SPAC Combination: Nuts and Bolts of the “De-SPAC”
Growing in popularity, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) continue to pique investor interest as an attractive mechanism through which a private company can raise growth capital and become a publicly…