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SPACs
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Capital Markets
SEC Focus on SPACs
By Rob Evans
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have become an important investment vehicle and source of M&A activity. SPAC transactions include aspects of both initial public offerings and business combinations. In 2020,…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
US M&A Outlook for 2021 Appears Positive, Driven in Part by SPACs
Corporate executives are optimistic about M&A activity in 2021, with 53% of U.S. CEOs in a recent PwC survey stating that their companies planned to increase M&A activity in the…
GT Israel Law Blog
Tel Aviv Client Goes Public in $1.4 Billion SPAC Deal
Congratulations to our client Innoviz Technologies on going public. As recently reported by various media outlets, Innoviz Technologies, an Israeli technology and perception company, is going public through a $1.4 billion…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Staff Guidance on SPAC Related Disclosures
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton had commented in several interviews over the last couple of months regarding possible SEC Staff guidance regarding SPAC disclosures. In a prior post, we…
Latham.London
Securing a Successful SPAC Sale — What PE Firms Need to Know
The recent rise to prominence of SPACs provides private equity portfolio companies an alternative method for stock exchange listing and access to the capital markets. By Neil Campbell, Tom Evans,…
Free Writings + Perspectives
MB Microtalk: Special Securities Law Considerations for SPACs & SPAC Transactions
In this microtalk video, Special Securities Law Considerations for SPACs & SPAC Transactions, Anna Pinedo discusses special securities law issues arising in connection with SPACs and former shell companies. Visit…
Free Writings + Perspectives
MB Microtalk: An Overview of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
In this microtalk video, An Overview of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Eddie Best provides a brief overview of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Visit our MB Microtalk page for…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Mind the (SPAC) Gap
As I have noted in prior posts (most recently here), there has been a wave of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) offerings this year. And as I have also noted,…
The D&O Diary
Does Increased IPO Activity Foreshadow Increased IPO-Related Securities Litigation Ahead?
In recent months, IPO activity has reached levels “not seen since the dot-com era,” according to a recent report on the IPO market. On November 3, 2020, the IPO Tracker…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Comparing a Reverse Merger and a SPAC Business Combination
This chart is intended to compare and contrast in summary form some of the considerations for a private company considering merging into an existing public operating company in a reverse…