Un-Packing SPACs: Risks, Rewards and Everything in Between
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACS) have exploded as an increasingly popular way for private companies to go public. There were more SPAC IPOs in 2020 than traditional IPOs. The market for SPAC IPOs and so-called “œde-SPAC ” transactions, by which private companies become public companies by combining with a SPAC, […]
After Climate, is Enhanced Diversity Disclosure Next?
It’s not just mandatory climate disclosure that’s on the agenda for Acting SEC Chair Allison Lee. Last week, as reported by Reuters, in remarks to a forum for securities industry professionals, she said that the SEC “œshould think more “˜creatively and broadly’ about tackling issues of race and gender diversity, […]
SPAC Trend Gives Rise to Securities Enforcement and Litigation Risks
What is a SPAC Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise. A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According to Nasdaq, in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by […]
Past Event: Un-packing SPACs: Risks, Rewards and Everything in Between
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACS) have exploded as an increasingly popular way for private companies to go public. There were more SPAC IPOs in 2020 than traditional IPOs. The market for SPAC IPOs and so-called “œde-SPAC ” transactions, by which private companies become public companies by combining with a SPAC, […]
TechGC SPAC & Direct Listing Virtual Forum
SPACs and Direct Listings have emerged as a significant new liquidity path for high growth tech companies over the last several months. TechGC hosted a three-day virtual forum, which discussed how to approach these liquidity events strategically including evaluating which structure to use, understanding economics/dilution and how to execute on these transactions.Featured […]
Past Event: 2020 TechGC SPAC Forum
SPACs and Direct Listings have emerged as a significant new liquidity path for high growth tech companies over the last several months. In this three-day virtual forum, we’ll discuss how to approach these liquidity events strategically including evaluating which structure to use, understanding economics / dilution, and how to execute […]
Corp Fin Issues Disclosure Guidance on SPACs
Happy new year! To complete the year- and term-end surge, just before Christmas, the Corp Fin staff issued CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 11 regarding disclosure considerations for special purpose acquisition companies in connection with their IPOs and subsequent business combinations, often referred to as de-SPAC transactions. As usual, the […]
Highlights from Cooley’s M&A Dealmakers Roundtable: SPACs!
On September 24, Cooley M&A partner, Garth Osterman, moderated a webinar on the current trend in going public: SPACs! Dave Peinsipp, co-chair of Cooley’s capital markets practice group and Rama Padmanabhan, a Cooley M&A partner participated in the webinar which focused on the current wave of SPAC activity and how […]