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What Does the SPAC IPO Rebound Mean for Cross-Border Deals?

JD Supra: Mergers

The start of 2025 has seen an uptick in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) initial public offering (IPO) activity in the United States as the broader market grapples with political and economic volatility and traditional IPOs remain on hold.

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2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

JD Supra: Mergers

Wilson Sonsini's 2024 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 33 initial public offerings (IPOs) completed by U.S.-based based technology and life sciences companies in 2024 with deal values exceeding $75 million. By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Related to SPAC IPOs and DeSPAC Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

1] The Final Rules are intended to provide enhanced protections for investors in the initial public offerings (IPOs) of SPACs and the subsequent business combination transactions of SPACs with private operating companies (“de-SPAC transactions”). By expanding the disclosure requirements for SPAC IPOs (on.

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SEC’s New Rules Give SPACs, Target Companies Much to Consider

JD Supra: Mergers

The new rules affect both initial public offerings (“IPOs”) for SPACs and so-called “de-SPAC” transactions involving target companies who enter into a business combination with SPACs. On January 24, 2024, the U.S.

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Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2024 Edition

JD Supra: Mergers

As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles. Obtaining the appropriate amount and type of insurance for each stage of their life cycle is one of them.

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Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2023 Edition

JD Supra: Mergers

As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles. Obtaining the appropriate amount and type of insurance for each stage of their life cycle is one of them.

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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square withdraws IPO as demand for offering waned

CNBC: Investing

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square USA withdrew its plans for an initial public offering after demand fell below original expectations.