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Highlights from Cooley’s M&A Dealmakers Roundtable: SPACs!

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On September 24, Cooley M&A partner, Garth Osterman, moderated a webinar on the current trend in going public: SPACs! Key highlights from the webinar are summarized below and a link to the recording can be found here. is the increased frequency at which SPAC IPOs are occurring. A distinct feature of SPAC 3.0

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C Corp vs. S Corp vs. LLC: Essential Information for Software Executives

Software Equity Group

C Corp for Software Companies Factor Impact Investor Appeal Tax Efficiency Ownership Flexibility M&A Potential C Corps are highly attractive to investors, particularly for those considering venture capital or IPO. The flexibility to have multiple stock classes is a major draw for institutional investors.

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Cooley’s 2020 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

Earnouts continue to be popular methods for addressing valuation uncertainty, particularly in the life sciences space. As we have previously observed , the use of milestone-based earnouts to bridge a valuation gap is often a short-term solution that presents many long-term complications. Earnouts Remain Popular – and Difficult.

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