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Alert: SPAC Transactions – Considerations for Target-Company CFOs

Cooley LLP | | Return|
Although special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been used for decades as alternative investment vehicles, they have recently come into vogue as seasoned investors and management teams have turned to SPACs to mitigate the increased market volatility risk of traditional initial public offerings (IPOs). In fact, 2020 has been a record-breaking year for SPAC IPOs; the proceeds raised in the first eight months of the year have already more than doubled those raised in 2019. This surge has...
By: Cooley LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/alert-spac-transactions-considerations-86773/

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