Michael Nordtvedt on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Staff Expands Accommodations for Nonpublic Review of Draft Registration Statements

On March 3, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced an expansion of the nonpublic review process for draft registration statements. This expansion aims to...more

3/7/2025 / Capital Markets , Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Registration Requirement , Reporting Requirements , Rulemaking Process , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

2024 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to present the 2024 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report, analyzing 124 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by...more

9/26/2024 / Acquisitions , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment , Investors , Mergers , PIPEs , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Technology Sector

SPARCs: An Attractive Alternative to Traditional SPACs?

On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared effective a registration statement for Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, Ltd., which is contemplating a unique variation on the traditional...more

10/13/2023 / Acquisitions , Capital Markets , Investors , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Litigation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Venture Capital

2023 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s 2023 Mid-Year Technology and Life Sciences PIPE and RDO Report presents analysis related to 87 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) and registered direct offerings (RDOs) by...more

9/13/2023 / Business Development , Investment , Life Sciences , Private Equity , Private Equity Funds , Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) , Technology , Technology Sector

SEC Proposes Rules to Alter Disclosure and Liability Regime for De-SPAC Transactions

SEC Proposed Rule Release 33-11048: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections - On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of rules and amendments...more

4/8/2022 / Disclosure Requirements , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investment Company Act of 1940 , PSLRA , Safe Harbors , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Addresses Accounting Treatment for SPAC Warrants

On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a joint statement by John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, and Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant, which provides...more

4/21/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investors , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

SEC Signals Heightened Focus on SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions

In light of the dramatic upswing in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued several public statements highlighting concerns and issues...more

4/13/2021 / Acquisitions , Capital Raising , Corporate Finance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

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