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D&O Insurance Board of Directors Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Woodruff Sawyer

The 2025 Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs

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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...more

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Guide to D&O Insurance for De-SPAC Transactions, 2024 Edition

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Woodruff Sawyer is the market leader when it comes to placing D&O insurance for companies going public, be it through an IPO, direct listing, or merger with a SPAC (a “de-SPAC” transaction). Experience matters in this arena....more

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Take Personal Indemnification Agreements Seriously as D&O Insurance Rates Rise

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If you are serving as an officer or director of a public company (or a large private company), it has never been more important to make sure that you have an aggressively protective personal indemnification agreement. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Top D&O Insurance Considerations for SPACs and SPAC Targets

Litigation stemming from the meteoric rise of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions means Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance coverage requires heighted attention. Unlike a traditional IPO, where the...more

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Get Your Board On Board with Limiting SPAC-Related Litigation Risk

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Although Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been around for decades, only recently have they experienced an incredible surge in popularity and, inevitably, attention from regulators and plaintiffs’ law firms....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What Am I Getting Myself Into? Five Questions Prospective SPAC Directors Should Ask

With 247 special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) going public in 2020 and another 298 in the first quarter of 2021, SPAC sponsors have knocked on many doors to find directors....more

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