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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

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SPAC Sponsor Liability and Insurance Solutions

Woodruff Sawyer on 2/21/2025

The SPAC market is finally making a comeback. As we enter a period of the long-awaited SPAC revival, some liability dangers persist. Two common questions that keep being raised by our clients are: How much liability...more

Court of Chancery Issues First Dismissal of a SPAC Disclosure Complaint

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/25/2024

In January 2022, Vice Chancellor Lori Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a groundbreaking opinion in In re MultiPlan Corp. Stockholders Litigation that paved the way for SPAC stockholders to bring direct breach of...more

SPACs Poised to Turn a Corner in 2024: Annual Risk Update

Woodruff Sawyer on 2/23/2024

Here we are again—another year of SPAC ennui. We’re hearing derisive comments about the death of SPACs, unending deadline extensions, almost 200 liquidations, 70 deal terminations, and general SPAC malaise. If you’ve followed...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/1/2023

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani - Key Points - - Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/16/2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

2022 Securities Litigation Year in Review

Jones Day on 2/8/2023

During 2022, securities case filings fell for the fourth consecutive year and were down slightly from 2021. The number of announced settlements rose substantially last year, as did total settlement amounts. The 2022...more

SPAC FAQs: SEC Staff Statement on Accounting Issues for SPAC Warrants

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/27/2021

The recent statement by the Staff of the SEC (the Staff Statement) will likely impact almost every SPAC or post-de-SPAC entity with warrants in its structure. SPAC/post-de-SPAC entities should review warrant terms to...more

Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Update

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/22/2021

On December 8, 2020, Skadden held the fourth and final installment of its annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Update, “Developments and Trends in Securities Litigation: A Year-End Update for 2020 and a...more

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