Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Insurance Industry

De-SPACs Are Ready to Take Off

Woodruff Sawyer on 5/30/2025

With the SPAC market heating up, we are seeing a huge uptick in activity on the SPAC IPO side. All these new SPACs will be searching for great deals in no time, so in this edition of the SPAC Notebook we dive into what is...more

Current State of Play with SPAC Litigation and Available Insurance Coverage

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 7/12/2024

Today, Lynda A. Bennett and Heather Weaver of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group sit down with Yelena Dunaevsky, Senior Vice President, Transactional Insurance, at Woodruff Sawyer to talk about the current state of SPAC...more

Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2024 Edition

Woodruff Sawyer on 5/23/2024

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

D&O Insurance Considerations for Going Public via SPAC: Are You Covered?

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 5/31/2022

With more than 600 special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) currently looking for merger partners, private companies are likely being courted by a number of SPAC suitors....more

Has the SPAC Bubble Burst? Part 2: The SEC’s New Rules

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 4/28/2022

Lynda A. Bennett continues her conversation with Capital Markets & Securities partner Jared Kelly and Yelena Dunaevsky, Esq., Vice President, Transactional Insurance at Woodruff Sawyer, about SPACs, deSPACs, the SEC’s new...more

Part Seven: Reviewing Key U.S. Insurance Decisions, Trends, & Developments

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers on 3/16/2022

This is the seventh and final installment of our series of articles reviewing some of the key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. Some key decisions impacting the D&O and securities law...more