January 27, 2021 Webinar
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
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A SPAC’s initial business combination is often referred to as a de-SPACing transaction. While this is generally a merger, this is not your typical public company merger. From negotiating the letter of intent to the definitive merger agreement and the various ancillary
In this microtalk video, PIPE Transactions in Connection with SPAC Business Combinations, Brian Hirshberg discusses private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions consummated by SPACs in connection with their initial business combinations, or de-SPACing transactions.
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The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission released today a new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretation, 139.13, relating to equity lines, and has withdrawn several C&DIs (see here). For convenience, the text of 139.13 is reprinted below.
Question 139.13
Question: In many equity line financings, the company
Private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) transactions completed in 2020* have raised over $53.0 billion, in aggregate, in 1055 transactions. This is the largest sum of capital raised in PIPE transactions since 2008. While industrials companies (chemicals, metals, mining and paper-focused companies) lead the market by number of PIPEs completed, the 323 deals in this
November 5, 2020 Webinar
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
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To mitigate the risks associated with redemptions, as well as to provide additional capital for the continuing public company, most de-SPAC transactions are now accompanied by a PIPE transaction. Marketing the PIPE transaction to potential investors alongside the de-SPACing also may be
November 2, 2020 Webinar
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EDT
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SPACs continue to grow in popularity and significance in the US. Despite COVID-19, US capital markets remain active for SPAC IPOs. Many emerging companies are receiving indications of interest from SPACs seeking acquisition candidates. Our session focuses on helping management teams and boards
More and more SPACs are choosing to undertake PIPE transactions in connection with their initial business combinations. The capital raised in the PIPE transaction, which closes concurrent with the closing of the initial business combination, helps to mitigate the risks associated with potential SPAC stockholder redemptions. In addition, as SPACs undertake larger initial business combinations,
Webinar Event
October 13, 2020, 4:30pm EDT
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This year’s US ECM Roundtable will be held as a virtual two-part series, which will bring together senior market professionals to assess current themes in the industry and provide an outlook for the future.
The second session, SPACs Boom onto the Market in 2020 as
Webinar Event
October 6, 2020, 4:30pm EDT
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This year’s US ECM Roundtable will be held as a virtual, two-part event, which will bring together senior market professionals to assess current themes in the industry and provide an outlook for the future.
The first webcast, titled The Great Equity Recapitalization in a Post-COVID-19
Monday, September 21, 2020 and Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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The PLI Pocket MBA is for attorneys representing clients in the financial industry. This two-day program is designed to improve your understanding of business strategies, accounting fundamentals and vocabulary used by management, investors, auditors and bankers.
Partner Jen Carlson, co-chair of the event,