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Cozen O'Connor

Final Rules on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections

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On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final rules intended to augment investor protections in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in subsequent...more

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SEC Releases Proposed Rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)

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On March 30, 2022, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in a 3-to-1 decision approved the much anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”)....more

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Supreme Court to Decide Whether PSLRA Discovery Stay Applies in State Court

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A Supreme Court decision could resolve significant inconsistency among trial courts as to the applicability of the PSLRA discovery stay. Key Points: ..While federal district courts have consistently applied the...more

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Recent Developments Highlight SPAC Securities And Shareholder Litigation Risks

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As the wave of SPAC IPOs and de-SPAC transactions continues to build, so too has the scrutiny of these transactions from the SEC and the shareholder plaintiff’s bar. On April 8, 2021, the SEC gave its clearest warning yet...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SPAC Explosion: Beware the Litigation and Enforcement Risk

SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC. 2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more

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