“SPAC-tacular” Growth Means More Enforcement Ahead
February 24, 2021 | The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement
A once-derided investment vehicle, the SPAC is surging as investors turn the traditional IPO process on its head to streamline the public offering process and leverage a booming stock market. A company’s decision to assume the sometimes substantial undertaking to make an initial public offering (“IPO”) opens the floodgates to a deluge of regulatory obligations and disclosures about the details of its business operations. The payoff, however, can be vast; once the Company hits public markets, it has unparalleled access to capital and a bump in prestige.