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Risk & Compliance
SEC Chief Outlines Possible SPAC Reforms
“Functionally, the SPAC target IPO is akin to a traditional IPO. Thus, investors deserve the protections they receive from traditional IPOs."
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Matthew Heller
| December 9, 2021
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Credit & Capital
Special Report: SPACs — They’re Back
Fueled by piles of capital, special-purpose acquisition companies want to take your company public. But are they the best route to a listing?
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Vincent Ryan
| December 3, 2020
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IPOs
Bill Ackman Files for Largest-Ever SPAC Offering
The investor is betting that blank-check mergers continue to be an attractive alternative to traditional IPOs amid the current market volatility.
By
Matthew Heller
| June 24, 2020
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M&A
DraftKings to Go Public Through Blank Check Deal
The deal will create the “only vertically-integrated pure-play sports betting and online gaming company based in the United States.”
By
Matthew Heller
| December 23, 2019
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Regulation
Israeli Company Defrauds SPAC Investors
To get a merger approved, the company, Ability, and two of its executives lied to investors about a "game changing" product, says the SEC.
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Vincent Ryan
| June 21, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Attorneys Charged in $6M Microcap Fraud
The SEC says the lawyers played a "crucial role" in passing off at least 22 shell companies as legitimate startups.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 12, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Promoter Accused of $2M Shell Company Scam
The SEC says Sheldon Rose sold more than a dozen blank check companies disguised as promising startups to investors.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 22, 2016
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Risk Management
Ten Accused of Elaborate ‘Blank Check’ Company Fraud
In the scheme, the SEC charges, the accused created as many as 22 blank check companies and passed them off as legitimate business enterprises.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 17, 2015
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