Noteworthy events of the last week... First up is Barington/Hilco with the announcement they have terminated their LOI with Specialty Brands Holdings. For those that can remember that far back, Barington/Hilco IPO'd on May 5th of 2015 and were supposed to complete a business combination in 21 months. More
Below is the recently released Q1 2018 SPAC IPO Underwriting League Table Deutsche Bank took the top spot in the first quarter of 2018, with three Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions and a total volume of $850 million. More
Below we have compiled and released our 2017 SPAC IPO Underwriting League Tables To no one's surprise, the top three SPAC underwriters for 2017 were (ranked by volume) Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. More
Now that the first quarter of 2018 is complete, we have released our Q1 2018 SPAC IPO Legal League Tables It's been an active quarter for Ellenoff Grossman & Schole ("EGS"), as they are once again leading the Special Purpose Acquisition Company Legal League for Issuer's Counsel with four assignments. More
Below we have compiled and released our 2017 League Tables Let's drill down on the 2017 SPAC IPO Legal League results... As you can see, the top three law firms providing legal counsel to Special Purpose Acquisition companies (by volume) are Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole ("EGS"), and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ("Skadden"), accounting for nearly 50% of the market share. More
