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Latest SPAC News: Delaware court finds broad D&O coverage for directors and officers in SPAC claim, UpHealth SPAC lawsuit advances against GigCapital’s Avi Katz, and SoFi named World’s Most Innovative Company
Delaware Court Finds Broad D&O Coverage for Directors and Officers in SPAC Claim
A Delaware court recently issued a significant opinion in a directors and officers liability claim involving a special purpose acquisition company.
In an issue of first impression in Delaware, the Superior Court in Clover Health Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:CLOV) v. Berkley Insurance Co. held that directors and officers of the post-merger entity were “Insured Persons” under the SPAC’s D&O policy because they were acting in “functionally equivalent” roles to directors and officers of the SPAC when the alleged pre-merger wrongful conduct took place.
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Backers of the blank-check merger that took UpHealth Inc. public lost their bid Wednesday to end litigation in Delaware over claims they duped investors into approving the transaction.
Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will let the proposed class action move forward, saying it’s plausible Israeli businessman Avi S. Katz and other affiliates of GigCapital—which sponsored the shell company that combined with UpHealth—were driven by the deal’s lopsided structure to mislead shareholders about its details.
SoFi Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023
SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.
This year’s list highlights the businesses at the forefront of their respective industries, paving the way for the innovations of tomorrow. These companies are setting the standard with some of the greatest accomplishments of the modern world. In addition to the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, 540 organizations are recognized across 54 sectors and regions.
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) is a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services on a mission to help people achieve financial independence to realize their ambitions.
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Terms Tracker for the Week Ending March 17, 2023 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. Despite this week’s headlines about bank failures, EF Hutton managed to file both a new S-1 registration statement and price an IPO. They should have...
Latest SPAC Liquidations: Northern Genesis III, MSD, and Tech and Energy Transition Corp. Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III (NGC) to Liquidate on March 24 Northern Genesis III (NYSE:NGC) announced that it will redeem all outstanding shares effective as of the close of business on March 27. Shares will cease trading on March 24 and the per-share...
Tech and Energy Transition Corp. (NASDAQ: TETC) announced this afternoon that its shareholders have voted against a proposal to extend the SPAC’s timeline to complete a business combination. Holders of 38,069,946 shares of TETC’s common stock, comprised of 28,495,396 shares of Class A common stock, and 9,575,000 shares of Class B common stock, were present at...
Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DSAQ) announced this morning that it intends to adjourn its extension vote, originally scheduled to be held on March 22, and will reconvene on March 24 at 11:00 a.m. The SPAC has also extended the redemption deadline to March 22 at 5:00 p.m. It is currently facing a completion deadline of March...
Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web. Latest SPAC News: Saudi Arabia explores setting up framework for SPAC listings, and Boxed considers filing for bankruptcy Saudi Arabia Explores Setting Up Framework for SPAC Listings Saudi Arabia’s market regulator is looking into setting up a...