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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.
READUpHealth SPAC Lawsuit Advances Against GigCapital’s Avi Katz
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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Shepherd Ave Capital Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SPHAU) is the latest SPAC to file to IPO, making 24 new registration statements that have filed since June 1, 2024. So far, only two of those 24 have gone public, but it does indicate an active August. In SPACLand at least, August is never slow. As for Shepherd...
At the SPAC of Dawn SPACs have now priced 20 IPOs seven months into 2024 with an eye on beating 2023’s total of 31 IPOs. With a little more than 5 months left in the year, it’s expected that SPACs should at least match that number by only needing to price roughly two IPOs per...
DT Cloud Star announced the pricing of its $60 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DTSQU”, Thursday, July 25, 2024. The new SPAC aims to combine with an established business with long-term financial visibility, but has not limited itself to a particular industry or sector....
Launch Two (NASDAQ:LPBBU) has filed for a $200 million IPO that shows how the market has shifted for new issuance since its sister SPAC Launch One (NASDAQ:LPAAU) filed just over a month ago. Both SPACs are underwritten by Cantor Fitzgerald and seeking nominally the same raise at IPO, but Launch Two is overfunding its trust...
FTAC Emerald (NASDAQ:EMLD) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with crypto fintech firm Fold at an enterprise value of $381 million. Phoenix, Arizona-based Fold provides digital banking services backed by a treasury of Bitcoin that includes FDIC-secured checking accounts as well Bitcoin trading and awards. The combined company is expected to trade on...