What’s Next for SPACs in Latin America? (VIDEO)

As the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) boom continues against the backdrop of the evolving U.S. SEC guidance, sponsors, investors, and potential SPAC targets are wondering what’s next for SPACs and what are the opportunities and challenges.

View this program from MoFo’s global SPAC team, Mitchell S. Presser, Justin R. Salon, Michael D. Birnbaum, and Randy Bullard. Our panel provides an overview of the current SPAC market, and shares their views on the future development of SPACs, including:

• Market Updates: Current trends in relation to SPAC IPOs, SPAC-related PIPEs, and de-SPAC transactions. When will the IPO market re-open? What are the PIPE investors looking for? Are merger terms changing? 
• Raising a SPAC focused on Latin America: What is the process? What is the opportunity?
• LatAm de-SPACS: What can a potential target company expect, how to prepare, and how to negotiate with a SPAC
• New SEC Guidance: What will the SEC’s latest statements mean for SPACs and de-SPAC transactions and what more should we expect from the SEC on SPACs in 2021?
• SPAC-Related Shareholder Litigation: What can we learn from the recent complaints filed and settlements reached?