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SPACs: A Path to Public Markets That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

MergersCorp M&A International

Yet, to dismiss them entirely would be to overlook their undeniable, and often unsung, benefits in democratizing access to public markets and fostering innovation. At their core, SPACs are shell corporations formed to raise capital via an initial public offering (IPO) with the sole purpose of acquiring an existing private company.

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Cooley’s 2022 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

Will 2023 see a resurgence of traditional public M&A deals or will macro factors and the looming threat of regulatory review continue to push biotechnology companies down creative paths? It’s a more challenging market environment right now than we’ve seen in many years,” said Charlie Kim , who co-chairs Cooley’s capital markets practice.

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Cooley’s 2022 Tech M&A Year in Review

Cooley M&A

Newly public tech companies (particularly companies that went public via deSPAC transactions) may find themselves particularly in the crosshairs, given that they as a whole dramatically underperformed the broader market in 2022.

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