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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 2024 Life Sciences M&A Year in Review: M&A Slims Down in 2024, but Will Appetites Grow in 2025?

Cooley M&A

This approach, combining M&A and initial public offering (IPO) preparations on parallel tracks, allows companies to maximize optionality in an uncertain market. billion, while AbbVie secured Aliada Therapeutics with its Alzheimers drug candidate for $1.4

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Analysts move to the sidelines on CoreWeave stock after big surge since IPO

CNBC: Investing

Analysts at Mizuho Securities and Stifel downgraded the artificial intelligence cloud computing stock to hold in the last 24 hours. Its initial public offering earlier this year was the biggest technology IPO since 2021. above CoreWeave's Monday close.

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SEC’s New Rules Give SPACs, Target Companies Much to Consider

JD Supra: Mergers

Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). The new rules affect both initial public offerings (“IPOs”) for SPACs and so-called “de-SPAC” transactions involving target companies who enter into a business combination with SPACs.

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

JD Supra: Mergers

Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case that could have broad implications for whether and how plaintiffs can assert Section 11 and 12(a)(2) claims if they purchased securities offered to the public in a direct listing as opposed to a traditional initial public offering (IPO).

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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.

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SEC Adopts Final Rules to Enhance Disclosures and Investor Protections Relating to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and De-SPAC Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

On January 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules (the “Final Rules”) to enhance disclosure and investor protection in initial public offerings (“IPOs”) by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and in business combination transactions involving shell companies, such as SPACs, and private operating companies (..)