Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
Our management team has been involved with over 300 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) transactions and has worked with virtually every attorney and underwriter in this niche space. These individual transactions have resulted in deals ranging from $50 million to over $1 billion.
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As the auditor of record for approximately $100 billion of SPAC IPO’s sponsored by the investment community during the last 24 months, Withum has emerged as the firm of choice in the SPAC arena, many which are backed by private equity and venture capital firms. In addition to SPACs, Withum’s Financial Services Team serves clients reflecting the diversity of the industry, including hedge fund managers, venture capital firms, private equity firms – private equity services for portfolio companies, broker-dealers and regulated investment companies.
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Completed IPO and Business Combination
| Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II $261M UBS Investment Bank/Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./BMO Capital Markets |
Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation $213M Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Silver Run Acquisition Corporation $400M Deutsche Bank Securities/Citigroup/Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
CF Corporation $600M Citigroup/BofA Merrill Lynch/Credit Suisse |
| Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. $425M Deutsche Bank Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch |
Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II $1035M Deutsche Bank Securities/Citigroup/Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
| Conyers Park Acquisition Corporation $402M Deutsche Bank Securities/Goldman, Sachs & Co./Cantor Fitzgerald & Co |
Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. $350M Deutsche Bank Securities/Citigroup/Credit Suisse |
| Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corp. $325M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Fintech Acquisition Corp. II $175M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Northland Capital Markets |
| JM Global Acquisition Corp $50M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Global Partner Acquisition Corp. $155M Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III $175M Credit Suisse/I-Bankers Securities, Inc. |
Industria Acquisition Corp. $230M FBR/B. Riley & Co. |
| Stellar Acquisition III, Inc. $66M Maxim Group LLC |
One Madison $300M Credit Suisse/BofA Merrill Lynch |
| GTY Technology Holding Inc. $552M Citicorp |
ARYA Science Acquisition Corp. $144M Jefferies/Chardan |
| ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp. $200M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Chardan/I-Bankers Securities |
DFB Healthcare Acquisition Corp. $250M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. $400M Deutsche Bank Securities/Goldman, Sachs & Co./Northland Capital Markets |
Health Services Acquisition Corp. $115M Chardan |
| Modern Media Acquisition Corp. $207M Macquarie Capital |
Mosaic Acquisition Corp. $345M Deutsche Bank Securities/RBC Capital Markets, LLC/J.P. Morgan Securities |
| New Frontier Corporation $200M Credit Suisse/UBS Investment Bank |
Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp $325M Deutsche Bank Securities/BofA Merrill Lynch |
Completed IPO
| DiamondPeak Holdings Corp $280M Deutsche Bank Securities |
ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. III $130M Jefferies |
| Tortoise Acquisition Corp. $233M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/Barclays/UBS Investment Bank |
Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp. 2 $160M Chardan/Barclays |
| E.Merge Technology Acquisition Corp. $522M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Mizuho Securities |
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IV $303M Nomura/Stifel |
| Crescent Acquisition Corp. $250M Credit Suisse/BofA Merrill Lynch |
Replay Acquisition Corp. $288M Credit Suisse/BofA Merrill Lynch/I-Bankers Securities |
| Holicity Inc. $250M Deutsche Bank Securities/BofA Merril Lynch |
Mosiac Acquisition Corp. $345M Deutsche Bank Securities/RBC Capital Markets/J.P. Morgan |
| BowX Acquisition Corp. $420M UBS Investment Bank |
Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. $300M UBS Investment Bank/Odeon Capital Group LLC |
| ACE Convergence Acquisition Corp. $200M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Modern Media Acquisition Corp. $250M Macquarie Capital |
| SC Health Corporation $250M Credit Suisse/I-Bankers Securities |
Switchback Energy Acquisition Corp. $314M Goldman Sachs &Co. LLC/Citigroup/Credit Suisse |
| Regalwood Global Energy Ltd. $300M Citigroup/J.P. Morgan |
Oaktree Acquisition Corp. $201M Deutsche Bank Securities/Credit Suisse |
| Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. II $450M Deutsche Bank Securities/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Pure Acquisition Corp. $414M Oppenheimer & Co. Inc./EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. |
| Apex Technology Acquisition Corp. $275M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Union Acquisition Corp. II $175M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Exos Securities, LLC/Arcadia Securities |
| Allegro Merger Corp. $130M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
FinServ Acquisition Corp. $250M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Barlays |
| Stable Road Acquisition Corp. $173M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
Collier Creek Holdings $440M Citigroup/Credit Suisse/BofA Merrill Lynch |
| ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp. $200M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Chardan/I-Bankers Securities |
ARYA Science Acquisition Corp. II $150M Jefferies |
| Galileo Acquisition Corp. $138M EarlyBirdCapital, Inc./I-Bankers Securities |
Malacca Straights Acquisition Company Limited $125M BTIG, LLC |
| DFB Healthcare Acquisition Corp. $250M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/Deutsche Bank Securities |
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. $400M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/Deutsche Bank Securities/Northland Capital Markets |
| Monocle Acquisition Corp. $174M Cowan/Chardan |
Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. $306M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Amplitude Healthcare Acquisition Corp. $100M BMO Capital Markets/SVB Leerink |
CHP Merger Corp. $200M Credit Suisse/JP Morgan/Morgan Stanley |
| PropTech Acquisition Corp. $172M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Northland Securities, Inc. |
CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. $200M Credit Suisse |
| Yunhong International $69M Maxim Group |
East Stone Acquisition Corp. $100M I-Bankers Securities/EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. |
| DMY Technology $250M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/UBS |
Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. $690M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
| LifeSci Acquisition Corp. $60M Chardan |
DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Corp. $230M Jefferies/BMO Capital Markets/BTIG |
| CC Neuberger Holdings I $440M Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC/BofA Merrill Lynch/UBS Investment Bank |
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. $345M Deutsche Bank Securities/Morgan Stanley/RBC Capital Markets |
| Live Oak Acquisition Corp. $200M Jefferies/BMO Capital Markets/BTIG |
JAWS Acquisition Corp. $690M Credit Suisse/Morgan Stanley/Citigroup |
| Longview Acquisition Corp. $414M Cowen/UBS Investment Bank |
Foley Transimene Acquisition Corp. $1035M Cowen/UBS Investment Bank |
| Hudson Executive Investment Corp. $360M Citigroup/JP Morgan |
Fusion Acquisition Corp. $350M Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Odeon Capital Group |
| Panacea Acquisition Corp. $144M Cowen |
Therapeutics Acquisition Corp. $136M Jefferies |
| Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp. $125M Deutsche Bank Securities/UBS Investment Bank |
D8 Holdings Tech $300M UBS Investment Bank |
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