In this special edition of the SPACInsider podcast on the new SEC SPAC rules, Kristi Marvin from SPACInsider spoke with a panel of SPAC legal experts to help unpack the hefty 581 pages included in the release.
This originally aired as a live webinar, which may be viewed as a replay HERE.
Joining Kristi is Derek Dostal, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Doug Ellenoff, partner at Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, and Christian Nagler, partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
The panel discusses which new measures are likely and unlikely to provoke changes in approach by SPACs moving forward. What questions still remain, and how will this affect the state of the SPAC market in 2024?
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