Our management team has been involved with over 600 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.
As the auditor of record for approximately $37.9 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.
The rebirth of the SPAC market has created a fast lane to public markets for many technology companies, particularly in the energy and cleantech space. But before your company merges with a SPAC, audit readiness is critical. This is where many delays and surprises occur in the process, and where proactive planning can save both…
The IRS recently released Notice 2023-2 providing their initial guidance regarding the application of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock. The notice provides interim guidance which taxpayers may rely on when applying the excise tax until final regulations are issued. The excise tax, §4501, was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act…
The intention of Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden was clear in advocating for the excise tax on stock repurchases: to stop “mega-corporations” from using stock buybacks to “juice” their stock prices and reward their executives and wealthiest investors through massive stock buybacks. However, the legislation as it exists today may cast a larger net…
| Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp $750M Goldman Sachs | Conx Corporation $750M Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Ares Acquisition Corporation II $500M Citigroup | Churchill Capital Corp X $414M BTIG |
| Eqv Ventures Acquisition Corp $350M BTIG | Hennessy Capital Investment Corp VI $340M Citigroup |
| Dhc Acquisition Corp $309M Citigroup | Shoulderup Technology Acquisition Corp $300M Citigroup |
| Global Partner Acquisition Corp II $300M Ubs Investment Bank | Golden Arrow Merger Corp $287M BTIG |
| Arrowroot Acquisition Corp $287M Cantor Fitzgerald | Lamf Global Ventures Corp I $253M Wells Fargo Securities |
| Columbus Circle Capital Corp I $250M Cohen Company Capital Markets | Inflection Point Acquisition Corp IV $250M Cohen Company Capital Markets |
| Ftac Emerald Acquisition Corp $248M Goldman Sachs | Insight Acquisition Corp $240M Cantor Fitzgerald |
| Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp I $230M Cantor Fitzgerald | Hcm II Acquisition Corp $230M Cantor Fitzgerald |
| Haymaker Acquisition Corp 4 $230M Cantor Fitzgerald | Perception Capital Corp IV $230M Citigroup |
| Spring Valley Acquisition Corp II $230M Citigroup | Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp $220M Cohen Company Capital Markets |
| Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp $220M Stifel | Sk Growth Opportunities Corporation $209M Deutsche Bank Securities |
| Helix Acquisition Corp II $184M Leerink Partners | Colombier Acquisition Corp II $170M BTIG |
| Black Spade Acquisition II Co $153M Clear Street | Coliseum Acquisition Corp $150M Stifel |
| Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp IV $149M Goldman Sachs | Digital Health Acquisition Corp $115M Alliance Global Partners |
| Cantor Equity Partners Inc $100M Cantor Fitzgerald | Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp $69M Chardan |
| Dmy Squared Technology Group Inc $63M Needham Company |
| Ares Acquisition Corporation II $500M Citigroup | Bain Capital GSS Investment Corp $460M Citigroup |
| Eqv Ventures Acquisition Corp II $460M BTIG | Cantor Equity Partners Iv Inc $450M Cantor Fitzgerald |
| Churchill Capital Corp XI $414M Citigroup | Churchill Capital Corp XI $414M BTIG |
| Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp II $360M BTIG | Gores Holdings X Inc $358M Santander |
| Idea Acquisition Corp $350M Cantor Fitzgerald | Eqv Ventures Acquisition Corp $350M BTIG |
| American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A $345M Santander | Infinite Eagle Acquisition Corp $300M Goldman Sachs |
| Colombier Acquisition Corp III $299M Roth Capital Partners | Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp $258M Ubs Investment Bank |
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