Special Purpose Acquistion Corporations (SPAC)

Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPAC)

Withum Leads IPO Auditor Market Share for non-Big Four Firms in Q1 2017

AuditAnalytics.com released the Q1 2017 IPO statistics, noting that Withum had the largest market share of non-Big Four firms with four IPOs and a total of $1.7 billion raised this quarter. “Withum continues to demonstrate its expertise in the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) and SEC arena. Our management team has been involved with over 50 SPAC transactions sponsored by the investment community and has worked with virtually every attorney…

Industry At A Glance

Our management team has been involved with over 50 Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (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 over $4 billion of SPAC IPO’s sponsored by the investment community during the last 12 months, Withum has emerged as the firm of choice in the SPAC arena.

Completed IPO and Business Combination

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II
$200M
UBS Investment Bank/Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./BMO Capital Markets

Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corporation
$185M
Deutsche Bank Securities

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation
$500M
Deutsche Bank Securities/Citigroup/Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Completed IPO (SEC Registrant searching for an acquisition)

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II
$1035M
Deutsche Bank Securities Citigroup/Goldman, Sachs & Co.

CF Corporation
$690M
Citigroup/BofA Merrill Lynch/Credit Suisse

GTY Technology Holdings Inc.
$460M
Citigroup

Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.
$500M
Deutsche Bank Securities and BofA Merrill Lynch

Conyers Park Acquisition Corporation
$403M
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.

Electrum Special Acquisition Corporation
$200M
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Fintech Acquisition Corp. II
$175M
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Northland Capital Markets

Global Partner Acquisition Corp.
$155M
Deutsche Bank Securities

JM Global Acquisition Corp
$50M
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Committed Capital Acquisition Corporation II
$25M
Broadband Capital Management LLC

Currently in S-1 Registration Process

PMV Acquisition Corp.
$100M
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

Dundon Capital Acquisition Corp.
$400M
UBS Securities LLC

Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.
$400M
Citigroup

Modern Media Acquisition Corp.
$250M
Macquarie Capital

Our Team

Jay C. Shepulski

CPA, Partner 973-867-7483

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Marc Silverman

CPA, Partner 973-898-9494

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Carl Scheuten

CPA, Partner 973-898-9494

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Frank R. Boutillette

CPA/ABV, CGMA, Partner 212-751-9100

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Mark J. Deters

CPA, MS, Partner 973-867-7489

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Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPAC)

Withum Leads IPO Auditor Market Share for non-Big Four Firms in Q1 2017

Industry At A Glance

Completed IPO and Business Combination

Completed IPO (SEC Registrant searching for an acquisition)

Currently in S-1 Registration Process

Our Team

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