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SPAC deals have become a phenomenon during the last few months. That's because they offer a path to going public that is easier than traditional routes. That said, there may be a downside to the new tool. Caroline Evans discusses along with last week's deals in the CDT Roundup.
In his third SPAC transactions in a matter of weeks, Houston entertainment entrepreneur Tilman Fertitta is taking his restaurant and gaming assets public. Caroline Evans has the names of those involved in the merger of his $6.6B company with a $200 million special acquisition entity known as FAST.
The Carrollton-based company offers broader visualization of construction projects. Caroline Evans has details of the deal.
The discussion surrounding carbon capture has, to this point, been pretty much just that. But a $100 million offer by Elon Musk for new technology that can make it happen adds new credibility to the idea. In the CDT Roundup Caroline Evans reviews the reaction to Musk's offer as well as last week's transactions.
It is no surprise that the pandemic touched everything. But bond counsel and bond issuers found novel ways to beat the pandemic. Nushin Huq describes the problems, the solutions and the Top 10 bond deals of 2020.
The SPAC market’s hot streak continues with a multibillion-dollar deal involving a blank-check firm helmed by Houston hospitality mogul and NBA team owner Tilman Fertitta. White & Case and Ropes & Gray are advising.
The two deals, part of a huge spate of SPACs advised by Latham involve business software and solar fintech. Caroline Evans has the names of the lawyers involved.
EVgo, a Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging outfit that opened its first-ever station in Texas in 2011, is set to go public through a merger with New York-listed blank-check firm Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition. Proceeds from the deal will fund the company's ambitious expansion plans.
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