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In our previous posts, we’ve examined the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) increased enforcement actions against what are called “special purpose acquisition companies” (SPACs). In our final post for the SPAC series, we’ll examine other issues in recent SEC enforcement actions, and some SPAC-related rules the SEC plans to implement. Misleading And Defrauding Investors Just as the agency wants to prevent fraud in other types of investments, the SEC is also concerned about fraud in the SPAC context. This applies equally to fraud perpetrated by the SPAC and the potential targets that a SPAC would acquire.In our previous posts, we’ve examined the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) increased enforcement actions against what are called “special purpose acquisition companies” (SPACs). In our final post for the SPAC series, we’ll examine other issues in recent SEC enforcement actions, and some SPAC-related rules the SEC plans to implement. Continue reading

In our last post, we reviewed the basics of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), also called "blank check companies," to understand why the Securities and Exchange Commission is so concerned about SPACs. This form of investment that wasn't even on people's radar a decade ago is now an SEC enforcement priority.  As we explained, while the promises of a massive return from a SPAC may make investors' hearts skip a beat, the very nature of SPACs should give every SEC investigator heartburn. A SPAC is, by definition, a legal shell company with no business operations or assets. The entire company is built on a promise that investors will make a fortune when the first entity (the SPAC) acquires another company.In our last post, we reviewed the basics of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), also called “blank check companies,” to understand why the Securities and Exchange Commission is so concerned about SPACs. This form of investment that wasn’t even on people’s radar a decade ago is now an SEC enforcement priority. Continue reading

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