September 2, 2020

Silicon Valley Director’s Exchange (SVDX) Webinar – SPACs: Here to Stay

A SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) is a company with no commercial operations that is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering for the purpose of acquiring an existing company. These “blank check companies” have been around for decades, and in recent years they have gone mainstream. Summer 2020 months have seen a huge surge, with underwriters and investors raising a large amount of IPO money. How have SPACs evolved to become a significant part of the public capital markets and are SPACs here to stay?

The panel of experts, including GigCapital’s managing partner and GigCapital2 CEO, Dr. Raluca Dinu, will discuss what a SPAC can provide to an operating business and what board members should consider when thinking about becoming public through a SPAC.

Registration and speaker information: https://www.svdx.org/calendar/2020/9/10/spacs-here-to-stay

Webinar recording is available here.