Der Aufstieg von SPACs, virtuelle Due Diligence und Ausblick 2021 2020 Review and 2021 Outlook – an exclusive interview with Craig Clay, President of Global Capital Markets, DFIN with DealStreetAsia In conversation with DealStreetAsia (DSA), Craig Clay, President of Global Capital Markets, DFIN discussed how the US election will impact dealmaking, the rise of SPACs, virtual due diligence and how having a risk and compliance solutions partner can smoothen the path to an IPO and beyond. Here are some excerpts from the interview:
In der COVID-19-Pandemie verhilft DFIN SPACs zum Erfolg The formation of a SPAC, by its very nature, requires equal measures of speed, accuracy, and minimal costs to properly launch and position the company for ultimate success. Missteps impacting any one of the deal-making triad can lead to irreversible repercussions and to lost opportunities – and that’s during smooth economic conditions.
SPAC vs. IPO: aktuelle Marktlage SPAC Transactions The numbers alone speak volumes. As of mid-September 2020, 95 SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) with a valuation of approximately $35 billion had priced year to date, shattering “all previous records,” said Craig Clay, President of Global Capital Markets for Donnelley Financial Solutions. In contrast, he said, for the full year of 2019, 59 SPACs had priced, and even this represented a sizeable increase over 46 in 2018 and 34 in 2017.