Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have attracted tremendous attention in recent years, with a spike in SPAC IPOs in 2021 since tempered by increased litigation and scrutiny from regulators. In this video, Business Law Today author Frantz Jacques, who has written about the evolution of the SPAC landscape, delves into the driving forces behind SPACs’ meteoric rise; recent developments including the SEC’s SPAC rules proposal; and what’s next in the SPAC world.
