Structuring for special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing, tax consequence and other key aspects

Summary: Over the past decade, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have gained popularity in the global markets. The year 2020 has been the year of SPAC with a record fund raise of around US$83 billion and more than 50 percent of the listing transactions in the United States having been executed through SPACs. In the first few months of 2021, the momentum of fund raising in US through SPAC has increased multi-folds with European region also raising funds through SPAC. Asia Pacific has recently witnessed its first SPAC getting close to fruition in the recent times. This has garnered a lot of interest in the business and the investor community, eliciting several questions from them on various aspects related to SPAC. In near future, it is expected that Asia Pacific will also catch on to SPAC fund raising wave soon. Learn about the SPAC listing, tax consequence and other key aspects to prepare for what's next.(Live presentation was aired on 27 May 2021)