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https://ir.iimcal.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/123456789/3903| Title: | Special Purpose Acquisition Companies – The Evolving Regulatory Regime |
| Authors: | Unni, V.K. |
| Keywords: | SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) U.S. Model Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) IFSCA (Issuance and Listing of Securities) Regulations |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2022 |
| Publisher: | The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory (FRTL), IIM Calcutta |
| Abstract: | SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) have become popular during the last few years, with a large number of SPAC Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on US stock exchanges in the first three quarters of 2020 which is almost the same number of non-SPAC IPOs on those exchanges in the same time span. There could be many reasons for the recent interest involving SPAC activity and SPACs tend to become more attractive when markets are experiencing a lot of uncertainty in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even though it is very early to predict whether current interest in SPACs will continue or not, recent trends seem to suggest that there exists ample space in the market for SPACs as a viable option for taking private companies public. |
| Description: | Biosketch: V.K. Unni is a professor at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. His areas of research and teaching include intellectual property rights, competition law and regulatory framework of corporate transactions. Unni is a corporate lawyer by training, and did his Ph.D in Intellectual Property Law at Nalsar University of Law. Later he joined NALSAR University as a lecturer and assistant professor of law teaching subjects like Banking and Finance Law and Intellectual Property Law. Presently he teaches at IIM Calcutta as a professor. At IIM Calcutta he teaches Public Policy and Management courses at the doctoral and postgraduate levels. He is also on the editorial board of A₹tha. |
| URI: | https://ir.iimcal.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/123456789/3903 |
| Appears in Collections: | Issue 1, August 2022 (10th Anniversary Issue) |
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