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Between the various recent cases in the Delaware courts, such as Boxed, which involved the different SPAC voting classes, or the Multiplan case, or Arrival, all of which are in addition to the 1% excise tax on share buybacks, there has been a noticeable trend of SPACs moving to off-shore domiciles.
We spoke with Derek Dostal, from the law firm of Davis Polk, and Christian Nagler, from Kirkland & Ellis, to help explain these trends in greater detail and if the pending SEC proposal could affect some of these considerations going forward.
Give it a listen.
 

Fighting for digital services market share in developed markets can be uphill sledding, but what if what you are offering has no legacy competitor to replace?
This week, we speak with Greg Moran, Co-Founder and CEO of Zoomcar. Zoomcar runs a ride-sharing marketplace in India, where traditional short-term rental options are rare and it announced a $456 million combination with Innovative International Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: IOAC) in October.
Greg explains how Zoomcar has quickly built a strong position in the market without heavy marketing spend, while still maintaining a 40% take-rate on rides rented through its platform.
He also lays out where Zoomcar is expanding to next, and how the proceeds of its SPAC deal will get it there.
 

For better or worse, fighting fires is big business. This week, we speak with Tim Sheehy, Founder and CEO of Bridger Aerospace (NASDAQ:BAER).
Bridger operates a fleet of firefighting airplanes and support vehicles in the Western United States and it closed a combination with Jack Creek Investment Corporation on January 25th.
Tim explains how this age-old business is built on steady government contracts, but its needs and sophistication are growing and why its SPAC merger gives Bridger some unique opportunities for consolidation in a space that has been structurally resistant to such changes.

Whether you’re bullish on the North American EV car boom or not, there are exciting things happening on two wheels in Europe and Asia.
This week, we speak with Swin Chatsuwan, Founder and CEO of Zapp. Zapp has developed a line of electric motorcycles manufactured in Thailand that have some unique features, like being able to plug in anywhere.
To help fuel Zapp’s drive into European and Asian markets, it announced a $573 million dollar combination with CIIG Capital Partners II (Nasdaq:CIIG) in November.
CIIG II Co-CEO Gavin Cuneo also joins to discuss some of the key points of differentiation for Zapp in the market and why this differs from some of the first wave of EV SPAC deals we saw earlier in the cycle.
 

Visions of a self-sufficient energy future with solar panels on every household roof have been around for decades. But, it may take companies able to bring the full package of design, construction and financing to get more homeowners on board.
This week, we speak with Complete Solaria CEO Will Anderson.
Complete Solaria is the merger of two peer residential solar companies, Complete Solar and Solaria, that together announced a business combination with Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (NASDAQ:FACT) in October.
Will describes how the combined company will be poised to more efficiently cover existing white space in the US market, while Freedom I CEO Adam Gishen joins to discuss how the complex deal came together and why it stood out as the SPAC’s best opportunity in the current market.
 

The chip shortage has been a serious headwind to many tech companies, but what has it been like for the chip makers themselves?
This week we speak with Eli Assoolin, Co-founder CEO and Chairman of Newsight Imaging.
Newsight announced a $380 million dollar combination with Vision Sensing Acquisition Corp. in August of last year.
It provides the critical semiconductor components for lidar sets as well as industrial quality control and medical imaging equipment.
Eli discusses how the company’s diverse use cases and position as a chip supplier make it a unique play in the market as compared to its hardware-making customers.
And, why Israeli tech companies like his are increasingly turning to SPACs as a major source of funding.