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Andrew Cohen
Panelist
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Difesa, founded in 2019, was established to generate consistent uncorrelated net returns and preserve investor capital by employing arbitrage strategies to extract value from equity linked securities, with a focus on special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”), as well as convertible securities and warrants.
Prior to Difesa Mr. Cohen spent 18 years investing across a range of hedge fund strategies at the asset management firm Ramius, LLC.
Topic
Thursday February 6, 2020
SPACS: Boom vs. Bust Markets
- Can SPAC IPO volumes continue to grow
- How to think about yields and minimum guaranteed returns for investors in both boom and bust markets
- Is there any correlation between traditional M&A activity and SPAC IPO/M&A activity?