Asim Grabowski-Shaikh
Partner
BakerHostetler
Asim Grabowski-Shaikh guides public and private companies through complex capital markets and corporate transactions, with an emphasis on securities offerings (incl. SPACs), mergers and acquisitions (incl. deSPACs) and corporate governance matters. He offers clients practical, goal-oriented solutions, leveraging the skills developed and knowledge gained over nearly 20 years of representing issuers, underwriters, placement agents, buyers and sellers of businesses, boards of directors, activists, major financial institutions, funds and registered investment advisors in a variety of transactions across many sectors.
Topic
4:45pm - 5:25pm
June 18, 2025 June 18, 2025
The SPAC Advantage as an “Alternative IPO” Technique
- Faster to public market than traditional underwritten IPOs
- Ability to share forecasts with investors (with resulting potential for higher valuation)
- Satisfying public company governance standards, including board composition and reporting structures
- Reduced market volatility risks – SPAC mergers have a fixed valuation, offering more stability in unpredictable markets
- Flexibility in deal structures – custom deal terms such as earnouts and PIPE financing, to attract high-potential private companies into going public
- Lower barrier to IPO – SPACs help bypass a lengthy and costly traditional IPO process
- Attractive to institutional investors that may not typically invest in smaller, underserved market segments
- Less dependence on underwriting – how companies in overlooked sectors can bypass the challenges of securing traditional IPO underwriters
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
Wednesday June 12, 2024
Heading Down the PIPEline to SPACs
- New SEC guidelines impact on PIPE deals to fund SPACs pursuant to IPOs
- Differences in deal structure and liability mitigation
- Comparisons to previous practices
