Marc Van Tricht
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
EarlyBirdCapital
Joined EarlyBirdCapital in 2016 and is the Head of Capital Markets focusing on SPAC origination and business combinations. Prior to joining EarlyBirdCapital, Mr. Van Tricht was the Head of Event-Driven Strategy at CRT Capital. Earlier in his career, Mr. Van Tricht spent over 15 years on the buy-side at firms including Gracie Capital, Trafelet, and Eos Partners. Mr. Van Tricht graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Topic
12:20pm - 1:00pm
June 18, 2025 June 18, 2025
New Investor Engagement Strategies
- Greater focus on institutional investors
- Funding alternatives if PIPE financing becomes difficult to secure
- Selective investor targeting – SPACs pursuing investors with specific expertise or strategic alignment with a target company
- Regulatory compliance as a selling point – demonstrating credibility and attracting cautious investors
- More realistic valuation and deal structuring – demand for fairer valuations and better-aligned incentives leads to more disciplined deal-making
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
Tuesday June 11, 2024
IPOs at Historic Lows: Will Bank Underwriting Fees Begin to Stabilize?
- Discussion of SPACs for growth capital in small-cap and mid-cap companies
- Business combinations for deploying capital
- Supporting data to prove SPACs are back
