Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are increasing in popularity, especially in the realm of family office investment. A SPAC raises capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing operating company. Subsequently, the company can transact with the publicly traded SPAC and take advantage of being a listed company instead of creating its own IPO. Why are family offices interested in SPACs? How can family offices take advantage of SPAC vehicles? What are the implications of SPACs on a US and global level? What does the future hold for SPACs? 

Please join our trusted lawyers and advisors from Dentons and our guests from Citi Private Capital Group, WestRiver Group and Woolery & Co., for an informative discussion to answer these and other questions relating to the benefits of family offices forming a SPAC, as well as a glimpse of the expected success of SPACs in the future.

Moderator

Edward V. Marshall, Principal, Dentons US LLP

Edward Marshall is the Global Head of the Dentons Family Office and High Net Worth (DFO) sector. Edward is a family office insider and a renowned family office researcher, advisor, and author. He is widely-regarded as one of the preeminent thought leaders in the family office space, distinguished by his service to families around the world.

Panelists

Richelle Parham, Managing Director, WestRiver Group (WRG)

Richelle Parham is a Managing Director at WestRiver Group (WRG), an integrated capital solutions provider, where she co-leads WRG’s Experience sector, leveraging her operating, consumer and digital marketing expertise to lead investments in the consumer experience economy. Parham is passionate about WRG’s purpose to drive diversity of gender, ethnicity and thought with their co-led, gender-balanced fund investing model.

Paul Barrett, North America Region Head, Citi Private Capital Group

Paul Barrett is the North America Region Head for the Citi Private Capital Group (PCG). PCG is dedicated to providing an institutional level of service for high net worth families across the world, including family office advisory services, portfolio analytics, investment services, private deals, monetizing of illiquid assets, liquidity management and various financing alternatives.

Jim Woolery, Founding Partner, Woolery & Co.

James C. Woolery co- founded the Woolery & Co. PLLC law firm to serve as a strategic advisor to a select group of corporations, families and institutions. Jim has previously served as senior partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore, Co-Head of M&A at JPMorgan & Co., and Co-Founder and principal of Hudson Executive Capital. He has been a leading strategic advisor on over $3 trillion in transactions.

Brian Lee, Partner, Dentons US LLP, New York

Brian Lee is a partner in Dentons' Corporate practice, where he has extensive experience in the public offerings of SPACs, having represented Sponsor groups in the formation and IPO of SPACs and private companies in de-SPAC business combination transactions throughout his 15-year career.

Questions

Please contact Sue DeLeva at susan.deleva@dentons.com.

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