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Why Choose Computershare for your Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Transaction?
Going public is one of the most paramount moments in a company’s history, and the main paths to the public market – traditional IPOs, direct listings, or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – can be complex with a myriad of idiosyncrasies. Successful SPAC IPOs require building a strong team of professional advisors, and your choice of transfer agent is a critical component to a successful launch and beyond.
As a leading provider of IPO services in the US and around the globe, Computershare is uniquely positioned to provide services for SPAC IPOs. With decades of collective experience, we’ve worked on some of the largest and most complex transactions in the world.
Comprehensive SPAC/De-SPAC transaction services
Computershare provides comprehensive services for each stage of a SPACs progression, including pre- and post-IPO activities, De-SPAC, and the ongoing registry and corporate governance services you/your clients need for life as a newly public company.
Our full-service delivery model, focused on providing SPAC issuers with a centralized and simplified approach improves the ease of doing business, and includes the following:
SPAC launch
Pre-IPO activities
Transfer agent, warrant agent and trustee services
Coordination of appointment closing documentation
Issuance of units
Movement of IPO proceeds at closing as trustee
Post-IPO activities
Unit separations: common stock and warrants
Warrant exercises
SPAC liquidation (if applicable)
Investment of SPAC proceeds
Business combination
Pre-business combination activities
Proxy services – virtual meeting and vote tabulation
Solicit shareholder approval
Redemption agent services
Exchange agent paying services
PIPE issuance and statement distribution
Escrow agent of PIPE proceeds
Secure shareholder file of Target company
Stock surveillance services
Post-business combination activities
DTC position swing and new CUSIP
Issuance of shares for NEWCO
Escrow of holdbacks
Growth and management – NewCo
Ongoing transfer agent and warrant agent services
End-to-end annual meeting services (virtual, hybrid, in person)
Corporate governance consulting
Stock surveillance services
Proxy Solicitation services
Warrant redemptions
Equity plan administration
Entity compliance services
Registered agent services
Section 16 reporting and filing services
Board management tools
Abandoned property services
Save time, save money
Focus on your most important priorities as a newly public company with confidence – knowing that Computershare will execute every step with precision.
Exceptional quality, responsive customer service
When accuracy and fast turnaround are critical during your most high profile, high stake moments, Computershare delivers. Our expert SPAC support team has decades of experience on hundreds of IPO transactions – including the most complex and groundbreaking. We’re focused on providing you/your clients with high quality, responsive customer service throughout the life cycle of your SPAC.
Industry leading technology
Hit the ground running with a partner that combines the right technology with the right support providing an optimal experience for you and your new investors. With real-time access to all your registry data in Computershare’s Issuer Online platform, business decision making has never been easier. Your investors will enjoy the simple, intuitive navigation and industry leading functionality of Investor Center to manage their investor portfolio online. And you’ll be able to offer your shareholders an ecosystem of modern communication channels such as online chat, traditional web, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system and live customer service channels.
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