The SPAC structure has
The SPAC structure has
been improved with
issuers addressing key
challenges of the legacy
structure including the
promote size, shareholder
vote complexities and the
dilutive terms of warrants
Deutsche Bank
Corporate & Investment Banking SPAC structure today
Cash in trust
Sponsor
promote
Acquisition
mechanics
Warrant terms SPAC technology today
— 'I00% in trust at IPO
— 20% common stock
— Full proxy subject to SEC review
— When shareholder vote is required, no more
than 50% voting against acquisition
— shareholders can vote-yes' and redeem
shares which typically results in zero 'no'
votes
— Redemption thresholds can be set by
specific acquisition requirements, i.e.
minimum cash
— Half warrant per unit
— Strike out of the money
($11.50 strike price per whole warrant)
— 5 year duration from close of business
combination Comments
— Investor capital protected
— Lower interest rate environment, but cash in trust
remains largely unchanged
— 20% is a strong initial starting point
— Full promote has been earned in most successful
back-ends
- Much higher certainty of deal close
- Quicker acquisition timeine
- Shareholders maintain same redemption fights
- Higher likelihood of retaining warrant value
- Redemption threshold set by specifics of
transaction
- Significantly less dilution and overhang
- Longer duration provides increased time value to
warrant holders
- Investor trade-off initial In the money' value to
maintain upside
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