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June 18 2021
Webinar: Strategies For The Hospitality Industry In Negotiating And Drafting Event Contracts Post COVID-19
You are cordially invited to join lawyers from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP for a complimentary webinar discussing recommended changes to your existing catering and private event contracts related to the lessons learned from the pandemic.
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June 15 2021
BIG NEWS: MAJORITY OF COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS LIFTED IN NY!
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Governor Cuomo announced today that effective immediately, the state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions and requirements regarding social gathering limits, capacity restrictions, distancing, health screening, cleaning/disinfection protocols and collection of contact information for tracing purposes are lifted across almost all commercial and social settings, including food services, events (less than 5,000 people indoors), offices, buildings, personal care services, retail, malls, movie theaters, construction, manufacturing, trade, child care, and more. The state is expected to pull down obsolete industry-specific Interim Guidance shortly.
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June 10 2021
Client Alert: New York State Updates Office & Food Services Reopening Guidelines
Yesterday, New York State updated its COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Interim Guidance for Office Based-Work and Interim Guidance for New York City Indoor Food Services. Our client alert summarizes significant updates.
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June 08 2021
Wall Street grapples with new SPAC equity contracts after regulator crackdown
Wall Street accountants and lawyers are trying to figure out new equity agreements to lure investors back to the blank-check company market after the U.S. regulator cracked down on the use of warrants, six industry executives told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
June 08 2021
TPG-Backed PropertyGuru Eyes $2 Billion Thiel SPAC Deal
Bridgetown 2 Holdings Ltd., the blank-check company backed by billionaires Richard Li and Peter Thiel, is in advanced talks to merge with Singapore’s online real estate firm PropertyGuru Pte, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
June 07 2021
Mark Cuban-Backed Personal Finance App Dave to Go Public in $4 Billion SPAC Deal
A special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by Victory Park Capital has agreed to merge with banking app Dave, allowing the financial startup to begin operating as a public company.
www.wsj.com
June 02 2021
A surge in SPACs over the past year and looming deal deadlines has led to increased competition among sponsor companies to complete a merger, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
www.markets.businessinsider.com
June 01 2021
Why SoFi’s dealmaking CEO went the SPAC route for its IPO
SoFi’s (SOFI) long-awaited IPO on Tuesday isn’t the first time CEO Anthony Noto has had a splashy deal day. Noto is a former tech analyst and investment banker at Goldman Sachs who spent more than 12 years at the firm (1999 to 2008, then a return from 2010 to 2014 after a stint in between as the NFL’s CFO).
www.finance.yahoo.com