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December 10 2021
Client Alert: New Statewide Mask Requirements for Businesses Without a Vaccination Requirement
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has just announced that effective December 13, 2021, masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places statewide unless the business or venue requires individuals to provide proof of full vaccination in order to enter. Though not explicit in the Governor’s announcement, this requirement likely applies to both patrons and employees working in indoor public places.
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December 09 2021
SEC chair Gensler seeks tougher SPAC disclosure, liability rules
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Thursday floated several potential SPAC rules he hopes the regulator will consider as it works to oversee one of Wall Street’s up-and-coming ways to take companies public.
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December 07 2021
Better HoldCo Inc., a mortgage and real estate startup backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is pushing back its public listing through a merger with a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter, after amending the deal a day before it terminated 9% of its workforce.
www.bloomberg.com
December 06 2021
Client Alert: NYC Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
New York City has announced that all private sector employees working in New York City must provide their employer with proof that they received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine by December 27, 2021 in order to continue reporting to their workplace.
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December 02 2021
BuzzFeed News union members plan walkout for same day as SPAC IPO vote
Members of BuzzFeed News’ union said they plan to walk out on the job at noon Thursday, the same day shareholders will vote on whether or not to take BuzzFeed public via a SPAC IPO.
www.axios.com
December 02 2021
Singapore’s First Wave SPACs Said to Move Filing Plans Ahead
Vertex Holdings Ltd., a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, and European asset manager Tikehau Capital are preparing to lodge preliminary prospectuses for blank-check company listings in the city-state as soon as next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
December 01 2021
The first (SPAC) has listed in the United Kingdom since the relaxation of rules by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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December 01 2021
A for-profit prison company is going public via SPAC, raising ESG concerns in the blank-check space
The red-hot SPAC market could have an ESG problem. Securus Technologies, a prison services company that makes profit from charging families of the incarcerated for phone calls, is in talks to go public via merging with Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp, according a person familiar with the matter.
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