SPAC lawsuits: pre- and post-reverse mergers in the U.S. 2020-2021

2020 was the year of the SPAC, at least in the United States. The rapid increase in the number of IPOs via special purpose acquisition companies also led to an increase in lawsuits in the area from the third quarter of 2020. In January 2021 alone, there were seven lawsuits compared with 13 in the previous three months. This mirrors the timeline of the rise in the number of SPAC IPOs.

2020年堪称特殊目的收购公司（SPAC）的盛年，至少在美国是这样。通过特殊目的收购公司进行的首次公开募股（IPO）数量的激增，亦引发了该领域诉讼案件的攀升，自2020年第三季度起尤为明显。仅2021年1月，诉讼案件就高达七起，与前三个月的十三起相比，此现象与特殊目的收购公司首次公开募股数量上升的时间线相吻合。