SpacDeskMaples and Calder
SPAC issuer counsel · 22 engagements · 12 closed · 3 liquidated · 3 active
Maples and Calder, the international offshore law and fiduciary services firm best known for its work in Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands corporate structures, has been an active participant in the SPAC market since 2018, accumulating 22 total blank-check deals across its sponsorship history. Of that portfolio, 12 deals have closed and 3 have been liquidated, while 3 remain active as of the latest available filing data. The firm's sustained engagement across nearly a decade places it among the more tenured repeat sponsors in the blank-check space. For complete deal-level data, filing timelines, and full sponsor analytics on Maples and Calder, sign up for access at SpacDesk.
SPACs represented (22)
| Symbol | Issuer | IPO | IPO Size | Status | Target | Outcome | Extensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC | New Frontier Corporation | 2018-06-29 | $287.5M | Closed | NEW FRONTIER HEALTH CORP | closed 2019-12-12 | 0 |
| TKKS | TKK Symphony Acquisition Corporation | 2018-08-17 | — | Closed | GLORY STAR NEW MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS Ltd | closed 2020-02-21 | 0 |
| MACA | Moringa Acquisition Corp | 2021-02-17 | $100.0M | Closed | Silexion Therapeutics | closed 2024-08-21 | 0 |
| FTAA | FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. | 2021-02-24 | $220.0M | Liquidated | Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLC | announced 2021-08-03 | 0 |
| TWOA | two | 2021-03-30 | $214.4M | Closed | LatAm Logistic Properties | closed 2024-03-25 | 0 |
| SHAP | Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd | 2021-12-17 | $200.0M | Combo Announced | — | announced 2023-08-23 | 0 |
| CHAC | XANADU QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES FORMER SPAC INC. | 2025-04-25 | $226.1M | Closed | Xanadu | closed 2026-03-27 | 0 |
| CCIIU | Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. II | 2025-07-01 | $253.0M | Searching | — | — | 0 |
| SSEAR | STARRY SEA ACQUISITION CORP | 2025-08-08 | $50.0M | Combo Announced | — | announced 2025-09-29 | 0 |
| CIK0001650575 | Pacific Special Acquisition Corp | — | $50.0M | Closed | Borqs Technologies, Inc. | closed 2017-11-20 | 0 |
| GSMXF | GSME ACQUISITION PARTNERS I | — | $36.0M | Closed | Plastec Technologies, Ltd. | closed 2010-12-16 | 0 |
| CIO | ASIA SPECIAL SITUATION ACQUISITION CORP. | — | $115.0M | Closed | Gerova Financial Group Ltd | closed 2010-01-21 | 0 |
| CIK0001421883 | China Evergreen Acquisition Corp. | — | $32.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| VTG | Vantage Energy Services, Inc. | — | — | Closed | — | closed 2008-05-22 | 0 |
| ANDA1 | Andina Acquisition Corporation | — | $42.0M | Closed | Tecnoglass Inc. The surviving entity in the Merger, Tecnoglass Holding | closed 2013-12-27 | 0 |
| ARWA | Arowana Inc | — | $80.0M | Closed | VIVOPOWER PLC | closed 2016-12-21 | 0 |
| CIK0001421042 | Endeavour International Acquisition Corp. | — | $750.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| PMAC | Pomona Acquisition Ltd | — | $50.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| CSAC | CS China Acquisition Corp. | — | $36.0M | Closed | Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. | closed 2010-02-02 | 0 |
| GGAC | Garnero Group Acquisition Company | — | $145.1M | Liquidated | Q1 Comercial de Roupas S.A | liq 2016-07-22 | 0 |
| CCIF | CCIF Acquisition Corp. | — | $150.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| NHR | North Asia Investment Corporation | — | — | Liquidated | — | — | 0 |