SpacDeskMaples and Calder
SPAC issuer counsel · 20 engagements · 11 closed · 2 liquidated · 3 active
Maples and Calder, the offshore law and fiduciary services firm, has been an active SPAC sponsor since 2018, accumulating a portfolio of 20 blank-check vehicles across the financial and professional services sectors. Of those, 11 deals have closed and 2 have liquidated, leaving 3 vehicles currently active. The firm draws on its expertise in Cayman Islands corporate law and offshore structuring, disciplines central to SPAC formation and governance. With nearly a decade of blank-check market participation, Maples and Calder stands as one of the more established law-firm-affiliated sponsors in the SPAC universe. Sign up at SpacDesk to access the full deal history, filing timeline, and status data on Maples and Calder and hundreds of other sponsors.
SPACs represented (20)
| Symbol | Issuer | IPO | IPO Size | Status | Target | Outcome | Extensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFC | New Frontier Corporation | 2018-06-29 | $287.5M | Completed | NEW FRONTIER HEALTH CORP | closed 2019-12-12 | 0 |
| TKKS | TKK Symphony Acquisition Corporation | 2018-08-17 | — | Completed | GLORY STAR NEW MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS Ltd | closed 2020-02-14 | 0 |
| MACA | Moringa Acquisition Corp | 2021-02-17 | $100.0M | Completed | Silexion Therapeutics | closed 2024-08-15 | 0 |
| FTAA | FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. | 2021-02-24 | $220.0M | Liquidated | Pico Quantitative Trading Holdings LLC | liq 2023-03-06 | 0 |
| TWOA | two | 2021-03-30 | $214.4M | Completed | LatAm Logistic Properties | closed 2024-03-25 | 0 |
| SHAP | Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd | 2021-12-17 | $200.0M | Deal Announced | — | announced 2023-08-23 | 0 |
| CHAC | XANADU QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES FORMER SPAC INC. | 2025-04-25 | $200.0M | Completed | 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 | Deal Announced | — | announced 2025-09-29 | 0 |
| CIK0001421042 | Endeavour International Acquisition Corp. | — | $750.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| PMAC | Pomona Acquisition Ltd | — | $50.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| VTG | Vantage Energy Services, Inc. | — | — | Completed | — | closed 2008-05-22 | 0 |
| NHR | North Asia Investment Corporation | — | — | Liquidated | — | liq 2010-07-29 | 0 |
| GSMXF | GSME ACQUISITION PARTNERS I | — | $36.0M | Completed | Plastec Technologies, Ltd. | closed 2010-12-16 | 0 |
| CIO | ASIA SPECIAL SITUATION ACQUISITION CORP. | — | $115.0M | Completed | Gerova Financial Group Ltd | closed 2010-01-21 | 0 |
| CCIF | CCIF Acquisition Corp. | — | $150.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| CSAC | CS China Acquisition Corp. | — | $36.0M | Completed | Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. | closed 2010-02-02 | 0 |
| ANDA1 | Andina Acquisition Corporation | — | $42.0M | Completed | Tecnoglass Inc. The surviving entity in the Merger, Tecnoglass Holding | closed 2013-12-20 | 0 |
| CIK0001421883 | China Evergreen Acquisition Corp. | — | $32.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| CIK0001650575 | Pacific Special Acquisition Corp | — | $50.0M | Completed | Borqs Technologies, Inc. | closed 2017-11-20 | 0 |