SpacDeskWeil, Gotshal & Manges
SPAC issuer counsel · 28 engagements · 11 closed · 14 liquidated · 1 active
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the global law firm, has been an active participant in the SPAC market since 2017, serving as legal counsel across 28 SPAC transactions. Of those deals, 11 have closed into completed business combinations and 14 have liquidated, leaving one active deal remaining in the portfolio. The firm's involvement spans the full arc of the SPAC cycle, from blank-check IPO filings through de-SPAC mergers across a broad range of sectors. With a long track record in SPAC advisory work, Weil, Gotshal & Manges ranks among the more established legal participants in the space by total deal count. Sign up on SpacDesk for full data on this firm's deal history and active pipeline.
SPACs represented (28)
| Symbol | Issuer | IPO | IPO Size | Status | Target | Outcome | Extensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEAC | Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp. | 2017-04-12 | $400.0M | Liquidated | QEP Energy Company | announced 2018-11-06 | 0 |
| STNL | Sentinel Energy Services Inc. | 2017-11-06 | $300.0M | Liquidated | Strike Capital, LLC | announced 2018-10-18 | 0 |
| CCX | Churchill Capital Corp II | 2019-06-28 | $530.0M | Closed | Skillsoft Corp. | closed 2021-06-11 | 0 |
| MCMJ | Merida Merger Corp. I | 2019-11-05 | $130.0M | Closed | Leafly Holdings, Inc. /DE | closed 2022-02-10 | 0 |
| GRSV | GORES HOLDINGS V, INC. | 2020-08-07 | $525.0M | Closed | Ardagh Metal Packaging | closed 2021-08-10 | 0 |
| FAII | Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II | 2020-08-13 | $345.0M | Closed | ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. | closed 2021-06-23 | 0 |
| ASAQ | Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp | 2020-10-05 | $250.4M | Liquidated | — | — | 0 |
| TPGY | TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp | 2020-10-08 | $350.0M | Liquidated | EVBox Group | liq 2022-09-23 | 0 |
| SPRQ | Spartan Acquisition Corp II | 2020-11-27 | $345.0M | Closed | Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. | closed 2021-07-15 | 0 |
| FVT | Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III | 2021-01-06 | $345.0M | Liquidated | — | liq 2022-03-01 | 0 |
| FCAX | Fortress Capital Acquisition Corp | 2021-01-14 | $345.0M | Liquidated | — | — | 0 |
| FSSI | Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp. | 2021-01-28 | $230.0M | Liquidated | — | liq 2022-11-10 | 0 |
| CVII | Churchill Capital Corp VII | 2021-02-16 | $1.0B | Liquidated | CorpAcq Group Plc | liq 2024-08-19 | 0 |
| GSEV | Gores Holdings VII | 2021-02-24 | $386.0M | Liquidated | — | liq 2022-11-28 | 0 |
| GIIX | GORES HOLDINGS VIII, INC. | 2021-02-26 | $345.0M | Liquidated | Footprint International Holdco, Inc | liq 2022-12-15 | 0 |
| ROSS | BPGC Acquisition Corp. | 2021-03-15 | $345.0M | Liquidated | APRINOIA Therapeutics Inc | announced 2025-07-22 | 0 |
| GTPA | Gores Technology Partners, Inc | 2021-03-15 | $231.6M | Liquidated | — | liq 2022-11-23 | 0 |
| GTPB | GORES TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS II, INC. | 2021-03-15 | $386.0M | Liquidated | — | liq 2022-11-23 | 0 |
| GGPI | Gores Guggenheim, Inc | 2021-03-24 | $723.8M | Closed | POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING UK PLC | closed 2022-06-27 | 0 |
| CIK0001847064 | Colombier Acquisition Corp. | 2021-06-09 | $150.0M | Closed | PSQ Holdings, Inc. | closed 2023-07-25 | 0 |
| FVAV | Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. V | 2026-02-26 | $249.8M | Searching | — | — | 0 |
| GSHT | Gores Holdings II, Inc | — | $361.9M | Closed | VERRA MOBILITY CORP | closed 2018-10-22 | 0 |
| TPGE | TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp. | — | $600.0M | Closed | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP | closed 2018-08-06 | 0 |
| GTYH | GTY Technology Holdings Inc. | — | $386.0M | Closed | CityBase, Inc | closed 2022-07-07 | 0 |
| CIK0001850660 | BharCap Acquisition Corp. | — | $250.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| OPOT | 1.12 Acquisition Corp | — | $350.0M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| GHN | Granahan McCourt Acquisition Corporation | — | $90.0M | Liquidated | — | — | 0 |
| CIK0001644406 | Gores Holdings, Inc. | — | $375.0M | Closed | HOSTESS BRANDS INC | closed 2016-11-09 | 0 |