SPACs were all the rage in the US in 2020 and early 2021. Following amendments to the SPAC listing regime in Hong Kong and with the Singapore market abuzz with a series of upcoming listings, will Asia be the next to experience the SPAC boom first hand? Offshore law firm Carey Olsen’s Singapore managing partner Anthony McKenzie and Hong Kong managing partner Michael Padarin discuss the issue. Read more.
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