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In Mintz's recent article-"Public Benefit Corporations are Going
Public,"-we predicted that, as Special Purpose Acquisition
Companies ("SPACs") reemerge as an alternative to
initial public offerings ("IPOs"), Public Benefit
Corporations ("PBCs") would start going public through
the SPAC process. Not surprisingly, two PBCs have recently done
just that, and it seems certain that more PBCs will follow. It is
important to note, however, that regulators like the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") are
increasingly focused on SPAC oversight, which may slow the