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A reckoning for Spacs: Will regulators deflate the boom?
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By: Miles Kruppa and Ortenca Aliaj
At the beginning of this year, the space transportation start-up Momentus thought it would be well on its way towards its stated mission of revolutionising space infrastructure and the space economy . Instead, regulators intervened. Three months after Momentus announced a US$1.2 billion ($1.6b) merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Stable Road Acquisition Corp, the Securities and Exchange Commission told the companies they were under investigation for statements made about the transaction, according to filings made public last month.
The merger, which would make Momentus one of the few publicly traded space companies, had been billed in October as a unique and compelling opportunity for investors. Momentus projected it would reach more than US$4b in revenues in 2027, including almost US$670 million in sales from a fleet of robotic vehi
Freshfields nearly triples intake of new women partners with 50/50 gender split
12 April 2021
Freshfields nearly triples intake of new women partners with 50/50 gender split
Tally of 11 promoted women partners, including five out of six in London, welcomed by new leader Georgia Dawson
Georgia Dawson Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has easily surpassed its newly set gender diversity target in this year’s partner promotion round with women making up half of the 22-strong tally. The 11 women making partner compare to just four who made the grade in 2020, 19% of the cohort of 21. In March, Freshfields managing partner Georgia Dawson, who this year became first woman ever to lead a Magic Circle firm, spearheaded a new diversity and inclusion action plan, which included the goal that at least 40% of new partners are women, 40% are men and 20% are either men, women or non-binary from 2021 to 2026.