David Bukzin, partner, Marcum & Kliegman, who has amassed substantial experience in working with blank-check companies through his dual roles in the firm's SEC Practice Group and as lead partner of the firm's Broker/Dealer Services Group.

Christopher Gastelu of UBS, who heads the firm's SPAC practice.

William Haddad, partner, DLA Piper, who represents both public and private companies in connection with corporate, securities and M&A transactions and works regularly with firms forming and utilizing SPACs.

Tina Pappas, managing director, Morgan Joseph, who oversees the firm's SPAC activities.
 
Mark Klein, chief executive officer of Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp., a SPAC focused on acquiring businesses in the asset management sector, and a principal of the Aldebaran Fund whose focus is investing in SPAC's and SPAC-related strategies.  Previously, he also served as the chief executive officer of Ladenburg Thalmann where he was involved with several recent SPAC's valued at more than $5 billion.

Dave Barry, managing editor of Dow Jones Financial Information Services and the session's moderator.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) raised some $12 billion in 2007 and, right now, with financing hard to come by, these publicly traded "blank-check" companies are increasingly an option for private equity firms looking to do deals and raise capital.
 
But are SPACs right for your business? Whether you're considering raising a SPAC or interested in working with one, this seminar  is designed to help you balance out the pros and cons of SPACS, understand how they're constructed and operated, and use them to your advantage.