Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is a major player in SPAC transactions and has a solid presence in IPOs, follow-on offerings and at-the-market programs. It represents a multitude of SPACs and SPAC targets. Andrew Tucker is at the forefront of SPAC deals having led the firm on a significant pipeline of transactions. Jonathan Talcott is co-chair of the securities group and Peter Strand is another key member of the team. All named individuals are based in Washington DC.

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Key clients

  • Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc.
  • Data Knights Acquisition Corp.
  • Pono Capital Corp.
  • United Homes Group, Inc.
  • ProSomnus, Inc.
  • Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp.
  • Cowen & Company, LLC
  • GraphJet Sbn Bhd
  • Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp.
  • Longevity Biomedical, Inc.
  • Monroe Capital Corporation
  • Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corporation
  • Pono Capital Three, Inc.
  • EF Hutton
  • Piper Sandler & Co.
  • B. Riley Securities, Inc.
  • BM Technologies, Inc.
  • United Community Banks, Inc.
  • Amalgamated Financial, Inc.
  • Smart Stop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
  • Monroe Capital LLC
  • The Benchmark Company LLC

Work highlights

  • Represented Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, a SPAC, as it entered a definitive merger agreement with Coincheck Inc.
  • Represented Pono Capital Corp, a SPAC, in its de-SPAC with AERWINS Technologies.
  • Represented United Homes Group in its business combination with Diamond Head Acquisition Corp.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Talcott, Charles Vaughn

Other key lawyers

Andrew Tucker, Peter Strand