Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
SPAC issuer counsel · 6 engagements · 3 closed · 1 liquidated · 0 active
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, the international law firm headquartered in New York, has served as legal counsel across six SPAC transactions since entering the blank-check market in 2021. The firm, well known for its capital markets and mergers-and-acquisitions practices, advised on deals spanning financial services, technology, and general corporate sectors. Of its six tracked engagements, three have reached a completed business combination, one vehicle was liquidated, and no deals remain active in the current pipeline. Cleary Gottlieb's SPAC roster reflects the broader market contraction that followed the 2021 peak. For full transaction histories, deal timelines, and counsel-level analytics, sign up for SpacDesk.
SPACs represented (6)
| Symbol | Issuer | IPO | IPO Size | Status | Target | Outcome | Extensions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POND | Angel Pond Holdings Corp | 2021-05-19 | $260.2M | Completed | MariaDB Corporation Ab | closed 2022-11-22 | 0 |
| PET | CHW Acquisition Corp | 2021-09-02 | $110.0M | Completed | Wag! Group Co. | closed 2025-07-14 | 0 |
| DMYY | dMY Squared Technology Group, Inc. | 2022-10-03 | $63.2M | Completed | Horizon Quantum | closed 2026-03-19 | 0 |
| AACB | Artius II Acquisition Inc. | 2025-02-14 | $220.0M | Liquidated | — | liq 2026-08-31 | 0 |
| Transformation Capital CORP | Transformation Capital CORP | — | — | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |
| SIGQ | Sieger Healthcare Acquisition Corp | — | $79.3M | Withdrawn | — | — | 0 |