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Ropes & Gray

SPAC issuer counsel · 31 engagements · 12 closed · 8 liquidated · 1 active

Ropes & Gray, the global law and advisory firm, has been an active participant in the SPAC market since 2017, accumulating a total of 31 deals across its sponsorship history. Of those, 12 transactions have closed into completed business combinations and 8 have been liquidated, leaving 1 deal currently active. The firm's SPAC activity spans a range of sectors consistent with its broader private equity and corporate advisory practice, reflecting nearly a decade of engagement with the blank-check vehicle structure. Ropes & Gray's deal history places it among the more experienced institutional SPAC sponsors tracked by research platforms. Sign up at SpacDesk for full sponsor profiles, deal timelines, and real-time filing data on Ropes & Gray and hundreds of other SPAC sponsors.

Close Rate (settled)
60%
Total IPO Capital
$15.9B
Cited Engagements
16/ 31
Active Since
2017

SPACs represented (31)

SymbolIssuerIPOIPO SizeStatusTargetOutcomeExtensions
FSACFederal Street Acquisition Corp.2017-07-19$450.8MCompletedAGILITI INCclosed 2019-01-040
BBCPIndustrea Acquisition Corp2017-07-27$224.8MCompletedConcrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.closed 2019-05-100
SCPESC Health Corporation2019-07-12$169.1MCompletedROCKLEY PHOTONICS HOLDINGS LTDclosed 2021-08-060
MPLNChurchill Capital Corp III2020-02-14$1.1BCompletedMultiPlan Corpclosed 2020-10-080
BFLYLongview Acquisition Corp.2020-05-22$405.7MCompletedButterfly Network, Inc.closed 2021-02-160
PSTHPershing Square Tontine Holdings2020-07-23$4.0BLiquidated—liq 2022-07-120
Holicity IncHolicity Inc2020-08-06$294.3MCompletedAstraclosed 2021-06-300
AONEone2020-08-19$215.0MCompletedMarkforgedclosed 2021-07-140
LFTRLefteris Acquisition Corp.2020-10-22$258.8MDeregistered—liq 2022-10-240
JYACJiya Acquisition Corp.2020-11-20$105.0MDeregistered—liq 2022-11-250
HMCOHumanCo Acquisition Corp.2020-12-10$258.8MLiquidated—liq 2022-12-010
AMPSCBRE Acquisition Holdings, Inc.2020-12-11$402.5MCompletedAltus Power, Inc.closed 2021-12-090
HCARHealthcare Services Acquisition Corp2020-12-23$276.0MLiquidated—liq 2022-12-220
AGCBAltimeter Growth Corp. 22021-01-08$230.0MLiquidated—liq 2023-01-060
CLIMClimate Real Impact Solutions II Acquisition Corp2021-01-27$241.5MLiquidated—liq 2022-12-190
CENHCentricus Acquisition Corp.2021-02-05$300.0MCompletedArqit Limitedclosed 2021-09-070
SDACSustainable Development Acquisition I Corp.2021-02-08$287.5MDeregistered—liq 2023-08-010
GSQDG Squared Ascend I Inc.2021-02-08$345.0MLiquidatedTransfix, Incliq 2023-01-250
DNASoaring Eagle Acquisition Corp.2021-02-25$1.7BCompletedGinkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.closed 2021-09-200
COLIColicity Inc2021-02-25$282.5MDeregistered——0
SBIISandbridge X2 Corp2021-03-11$238.2MDeregistered——0
RTPYReinvent Technology Partners Y2021-03-17$977.5MCompletedAurora Innovation, Inc.closed 2021-11-030
KAHCKKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp.2021-03-18$1.2BLiquidated—liq 2022-12-300
LDHALDH Growth Corp I2021-03-22$230.0MDeregistered—liq 2023-03-230
DMYSdMY Technology Group, Inc. VI2021-10-04$241.5MLiquidated—liq 2023-04-050
KRAQKRAKacquisition Corp2026-01-29$342.4MSearching——0
TCGTCG Growth Opportunities Corp.—$250.0MWithdrawn——0
ORGOAvista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp.—$303.8MCompletedOrganogenesis Holdings Inc.closed 2018-12-100
ADMYAdMY Technology Group, Inc.——Withdrawn——0
CLICClimate Real Impact Solutions III Acquisition Corp—$345.0MWithdrawn——0
SPGLSPGL Acquisition Corp—$287.5MWithdrawn——0