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Priscilla Bonsu Named to the 2022 Annual Hot List by Lawyers of Color

Becker is proud to announce that Priscilla Bonsu is named to the 2022 Lawyers of Color Annual Hot List, recognizing her dedicated work as an associate in Becker’s Corporate Practice Group in the New York office.  Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality […]

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Becker Represents Mana Capital Acquisition Corp. on $62M NASDAQ IPO

Becker is proud to announce the successful representation of Mana Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MAAQU) in its initial public offering of 6.2 million units at $10 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $62 million. Corporate team members Jie Chengying Xiu and Michael Goldstein represented client Mana Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware company, in connection with its initial public […]

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Becker Named Among Top Asia-related SPAC Legal Advisers of 2020-21

Becker is proud to announce that the firm has been named among the top five legal advisers to Asia-related SPAC issuers by Asia Business Law Journal. This league table measured deal volume of SPAC IPOs completed between July 2020 and June 2021, and evaluated general legal practitioners and legal advisers to issuers and underwriters, as […]

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Becker Co-Hosts 2021 Shanghai SPAC Summit

Becker is proud to serve as co-host for the 2021 Shanghai SPAC Summit. This international conversation will outline how special purposes acquisition companies (SPACs) can be used to expand and protect global investments, the pros and cons of partnering with or forming a SPAC, best practices when investing through a SPAC, and much more. “As […]

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Becker Counsels SPAC Client GreenVision In $300M Business Combination with Helbiz, Inc.

Becker is proud to announce the successful closing of a $300M business combination between its SPAC client GreenVision Acquisition Corporation (“GreenVision”) and Helbiz, Inc. a global leader in micro-mobility services. Corporate team members Jie Chengying Xiu, Michael Goldstein, Steven Glauberman, and Samantha Lesser represented GreenVision during negotiations, which were completed on August 12, 2021. GreenVision […]

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Becker Advises Golden Path Acquisitions Through Multi-Million Dollar IPO

Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals throughout the East Coast, represented Golden Path Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Island exempt company, in connection with its initial public offering. Conducted in the United States, the IPO was completed on June 24, 2021 and raised $57,500,000. Becker attorneys Bill Huo, Brian Daughney, and […]

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Becker Represents Venus Acquisition Corporation In Multi-Million Dollar Merger

Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast, successfully guided Venus Acquisition Corporation (“Venus”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, through merger talks with VIYI Algorithm Inc. (“VIYI Algo”), a Cayman Islands exempted company operating in China and controlled by WiMi Hologram Cloud, Inc. The […]

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SPOTLIGHT: Jie Chengying Xiu, Corporate & Securities

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Becker showcases the inspiration, philosophies, and expertise of the women attorneys and lobbyists who help elevate our firm and client service.  Jie Chengying Xiu focuses her practice on corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions and a broad range of business and commercial matters. She represents complex, high-profile M&A and securities […]

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Becker Advises Venus Acquisition Corporation on its $46M IPO

Becker, a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists, and other professionals at offices throughout the East Coast, announced that its representation of Venus Acquisition Corporation and its sponsor team in connection with Venus’ initial public offering. Venus is a blank check company (commonly called a SPAC) incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and […]

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