In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, addresses the most common misconceptions SPAC sponsors and board members have when it comes to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Machua dispels the myth that “insurance never pays,” emphasizing that properly structured policies often do. He also clarifies where risk actually lives in a SPAC’s lifecycle: it’s not during the IPO search phase, but rather during and after the d...
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In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, addresses the most common misconceptions SPAC sponsors and board members have when it comes to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Machua dispels the myth that “insurance never pays,” emphasizing that properly structured policies often do. He also clarifies where risk actually lives in a SPAC’s lifecycle: it’s not during the IPO search phase, but rather during and after the d...
In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, James shares how the investor base for de-SPACs has shifted and why sponsors must focus on attracting long-term, fundamental investors. James explains that while redemption risk is always present, the “unicorn” is the fundamental investor who buys in between announcement and closing. He notes that some of the most successful deals he’s worked on, those with minimal or no redemptions, were anchored by strong institutions like Putnam and Par Capital that bel...
The SPAC Podcast
In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Machua “Motsch” Millett, Chief Innovation Officer at Lockton Companies, addresses the most common misconceptions SPAC sponsors and board members have when it comes to Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance. Machua dispels the myth that “insurance never pays,” emphasizing that properly structured policies often do. He also clarifies where risk actually lives in a SPAC’s lifecycle: it’s not during the IPO search phase, but rather during and after the d...
