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"Spacs confess to accounting weaknesses as year-end audits loom"

12/06/2022

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Why Donald Trump isn't returning to Twitter (for now)"

11/24/2022

BBC

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"HyperloopTT's SPAC public debut may be going nowhere fast"

11/22/2022

TechCrunch

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"SEC poses next obstacle in quest to take Trump’s Truth Social public"

11/22/2022

Politico

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Co-founder of Trump’s media company details Truth Social’s bitter infighting"

10/17/2022

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Is Truth Social another of Trump’s bungled businesses?"

09/17/2022

The Guardian

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump's social media company dealt another setback in road to stock market listing"

09/08/2022

NPR

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Donald Trump’s SPAC deal has a meme stock problem"

09/07/2022

Quartz

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump’s Truth Social steps closer to a financial cliff"

09/06/2022

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"SPAC Comment Letters Scorch SEC"

06/14/2022

Pipeline

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Despite Falling Stock Of This Medicare Litigation Firm, Its SPAC Deal Mints Two Billionaires"

05/25/2022

Forbes

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Russian Media Mogul’s SPACs Avoid U.S. Trading Suspensions"

05/17/2022

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"SPACs Are Sputtering. Desperate New Terms Could Send Them Into a Death Spiral."

05/16/2022

Institutional Investor

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Better's SPAC deal could be in peril as investors raise more red flags in a lawsuit against its embattled CEO Vishal Garg"

05/05/2022

Business Insider

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Celebs like former Cosmo editor ride high even as SPAC hangover hits"

05/05/2022

Crain's New York Business

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"SPAC Trades May Have Made as Much as 888% Profit—Now, Some Are Drawing SEC Scrutiny"

04/12/2022

Bloomberg Businessweek

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Spac dealmakers sweeten terms to stem investor flight"

04/08/2022

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"This skeptic exposed flaws in SPACs. The SEC listened."

04/01/2022

Yahoo

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"The S.E.C. Takes Aim at SPACs"

03/31/2022

New York Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"US watchdog proposes new disclosure requirements for SPACs"

03/31/2022

Al Jazeera

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"U.S. SEC proposes boosting blank-check company disclosures, liability"

03/30/2022

Reuters

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"SPAC crackdown: SEC proposes new rules stripping its advantages over traditional IPOs"

03/30/2022

MarketWatch

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Bankers for Spac deals cut fees as redemptions rise"

03/28/2022

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Spacs tap alternative funds in desperate hunt for cash"

03/10/2022

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Borrowed money funded share purchases by ‘Spac king’ Palihapitiya"

03/04/2022

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Child Safety is the New Tech Battleground"

02/17/2022

New York Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Maker Of $295 Prescription Video Game For Kids With ADHD To Go Public In Palihapitiya-Led SPAC Deal"

01/25/2022

Forbes

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"A year into his social media exile, Trump is working to get back online"

01/10/2022

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Top 5 SPACs of 2021"

12/30/2021

The Street

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump’s newest business partner: A Chinese firm with a history of SEC investigations"

12/23/2021

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump’s SPAC Investors Do Not Know What They Are Buying"

12/21/2021

Forbes

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump’s latest deal could set a high water mark for investment scams"

12/14/2021

Los Angeles Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"The SEC Puts the Brakes on SPAC-Mania Among EV Makers"

12/10/2021

Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Where Will SPACs Be in Five Years?"

12/10/2021

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"BuzzFeed could have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in a SPAC. Instead it got just over $16 million thanks to redemptions. Here’s how they work."

12/03/2021

Fortune

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"BuzzFeed Is About to Go Public — and Its Employees Are Walking Out in Protest"

12/02/2021

New York Magazine

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Have SPACs been cleaned up?"

12/02/2021

The Economist

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump’s SPAC Is Screwing His Own Supporters While Enriching Wall Street Elites"

11/28/2021

Forbes

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Here’s What C.E.O.s Are Thankful For"

11/24/2021

New York Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"DWAC, the Trump Social-Media SPAC, Could Make Its Backers $400 Million"

10/27/2021

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Stock tied to Trump media venture soars in another frenzy"

10/22/2021

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Inside the "weird" world of DWAC, Trump's already soaring social media SPAC"

10/21/2021

Salon

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Trump plan for new media venture gets investors’ thumbs up"

10/21/2021

Associated Press

Expert: Michael Ohlgrogge

"How Clever Deals Made Houston Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta Billions Richer During The Pandemic

10/11/2021

Forbes

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Spacs’ fee problem"

09/30/2021

Financial Times

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Riverstone SPACs Bet Renewable Energy Will Pay Off This Time"

08/26/2021

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"The demise of SPACs spells opportunity for a new generation of American suckers"

08/25/2021

Crain's New York

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"BuzzFeed Clashed With NBCUniversal as It Pursued SPAC Deal"

08/18/2021

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"Hedge Funds Are Demanding Their SPAC Money Back"

08/16/2021

Washington Post

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge

"As SPAC Creators Get Rich, How Incentives Are Shared Remains Murky"

08/03/2021

Wall Street Journal

Expert: Michael Ohlrogge