Planning for the first days as a public company after a SPAC merger

The special-purpose acquisition company process demands significant attention and energy for all parties—especially the target company's CFO. It is tempting to see the process of winning investor approval, communicating your story to potential investors, raising private investment in public equity funds, and timely completion of the transaction as the end of a strategic and monumental task—and it is. However, another set of challenges await as the target company is launched as a public company.