Complexities of International SPAC Transactions
In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, we sit down with Seth Farbman, Chairman of Vstock Transfer, to explore the evolving landscape of international SPAC activity. Seth shares real-world observations from regions like Singapore, Japan, and Israel, offering insight into how global interest is reshaping the role of U.S.-based service providers.
From language barriers to jurisdictional nuances, Seth explains the operational challenges that arise when SPACs cross borders. As interest from international sponsors and targets continues to grow, transfer agents must adapt to new layers of complexity in compliance, communication, and shareholder coordination.
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Michael Blankenship: So SPACs have gone global. Are you seeing more activity from international sponsors or targets? How does that impact the work of a transfer agent like V Stock?
Seth Farbman: Yeah, that's, um, that's a good point. And I think I've seen some additional twists only recently, meaning for the last 12, 18 months, we've been super busy, whether it's Singapore, Malaysia, uh, Japan, Hong Kong, and we've seen a ton.
Anybody who's in the industry has seen a ton of different conferences that have, um, popped up drawing that attention. Most recently, a friend of mine did a, uh, an Israeli defense spac, and so we're starting to to see. Some very strong interests coming out of Israel. Also, you know, from our standpoint, we have staff that speaks those different languages.
Don't ask me to say anything in Hebrew 'cause it won't make sense, but I think when you're dealing on an international level, having the team that can, uh, talk the talk to those shareholders and the, uh, the management team is, is crucial. But definitely a, uh, a global, um, impact is, uh, is going on in the SPAC world.
Seth Farbman
Seth Farbman has built a career in servicing private and public (domestic and foreign) companies. Mr. Farbman was the Co-Founder and President of Vintage Filings which he sold to PR Newswire (UBM) in 2007. In this role, Mr. Farbman serviced over 3,000 publicly traded companies to provide SEC EDGAR and financial print services related to IPOs, Proxy Statements, Annual Reports, Shareholder Meetings, etc. Mr. Farbman was a founding partner and a Co-Chairman of Vcorp Services which he sold in October 2016 to Wolters Kluwer. Mr. Farbman was also the Co-Founder and Chairman of Vcheck Global (vcheckglobal.com), a background and due diligence services company which he sold in 2021 to Sunstone Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Farbman currently serves as the Chairman and President of Vstock Transfer, with a focus on pre IPO, Nasdaq and NYSE MKT listed issuers. He is also the founder of eSignatureGuarantee.com, an online resource for medallion signature guarantees. Prior to starting Vintage Filings, Mr. Farbman served as a securities attorney at a NY Law Firm with a concentration on securities regulation and capital markets. Mr. Farbman enjoys speaking with people about all things related to startups, marketing and Linkedin. He recently launched a Linkedin marketing firm, www.Sharemedia.co, for private and public companies. Feel free to connect or follow at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethfarbman/