Caitlyn Van Valin

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Caitlyn Van Valin is a principal member leading the U.S. sales expansion for Odyssey Trust Company. In this role, she is responsible for profitably growing market share for Odyssey’s Transfer Agent and Trust business by partnering with executive management teams at domestic and multinational corporations. Caitlyn delivers tailored shareowner service solutions and complex transactional support designed to meet the needs of clients and their investors.

With more than 15 years of experience in the private equity and financial services industry, Caitlyn has developed deep expertise in navigating sophisticated corporate transactions. She is recognized for her ability to simplify the complex and deliver exceptional results for her clients and their shareholders.

Caitlyn holds a graduate degree from the London School of Economics and has built her career on a foundation of strategic insight, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to client success.

Oct. 31, 2025

Post-Merger Services Every SPAC Team Should Plan For

In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, explains why SPAC sponsors can’t afford to overlook what happens after the deal closes. While many focus heavily on the IPO and deal mechanics, Caitlyn emphasizes that post-merger shareholder recordkeeping and corporate actions are where the real operational lifecycle begins. She shares how Odyssey is uniquely positioned to support companies through that transition, offering the same capabilities as the larg...

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Oct. 27, 2025

Why the Transfer Agent Market Is Finally Changing

In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, explains why the transfer agent and trust industry is undergoing a long-overdue transformation and why SPACs have been a major catalyst. For nearly a decade, one incumbent controlled 99% of the market. SPACs were considered “too risky,” and innovation stalled. That all began to change in 2020. Caitlyn shares how Odyssey broke into the U.S. SPAC space by winning over a marquee client and how that opened the f...

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Oct. 16, 2025

Real-Time Reporting and Visibility for SPAC Sponsors

In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, highlights how technology and transparency are reshaping the SPAC transfer agent and trust process. She explains how Odyssey’s state-of-the-art reporting portals give sponsors, legal teams, CFOs, and boards instant access to accurate reports, without waiting overnight. With more than 150 customizable reports available, Odyssey empowers sponsors with real-time data to support audits, board updates, shareholde...

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Sept. 24, 2025

What’s Ahead for the SPAC Market in 2025

In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, shares her outlook for the SPAC market over the remainder of the year. With Odyssey working on half of all active SPACs, Caitlyn provides a unique perspective on the pipeline. She notes that while SEC turnaround times have created a temporary bottleneck, the backlog of filed S-1s points to a very active Q3 and Q4. Her forecast? September and October will be “absolutely bananas”, with no one on the Odyssey te...

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Sept. 19, 2025

SPAC Guest Spotlight: Caitlyn Van Valin

In this episode of The SPAC Podcast, we hear from Caitlyn Van Valin, Vice President at Odyssey Trust, on how her team is redefining what it means to be a responsive, scalable partner in the SPAC ecosystem. Caitlyn shares how Odyssey has grown into one of the most trusted firms in the space handling over half of all new SPAC listings in 2024. With roots in both transfer agent and trust services, Odyssey has built custom operational structures, called “SPAC pods”, that allow the firm to handle mul...

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