Haynes Boone advised Brand Engagement Network Inc. (BEN) in connection with a business combination with special-purpose acquisition company DHC Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: DHCA) and a PIPE financing. The transaction would result in BEN, a provider of personalized customer engagement AI technology, becoming a U.S. publicly listed company with an implied initial enterprise value of approximately $358 million. The transaction is subject to stockholder approval and other customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.
The Haynes Boone legal team was led by David McCombs, member of the firm’s board of directors and counsel to Fortune 500 companies and high-growth ventures, and Matt Fry, co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group. They were assisted by Gregory Huh, Logan Weissler, Sawyer Smith and Allie Pencsak.
The Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group delivers strategic solutions to public and private companies of all sizes and provides comprehensive advice on a full range of reporting matters and securities transactions, including initial public offerings, SPAC and de-SPAC transactions, private placements, hostile takeovers, tender offers and take-private transactions.
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