The SPAC Podcast: Special Purpose Acquisition Company

Author: Joshua Wilson

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🎙️ Welcome to The SPAC Podcast — your front-row seat to the dynamic world of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.

Hosted by Michael Blankenship, a leading capital markets attorney and partner at Winston Taylor, and Joshua Wilson, executive producer and capital markets advisor, The SPAC Podcast brings you candid conversations, insider insights, and sharp analysis from the people shaping the future of the SPAC market.

Whether you're a sponsor, investor, founder, attorney, banker, or just curious about the mechanics and momentum behind SPACs — this show is your go-to source for education, strategy, and real-world stories from the dealmakers behind the deals.

🚀 What You'll Hear

In each episode, we'll unpack:

The structure, lifecycle, and mechanics of SPACs — from IPO to de-SPAC
Legal and regulatory insights that matter to sponsors and targets
Interviews with founders, investors, and advisors who've navigated successful transactions
Trends and forecasts from the front lines of capital markets
Lessons learned, deal strategies, and ways to leverage SPACs as a growth vehicle

We're not just watching the SPAC market — we're talking to the people building it.

🎧 Meet Your Hosts

Michael Blankenship is the Office Managing Partner of Winston Taylor (Houston) and Co-Chair of the firm's Capital Markets practice. He has represented over 100 public companies, private equity firms, and SPACs in IPOs, M&A, de-SPACs, and securities offerings. Known for his clarity, legal acumen, and deal fluency, Michael brings unmatched insight into the regulatory, transactional, and strategic forces shaping the SPAC space.

Joshua Wilson is experienced in investment banking and the founder of multiple media brands, including The Investor Relations Podcast. With over 2,000 interviews under his belt and deep experience in real estate, private capital, and investor engagement, Josh brings a fresh voice and strategic lens to every conversation — helping connect deals with the stories and people behind them.

Together, they bridge law, finance, and media — guiding listeners through the world of SPACs with clarity, credibility, and curiosity.

🌎 Who This Show is For

SPAC Sponsors & CEOs
Institutional and Private Investors
Investment Bankers & Corporate Attorneys
Venture-backed Founders and Startups
Private Equity & Family Offices
Finance Professionals and Capital Markets Enthusiasts

🔔 Subscribe, Follow, and Join the Conversation

This isn't just a show — it's a platform for education, connection, and business development in the SPAC ecosystem. Subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. New episodes drop weekly.

The SPAC Podcast Where sponsors meet stories, markets meet momentum, and strategy meets execution.

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Powering AI Data Centers and Going Public via SPAC — Tod Higinbotham

2026-10-2724:53

ZincFive had real revenue and contracted orders it couldn't afford to turn down. So its CEO chose the path to public markets that offered certainty up front: a SPAC. Tod Higinbotham, CEO and director of ZincFive, the Tualatin, Oregon-based maker of nickel-zinc batteries for data center backup power, joins host Mike Blankenship to explain why ZincFive pursued a business combination with Spark I Acquisition Corp. instead of a traditional IPO. Tod walks through why valuation certainty and commi...

Valuation Discipline in a Space SPAC: Building for the Long Term — Rich Davis

2026-10-1417:34

What separates a space SPAC built to last from one that trades down after close? Rich Davis says it starts with valuation discipline. Rich Davis, CEO of Xterax and founder of space-industry advisory firm ArgoSat, joins host Mike Blankenship to discuss how a second-time sponsor approaches the space economy. A former Air Force pilot with a degree in astrophysics, Rich has worked as an investment banker, private equity investor, satellite company CFO, and advisor to major lenders and funds. He ...

Deals Close on the Auditor's Calendar: SPAC Audit Readiness - Drew Bernstein

2026-09-2920:59

"Deals close on an auditor's calendar." The press release sets the aspirational date. The audit sets the real one. And today's SPAC bottleneck isn't the trust account; it's the target. Host Michael Blankenship sits down with Drew Bernstein, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of MarcumAsia and co-founder of MBP Global, for a cross-border auditor's view of today's SPAC market. Drew explains why audit readiness and company quality are now the scarce resources, the red flags that signal a deal is headed for...

SPAC Market Update: A Record Pace of IPOs and What's Fueling It

2026-09-0904:30

SPAC IPO volume has already blown past all of 2025 — and the market isn't slowing down. Mike Blankenship breaks down what's fueling the record pace, why PIPE pricing is validating deal valuations, and how serial sponsors are driving the next wave. In this SPAC Market Update, Michael Blankenship, Managing Partner and Capital Markets Practice Co-chair at Winston Taylor, joins host Joshua Wilson to unpack a record year for SPAC issuance. With IPO volume already topping all of 2025, Mike breaks d...

August 2026 SPAC Market Update

2026-08-0514:18

135 SPAC IPOs year to date. $26 billion raised. 359 SPACs still outstanding and competing for targets. Mike Blankenship breaks down what those numbers mean if you are sponsoring a SPAC or sitting on the target side of the table. Michael (Mike) Blankenship, Managing Partner at Winston Taylor and co-chair of the firm's Capital Markets practice, joins Executive Producer Joshua Wilson for a market update on where SPACs stand in August 2026. The conversation covers issuance pace, trust size and t...

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