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Given the increasing popularity of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the desire to retain London’s competitiveness in the IPO space, on 31 March 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced its plan to consult on SPAC-related amendments to its listing rules and associated guidance. The FCA plans to remove the requirement for suspension of trading of a SPAC upon the announcement of an acquisition, and also plans to update related guidance to strengthen protection for investors in SPACs. The restrictive nature of the suspension requirement has seen the UK lag behind the United States and certain EU jurisdictions in the recent SPAC “boom,” and its removal could enable UK SPAC investors and companies to benefit from this recent trend in the global investment space.