Introduction
While traditional initial public offerings (IPOs) have become risky, difficult and vulnerable to conflict as to the issuer s valuation, a merger or combination with an IPO-funded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) offers an alternative. The recent popularity of SPACs can be linked to, among other things, their structure, which provides advantages and benefits for SPAC investors, SPAC sponsors and private companies that wish to raise public funds. Compared with an ordinary IPO, a SPAC provides the target with more certainty of closing at the expected value and allows the target to access public markets for liquidity and future fundraising activities.
Amdocs in talks to transfer IP to Israel
The company has sought a pre-ruling from the Israel Tax Authority on the incentives it would receive under the Encouragement of Capital Investments Law.
IT business systems company Amdocs Ltd. (Nasdaq: DOX) is in talks with the Israel Tax Authority about transferring the company s intellectual property to Israel in exchange for tax benefits worth billions of shekels, sources inform Globes.
The tax benefits that Amdocs will receive are anchored in Israel s Encouragement of Capital Investments Law and include a tax rate of just 6%. Corporation tax in Israel is 23% but Amdocs has paid a far lower rate in Israel for many years under the same Law.