International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented the North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation (NAAC), a publicly traded special (NASDAQ: NAAC) purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in its business combination with TeleSign, a leader in digital identity and CPaaS software solutions for global enterprises. TeleSign intends to go public at an enterprise value of $1.3 billion, and with this transaction, the company expects to accelerate its investment and fund its growth.

• The transaction was announced on December 16, 2021 and is expected to close in Q2 2022.
• The McDermott team was led by Ari Edelman and included Meir Lewittes, John Robert Jordan Wampler, Caroline Samuelson, Eric Klee, David Saunders, Michelle Strowhiro, Erin Turley, and Brian Tratner.
• Read NAAC and TeleSign’s combined press release.

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