SPAC Attorney • Boerne, Texas

SPAC Attorney in Boerne

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Boerne sits in the San Antonio metro corridor, a region with concentration of energy, military, and specialty services wealth that occasionally intersects with SPAC sponsorship and target participation. SPAC transaction work is federal securities law in substance. Texas provides the business-friendly corporate framework for home-state sponsors and targets.

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What We Do

Alex Lubyansky handles spac & business combination law work for buyers and sellers in Boerne and across the country. Here is what that looks like:

  • M&A negotiation of the de-SPAC business combination and merger agreement
  • Deal structuring for sponsor equity and promote terms
  • Earnout and contingent consideration structuring
  • Coordination with independent securities counsel on SPAC formation and the IPO
  • Coordination with independent securities counsel on PIPE financing and backstop agreements
  • Coordination with independent securities counsel on shareholder approval and proxy statements
  • Coordination with independent securities counsel on warrant redemptions and tender offers
  • Coordination with independent securities counsel on post-combination governance and compliance
  • M&A counsel for SPAC sponsors and target companies nationwide, working with independent securities counsel on the securities side

Who We Serve

We work best with people who know what they want and are ready to move:

  • SPAC sponsors forming new SPACs
  • Private companies considering de-SPAC transactions
  • Institutional investors in PIPE financings
  • Operating companies evaluating SPAC mergers vs. traditional IPOs
  • Underwriters and placement agents
  • Private equity firms using SPACs for exits
  • Sponsors and target companies seeking an experienced SPAC lawyer to lead the transaction

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Share the relevant deal details once. Alex reviews each inquiry and responds within one business day when there is alignment.

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What Happens After You Submit

We don't take every matter. Here is what happens when you reach out.

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Personal Review (Within 24 Hours)

Alex reviews your transaction details. Your submission is not screened by an intake coordinator before it reaches him.

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Fit Assessment

We evaluate whether your deal aligns with our practice. Not every matter is a fit, and we will tell you directly if it is not.

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Initial Conversation

If there is alignment, Alex schedules a direct call to discuss your transaction, timeline, and objectives.

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Clear Engagement Terms

Before any work begins, you receive a written engagement letter with defined scope, timeline, and fee structure. No surprises.

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Acquisition Stars helps clients with the M&A side of SPAC and de-SPAC transactions and works with independent securities counsel on the securities work. An associate supports the M&A work. We tell you who would handle your matter before any introduction, and you decide whether to proceed.

15+ years of M&A experience. Nationwide. LOI through closing.

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Alex reviews each inquiry. If there is alignment, you will hear back within one business day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from Boerne clients

What sponsors succeed in the 2026 SPAC environment?
Sponsors with deep operating or investing expertise in specific sectors, relationships that produce genuine target flow, and the financial capacity to support strong PIPE commitments and minimum cash conditions. Generic financial sponsors without sector expertise have struggled. Sector-specialist sponsors with real value-add continue to close transactions.
How does the SPAC structure compare to direct listing or IPO?
Direct listings suit companies that do not need fresh capital and have sufficient natural trading liquidity. Traditional IPOs suit companies with strong institutional investor demand and clean profiles. De-SPAC suits companies that benefit from sponsor expertise, need capital through PIPE commitments, and have specific reasons to prefer the merger structure. The choice depends on company profile, not a generic preference.
How long from SPAC IPO to business combination?
SPACs typically have 18 to 24 months from IPO to identify, negotiate, and close a business combination. The 2024 SEC rules put more pressure on this timeline by making sponsor economics contingent on closing quality rather than just closing. Sponsors who cannot identify a high-quality target within the window often face extension votes with heavy redemptions.
What does a SPAC lawyer do for the sponsor?
A SPAC lawyer represents the sponsor from formation through the IPO and into the search for a target, handling the sponsor equity and promote structure, the registration statement, and the trust account mechanics that hold investor funds until a business combination closes. Once a target is identified, the same SPAC law firm typically leads the de-SPAC negotiation, the proxy statement, and the shareholder approval process through closing.
How is a de-SPAC transaction different from a traditional M&A deal?
A de-SPAC transaction combines a merger agreement with public company disclosure obligations, since the SPAC is already publicly traded and the target is effectively going public through the combination. That means proxy statement preparation, shareholder approval, and PIPE financing terms all move in parallel with the merger negotiation itself, on a timeline set partly by the SPAC's remaining deadline to complete a combination. A SPAC lawyer coordinates these workstreams together rather than treating the merger and the public company disclosure as separate problems.
What happens if a SPAC does not complete a business combination in time?
Most SPACs have a deadline, often around 24 months from the IPO, to complete a business combination or return the trust account funds to public shareholders. If that deadline passes without a completed deal, the SPAC generally dissolves and the trust is distributed, which is why sponsors and target companies both work under real time pressure once a letter of intent is signed. A SPAC law firm familiar with these mechanics can help the sponsor manage that deadline risk throughout the search and negotiation.
What can I expect during an initial consultation in Boerne?
During your confidential initial consultation in Boerne, we'll discuss your spac & business combination law needs, review your current situation, assess potential challenges specific to Texas, and outline a clear path forward. We'll explain our process, answer your questions, and determine if we're the right fit for your needs.
Do you work with companies outside of Boerne?
Yes, we represent clients nationwide while maintaining a strong presence in Boerne. Our managing partner handles spac & business combination law matters across all 50 states, coordinating with local counsel where state-specific requirements apply.

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M&A Market: Boerne & the San Antonio Metro

San Antonio's M&A market is significantly influenced by its massive military presence, with Joint Base San Antonio (the largest joint base in the DoD) driving deal activity in defense contracting, cybersecurity, and government IT services. The city is also a major healthcare market, home to the South Texas Medical Center and a growing biosciences sector. San Antonio's lower cost structure compared to Austin and Dallas makes it an increasingly attractive market for mid-market acquisitions in manufacturing, energy services, and hospitality.

Top M&A Sectors Near Boerne

  • Defense & Cybersecurity Services
  • Healthcare & Medical Services
  • Energy & Oil Field Services
  • Hospitality & Tourism
  • Manufacturing & Aerospace Components

Deal Environment

San Antonio offers attractive valuations relative to Austin and Dallas, with deal multiples typically 0.5-1 turn lower for comparable businesses. The military community creates a unique pipeline of veteran-owned businesses approaching transition, and the city's steady population growth fuels demand for healthcare and consumer services acquisitions.

Why Acquire in the San Antonio Area

San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest in the U.S., with population growth that consistently outpaces the national average and a cost of doing business well below other major Texas metros. The city's $40B+ military economic impact provides a stable demand floor for defense and services businesses.

Texas Legal Considerations

Texas enforces non-compete agreements if they are ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement and meet reasonableness requirements, and the state's lack of a corporate or personal income tax makes post-acquisition cash flow modeling more favorable, though buyers should account for Texas's franchise (margin) tax on entities with revenue exceeding $2.47 million.

Boerne M&A Market Insight

San Antonio area SPAC activity is episodic and typically tied to energy services, defense technology, or specialty manufacturing. Texas corporate law is favorable, but SPACs are typically Delaware domiciled. The 2024 SEC rules changed sponsor economics and disclosure exposure, reducing marginal transactions. What still works: targets with reliable projections, sponsor teams with demonstrated operating or investing track record, and clean PIPE commitments.

Common Deal Scenarios in Boerne

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Energy or Defense De-SPAC Target

A South Texas operating company in energy services, defense technology, or adjacent sectors combines with a SPAC. Work includes projection reliability analysis, customer and contract review, facility security considerations for defense targets, and public company transition planning.

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Specialty Manufacturing De-SPAC

A specialty manufacturer combining with a SPAC requires diligence on customer concentration, supply chain exposure, environmental compliance at operating facilities, and specific treatment of intellectual property and know-how in the disclosure package.

Why Boerne for M&A

Boerne and the San Antonio metro produce episodic SPAC activity tied to regional sector strengths. Substance is federal securities law, and the discipline that matters is around projection quality, sponsor expertise, and disclosure rigor.

Local Market Context

Boerne M&A Market

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA · MSA population 2.8M

MSA Population (2024)

2.8M

U.S. Census Bureau

Top Industry Concentration

  1. 1 military, aerospace, and defense services
  2. 2 health research and bioscience
  3. 3 financial services and insurance

San Antonio's deal flow concentrates in military and aerospace services, health research and bioscience, financial services, and insurance, reflecting the metro's role as a Department of Defense hub (Joint Base San Antonio) and home to major insurance and financial carriers. Trade, transportation, and utilities is the metro's largest employment sector, giving the market a steady base of logistics and distribution transactions alongside the defense and healthcare deal flow.

Major Boerne Employers and Deal Anchors

  • USAA
  • H-E-B
  • Joint Base San Antonio
  • Valero Energy
  • Methodist Healthcare System

Transit and Logistics

San Antonio sits at the junction of I-10, I-35, and I-37, positioning the metro as a logistics gateway between Texas's other major metros and the Mexican border trade corridor.

Recent Boerne Deal Signal (2024-2025)

Greater:SATX, the region's economic development partnership, reported 30 new or expanding projects in 2024 generating roughly $1.2 billion in additional capital investment, continuing a multi-year run of business relocation and expansion activity that feeds mid-market M&A demand.

Source (accessed 2026-09-03)

Local Regulatory Notes for SPAC & Business Combination Law

Texas Secretary of State handles corporate filings and securities registration statewide. Assumed name (DBA) certificates for unincorporated businesses operating in San Antonio are filed with the Bexar County Clerk rather than the state.

Texas Legal Considerations for SPAC & Business Combination Law

Non-Compete Laws

Enforceable only if ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement. Mandatory reformation.

Filing Requirements

Entity mergers and conversions must be filed with the Texas Secretary of State. Franchise tax (margin tax) compliance is required. The Comptroller's office handles tax clearance certificates for asset purchases. Public Information Reports are required annually.

Key Texas Considerations

  • Texas has no corporate or personal income tax, making it one of the most favorable jurisdictions for structuring acquisitions, though the Franchise (Margin) Tax still applies as a gross-receipts-based tax
  • As a community property state, spousal consent is required for the sale of community property business interests, adding a required step in deal documentation
  • Texas's unique requirement that non-competes be "ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement" means buyers must carefully evaluate the enforceability of each non-compete in a target company's portfolio based on the underlying consideration

Texas Bar Authority

State Bar of Texas (mandatory unified bar). Unified/integrated bar. Membership required to practice law in Texas.

Bar association website

Texas Federal and Business Courts

Federal districts: N.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.

Business court: Texas Business Court (established 2024) Established by HB 19 signed in 2023; became operational September 1, 2024. Eleven divisions statewide, five divisions initially open. Concurrent jurisdiction with district courts in matters over $5 million including corporate governance, shareholder disputes, fiduciary claims, and state or federal securities law. The Fifteenth Court of Appeals serves as the dedicated appellate court, making Texas the first state with a dedicated business court appellate track. Source: Texas Business Court

Texas M&A Market Context

Texas is the second-largest U.S. M&A market, with Houston (energy), Dallas-Fort Worth (technology, financial services), and San Antonio as major deal-flow centers across all industry verticals.

Recent Texas Legislative Changes (2024-2025)

  • Texas Business Court Established (HB 19). Governor Abbott signed HB 19 in 2023, creating the Texas Business Court as a new trial-level court with concurrent jurisdiction over complex commercial and corporate matters with amounts in controversy exceeding $5 million. The court began accepting cases September 1, 2024, with five of eleven planned divisions initially operational. Texas also created the Fifteenth Court of Appeals as the first dedicated business court appellate track in the U.S. Source (accessed 2026-04-27)

Watchpoints

Common Boerne SPAC & Business Combination Law Pitfalls

These are the items we see derail spac & business combination law transactions in the Boerne market. Each one is rooted in current statutory law, recent legislative changes, or recurring patterns from the deals Alex has handled.

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Recent Texas statutory change buyers and sellers miss

State statute

Governor Abbott signed HB 19 in 2023, creating the Texas Business Court as a new trial-level court with concurrent jurisdiction over complex commercial and corporate matters with amounts in controversy exceeding $5 million. The court began accepting cases September 1, 2024, with five of eleven planned divisions initially operational. Texas also created the Fifteenth Court of Appeals as the first dedicated business court appellate track in the U.S.

Source
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Texas non-compete enforcement and earn-out exposure

State legal framework

Enforceable only if ancillary to an otherwise enforceable agreement. Mandatory reformation.

"Founders get excited about the check amount and focus on valuation headlines while the fine print gets glossed over."
Alex Lubyansky · Alex LinkedIn Published (Notion library)
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Boerne local regulatory exposure

Local regulatory

Texas Secretary of State handles corporate filings and securities registration statewide. Assumed name (DBA) certificates for unincorporated businesses operating in San Antonio are filed with the Bexar County Clerk rather than the state.

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Texas regulatory framework attorneys flag at LOI

State statute

Securities regulated by Texas State Securities Board (ssb.texas.gov). Texas follows the Texas Securities Act (Tex. Gov't Code Title 12); Blue Sky notice filings required for Reg D. Texas enforces non-competes only if part of an otherwise enforceable agreement and supported by adequate consideration (Tex. Bus. Com. Code sec. 15.50).

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Alex Lubyansky, Managing Partner at Acquisition Stars
"The SPAC structure is not a shortcut. It trades traditional IPO scrutiny for de-SPAC scrutiny, and the SEC has gotten much more aggressive about the latter. The real work is in the business combination, not the IPO."
Alex Lubyansky, Senior Counsel On SPAC transaction reality (Client engagement letter)

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Acquisition Stars helps clients with the M&A side of SPAC and de-SPAC transactions and works with independent securities counsel on the securities work. An associate supports the M&A work. Tell us about your transaction and we will let you know if there is a fit.

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LOI through closing. Nationwide. 15+ years of M&A experience.