ZCS is now providing the essential SPAC financial advisory service called for in the SEC proposed regulations issued on 3/30/22.
The “Zukin RBR” is a financial due diligence service that provides a Reasonable Basis Review of a target financial projection. The Zukin RBR service provides SPAC Boards with a third-party expert review of the target company’s projections and underlying assumptions based on the net available capital called for at De-SPAC. Upon request, Zukin provides their findings in a preliminary report that will be made available for inclusion in the proxy. A final report will be provided at the close of the business combination.
Disclaimer: Zukin does not provide fairness, valuation, or projection opinions in De-SPAC transactions. The Zukin RBR report summarizes a review of projections and their underlying assumptions, each of which have been provided by management. While Zukin is a projection expert and is prepared to consent to having a Zukin RBR Report included in SEC filings, such report represents a summary of financial due diligence, for example, as called for under the proposed SEC SPAC regulations, and is not investment advice.
Zukin Certification Services is the financial due diligence affiliate of Zukin Partners, a boutique financial advisory firm founded by Jim Zukin, Co-Founder of Houlihan Lokey, and comprised of a noted team. Vetting projection models, analyzing their assumptions, and determining their reasonableness is a core competency of Zukin.
The Zukin review of management’s projections (the “Zukin RBR”) and their underlying assumptions is Zukin’s lead SPAC financial due diligence service. In 2021, when SPACs were reaching their historic peak, Zukin challenged itself with the support of others to introduce innovative advisory services to underpin De-SPAC transactions going forward.
Zukin considers achieving a state of public company readiness on the part of the target company to be the first category that needs to be addressed as part of the process of delivering the RBR report. Zukin has developed a proprietary readiness framework of more than 20 components. The Zukin Reasonable Basis Review Report will identify the financial items management has chosen to be projected, the period to be covered, and the manner of the presentation to be used. It will provide a detailed review of the process.
June 2022
I am proud to announce the launch of the Zukin Reasonable Basis Review Service equipped with the Z-SPAC Readiness Certification. By creating the first SPAC financial due diligence firm of its kind, we are responding to the needs of the modern, evolving SPAC marketplace. By doing so, we can play a role in the industry’s maturation.
As the Co-Founder of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin (“HLHZ,” now “Houlihan Lokey”; NYSE: HLI), the central theme of my 45-year investment banking and financial advisory career has been creating fundamental financial due diligence services with my world-class teams that improve the underpinning of financial transactions. The Zukin RBR Service should serve to strengthen our financial markets, to the benefit of investors, sponsors, and boards of directors.
We look forward to having the opportunity to serve you.
Regards,
James Zukin
We bring together a cross-disciplinary team to mirror the needs of our clients as they relate to the review of future financial performance. We are proud to play our essential oversight role.
Today sponsors should consider the following:
As our client, you’ll receive our proprietary client-facing materials and industry insights which includes:
The Z-SPAC Directors Handbook, a collection of indispensable reading for the informed independent director.
The Zukin RBR Dashboard, an essential projection diligence tool that enables you to review your assumptions and essential public company readiness tasks all in one place, and Comprehensive SPAC Litigation Analysis.
