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as posted by the channelBetsy Cohen, a lawyer, financier and entrepreneur, has been smashing glass ceilings since Richard Nixon was president—and she’s not slowing down.
In recent years, Cohen has emerged as a prolific dealmaker in the wild world of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). She was early to the reverse merger craze, closing her first deal in March 2016.
Since then, Cohen and partners, which include her son Daniel, have raised over $4.2 billion across 13 SPAC listings, with six mergers completed to date. Only two other firms have completed more reverse mergers than Cohen and her partners, according to data provider SPAC Research.
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