The SPAC Podcast: Special Purpose Acquisition Company
🎙️ Welcome to The SPAC Podcast — your front-row seat to the dynamic world of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.
Hosted by Michael Blankenship, a leading capital markets attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, and Joshua Wilson, executive producer and capital markets advisor, The SPAC Podcast brings you candid conversations, insider insights, and sharp analysis from the people shaping the future of the SPAC market.
Whether you’re a sponsor, investor, founder, attorney, banker, or just curious about the mechanics and momentum behind SPACs — this show is your go-to source for education, strategy, and real-world stories from the dealmakers behind the deals.
🚀 What You’ll Hear
In each episode, we’ll unpack:
- The structure, lifecycle, and mechanics of SPACs — from IPO to de-SPAC
- Legal and regulatory insights that matter to sponsors and targets
- Interviews with founders, investors, and advisors who’ve navigated successful transactions
- Trends and forecasts from the front lines of capital markets
- Lessons learned, deal strategies, and ways to leverage SPACs as a growth vehicle
We’re not just watching the SPAC market — we’re talking to the people building it.
🎧 Meet Your Hosts
Michael Blankenship is the Office Managing Partner of Winston & Strawn LLP (Houston) and Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice. He has represented over 100 public companies, private equity firms, and SPACs in IPOs, M&A, de-SPACs, and securities offerings. Known for his clarity, legal acumen, and deal fluency, Michael brings unmatched insight into the regulatory, transactional, and strategic forces shaping the SPAC space.
Joshua Wilson is experienced in investment banking and the founder of multiple media brands, including The Investor Relations Podcast. With over 2,000 interviews under his belt and deep experience in real estate, private capital, and investor engagement, Josh brings a fresh voice and strategic lens to every conversation — helping connect deals with the stories and people behind them.
Together, they bridge law, finance, and media — guiding listeners through the world of SPACs with clarity, credibility, and curiosity.
🌎 Who This Show is For
- SPAC Sponsors & CEOs
- Institutional and Private Investors
- Investment Bankers & Corporate Attorneys
- Venture-backed Founders and Startups
- Private Equity & Family Offices
- Finance Professionals and Capital Markets Enthusiasts
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The SPAC Podcast: Special Purpose Acquisition Company
Guest Spotlight: Andrejka Bernatova
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In this clip, Andrejka Bernatova introduces her global background spanning investment banking, private equity, sovereign wealth investing, and executive leadership across energy and infrastructure.
She shares how experience at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Blackstone, and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund shaped her perspective, and how that journey led to building both a SPAC franchise and a private investment platform.
This is the kind of operator-level experience shaping the next generation of energy and infrastructure investments.
Disclaimers:
The views, opinions, and statements expressed by the guest are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The SPAC Podcast, its hosts, or affiliated organizations. This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice.
Michael J. Blankenship is a licensed attorney and is a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP. Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The content of this podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as legal, financial, or compliance advice. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of any regulatory agency, law firm, employer, or organization.
Listeners are encouraged to consult their own legal counsel, compliance professionals, or financial advisors to ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations, including those enforced by the SEC, FINRA, and other regulatory bodies. This podcast does not constitute a solicitation, offer, or recommendation of any financial products, securities transactions, or legal services.
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Mike B: Everyone. Mike Blanks here with the SPAC podcast. Today I'm joined with by, uh, Andraka. Berna. Tova. Andre, how are you doing? Why don't you give us a couple minutes about yourself?
Andrejka B: So, Andraka, Berna, Tova, uh, uh, over 20 years of experience in, uh, energy, infrastructure, power, and I guess now digital assets. Um, have, uh, spent some time as an investment banker.
I was at Credit Suisse in New York and Morgan Stanley in Houston. Uh, I was also an investor at, uh, Blackstone in New York, uh, investing globally and, uh, at UBA Development Company, which is one of the sovereign wealth funds of the government of Abu Dhabi. Then I was based in Abu Dhabi. Um, out of there, I mostly invested actually in renewable energy globally, and, um, spent, uh, quite a while as an operator, CFO and CEO at a number of companies, uh, was backed by private equity funds, large family offices, institutions like, uh, NGP.
Energy spectrum, Tailwater, uh, energy impact partners. And, um, and I also, um, uh, just started a, about five years ago, a platform called Dynamics. We have two platforms. We have a SPAC franchise and we have separately a private, uh, investment franchise.