Willow Lane’s Bet on AI’s Long Game
SPACs—special purpose acquisition companies—exist to take private firms public, often catapulting them into growth trajectories that traditional IPOs can’t match. For Willow Lane, this is a bet on AI infrastructure as a long-term secular trend.
“The team at Willow Lane has spent over 12 years acquiring and advising companies,” said Luke Weil, the firm’s CEO and chairman. “Boost Run’s leadership and track record fit squarely into our strategy of backing high-integrity operators with a vision for value creation.”
A Hot SPAC Market and Legal Muscle Behind the Deal
The announcement comes amid a fresh wave of SPAC activity—just a day after ESH Acquisition Corp. unveiled its own $500 million plan to take fitness-tech company The Original Fit Factory Ltd. public.
On Boost Run’s side, Winston & Strawn LLP steered the deal with a team led by partner Mike Blankenship alongside partners Peter Clarke, Katherine Erbeznik and Ben Smolij. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP advised Willow Lane with a powerhouse lineup including Douglas Ellenoff, Stuart Neuhauser, David Landau, Anthony Ain and Jeffrey Rubin.
If successful, the Boost Run listing could become another signal that Wall Street is betting heavily on AI as the backbone of future economies.
