5 June 2026 • 2 minute read
DLA Piper advises GigCapital7 Corp. on closing of business combination with Hadron Energy
DLA Piper advised GigCapital7 Corp. on the closing of its business combination with Hadron Energy, Inc., a developer of micro-modular nuclear reactors, at an approximately US$766 million pro forma equity valuation. GigCapital7 Corp. is the seventh private-to-public equity (PPE)™ SPAC of GigCapital Global.
GigCapital7 Corp. was formed to partner with an innovative technology company and facilitate access to the public markets through a business combination. Now operating under the name Hadron Energy, Inc., the combined company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbols HDRN and HDRNW, making it the first publicly traded micro-modular nuclear reactor company. DLA Piper previously advised GigCapital7 Corp. in its US$200 million initial public offering.
The DLA Piper deal team included Partners Jeffrey Selman, John Masselli, Elena Nrtina (all San Francisco), Of Counsel Benjamin Griebe (Palo Alto), and Associates Kaleigh Nevin, Rob Cartwright (both San Francisco), and Dallin Johnson (San Diego).
Bloomberg’s Q1 2026 league tables have ranked DLA Piper as the #1 US equity IPO legal adviser to managers by deal count.
DLA Piper enables issuers and underwriters to execute complex securities transactions throughout the world. We offer tactical approaches to financings across equity and debt capital markets, alternative public offerings (de-SPACs, reverse mergers, and direct listings), and other transformative corporate transactions. Lawyers in our Corporate Governance practice act as outside corporate and securities counsel to a wide range of reporting companies by guiding clients through securities offerings and nuanced disclosure, governance, and compliance matters under SEC, Nasdaq, and NYSE rules and regulations. Boards of directors turn to us to navigate complex transactions, special investigations, and challenging risk oversight matters. Please visit Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory and Market Edge.
GigCapital7 Corp. was formed to partner with an innovative technology company and facilitate access to the public markets through a business combination. Now operating under the name Hadron Energy, Inc., the combined company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbols HDRN and HDRNW, making it the first publicly traded micro-modular nuclear reactor company. DLA Piper previously advised GigCapital7 Corp. in its US$200 million initial public offering.
The DLA Piper deal team included Partners Jeffrey Selman, John Masselli, Elena Nrtina (all San Francisco), Of Counsel Benjamin Griebe (Palo Alto), and Associates Kaleigh Nevin, Rob Cartwright (both San Francisco), and Dallin Johnson (San Diego).
Bloomberg’s Q1 2026 league tables have ranked DLA Piper as the #1 US equity IPO legal adviser to managers by deal count.
DLA Piper enables issuers and underwriters to execute complex securities transactions throughout the world. We offer tactical approaches to financings across equity and debt capital markets, alternative public offerings (de-SPACs, reverse mergers, and direct listings), and other transformative corporate transactions. Lawyers in our Corporate Governance practice act as outside corporate and securities counsel to a wide range of reporting companies by guiding clients through securities offerings and nuanced disclosure, governance, and compliance matters under SEC, Nasdaq, and NYSE rules and regulations. Boards of directors turn to us to navigate complex transactions, special investigations, and challenging risk oversight matters. Please visit Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory and Market Edge.