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Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp. | | - 2 - | | December 21, 2021 |
continuing accuracy and completeness of the facts, information, representations, covenants and agreements set forth in the documents referred to above and the statements, representations, covenants and agreements made by SEAC and the Target Companies, including those set forth in the Representation Letters and that there will be no change in facts or circumstances prior to or at the Reorganization Effective Time (as defined in the Representation Letters) or the Merger Effective Time and that the representations set forth in the Representation Letters will be true and accurate as of the Merger Effective Time.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such documents. We also have assumed that the transfers and exchanges pursuant to the Merger and the Pre-Closing Reorganization will be consummated in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and the Exchange Agreement and as described in the Registration Statement, and that none of the terms or conditions contained therein will have been waived or modified in any respect. We have not, however, undertaken any independent investigation of any factual matter set forth in any of the foregoing.
In rendering our opinion, we have considered applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”), pertinent judicial decisions, administrative interpretations, and such other authorities as we have considered relevant, in each case, in effect on the date hereof. It should be noted that the Code, the Treasury Regulations, such judicial decisions, such administrative interpretations, and such other authorities are subject to change at any time and, in some circumstances, with retroactive effect. A change in any of the authorities upon which our opinion is based, or any variation or difference in any fact from those set forth or assumed herein or in the Registration Statement, the Business Combination Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, or the Representation Letters, could affect our conclusions herein. Moreover, there can be no assurance that our opinion will be accepted by the Internal Revenue Service or, if challenged, by a court.
Based on our examination of the foregoing items and subject to the limitations, qualifications, assumptions, and caveats set forth therein and herein, it is our opinion, under currently applicable United States federal income tax law, that the Business Combination should qualify as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code.