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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _)*
Courtside Acquisition Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
22274N102
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(CUSIP Number)
May 22, 2007
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 603,971
EACH --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH: 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
603,971
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
603,971
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.6%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00 - Limited Liability Company
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CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WEISS CAPITAL, LLC
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 244,279
EACH --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH: 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
244,279
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
244,279
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.5%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00 - Limited Liability Company
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CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION
NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ANDREW M. WEISS, PH.D.
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
0
NUMBER OF --------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 848,250
EACH --------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH: 0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
848,250
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
848,250
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.1%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Courtside Acquisition Corp.
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(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1700 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10019
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ITEM 2.
(a) and (c): Name and Citizenship of Persons Filing:
(i) Weiss Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Weiss Asset Management").
(ii) Weiss Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Weiss Capital").
(iii) Andrew M. Weiss, Ph.D., a United States citizen.
(b): Address of Principal Business Office:
Weiss Asset Management, Weiss Capital, and Dr. Weiss have a business
address of 29 Commonwealth Avenue, 10th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
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(e) CUSIP Number: 22274N102
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK
WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act or under the laws of any State
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] A Parent Holding Company or control person, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)(Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i) [ ] A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)
CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item I.
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC*
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 603,971
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(b) Percent of Class: 3.6%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 603,971
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(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 603,971
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WEISS CAPITAL, LLC**
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 244,279
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(b) Percent of Class: 1.5%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 244,279
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(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 244,279
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ANDREW M. WEISS, PH.D.***
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 848,250
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(b) Percent of Class: 5.1%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 848,250
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(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 848,250
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* Shares reported for Weiss Asset Management include shares beneficially owned
by a private investment partnership of which Weiss Asset Management is the sole
general partner.
** Shares reported for Weiss Capital include shares beneficially owned
by a private investment corporation of which Weiss Capital is the sole
investment manager.
*** Shares reported for Andrew Weiss include shares beneficially owned by a
private investment partnership of which Weiss Asset Management is the sole
general partner and which may be deemed to be controlled by Mr. Weiss, who is
the Managing Member of Weiss Asset Management, and also includes shares held by
a private investment corporation which may be deemed to be controlled by Mr.
Weiss, who is the managing member of Weiss Capital, the Investment Manager of
such private investment corporation. Dr. Weiss disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares reported herein as beneficially owned by him except to the extent of
his pecuniary interest therein.
The percent of class computations are based on 16,800,000 shares of common stock
with par value $.0001 per share issued and outstanding as of May 9, 2007.
CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 7 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL
PERSON
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP NO. 22274N102 SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 8 OF 8 PAGES
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I hereby
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: June 5, 2007
WEISS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Georgiy Nikitin
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Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer
WEISS CAPITAL, LLC
By: /s/ Georgiy Nikitin
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Georgiy Nikitin, Chief Compliance Officer
By: /s/ Georgiy Nikitin
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Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew Weiss