TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp. announced the pricing of its $450 million IPO this evening and the units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “PACE.U” tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7.
This new company aims to combine with a company in the technology, media or business services sectors that has a differentiated offerings in a large addressable market. TPG Pace Tech is led by Non-Executive Chairman Karl Peterson, President Greg Mrva, CFO Martin Davidson, and EVP of Corporate Development and Secretary Eduardo Tamraz.
Total SPAC deal count for 2020 year-to-date is now 130 with $49.9 billion in gross proceeds raised. This offering is expected to close on Friday, October 9.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. are serving as joint book runners for the offering. Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP is serving as Issuer’s Counsel with Ropes & Gray LLP serving as Underwriter’s Counsel. KPMG LLP serves as auditor. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company LLC is acting as trustee.
Rice II (NYSE: RONI) announced in an 8-K today that its shareholders have approved its combination with energy technology company NET Power with relatively low redemptions. In the end, 21,195,224 shares were redeemed in connection vote, removing 61% of Rice II’s trust. This is the second best result among the 32 deals that have come...
Trajectory Alpha (NYSE:TCOA) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has opted to postpone its June 8 extension vote to June 12 at 10 am ET. The SPAC will use this extra time to engage with shareholders at work to reverse redemption decisions. Trajectory Alpha’s team may still be getting acquainted with some major...
Tracking SPACs and all of their various types of “corporate actions” can be challenging. After all, a SPAC can postpone, adjourn, extend, complete, liquidate early, do a tender offer, and in some cases, one SPAC do all of those actions within its lifespan. Naturally, this can be challenging to manage. More importantly, it can very...
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Avalon Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAC) announced in an 8-K this morning that it has entered into a prepaid forward purchase agreement with RiverNorth SPAC Arbitrage Fund, the purchaser, as it works to close its combination with financial services firm The Beneficient Company, or Ben. As part of the agreement, RiverNorth agreed to effect certain purchases of shares...