SPACs

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• 468 SPAC I SE (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by the founders of 468 Capital GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), in its €300 million private placement and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing, and business combination with Boxine GmbH (Germany), which resulted in a combined company with a pro forma equity value of €990 million
   
• 468 SPAC II SE (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by the founders of 468 Capital GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), in its €210 million private placement and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing
   
• Apeiron Investment Group (Malta) in its $40 million investment of additional capital in relation to the pending business combination between Rezolve (U.K.) and Armada Acquisition Corp. I (U.S.), a publicly traded SPAC
   
• Better HoldCo (U.S.) in its pending acquisition by SPAC Aurora Acquisition Corp. (U.S.), which will transform Better into a publicly-listed company with an implied equity value of approximately $6.9 billion, and the $1.5 billion PIPE by SoftBank Group (Japan) in connection with the transaction
   
• The underwriter for Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc. (U.S.), a SPAC led by Mark Vadon, the co-founder of Zulily (U.S) and Blue Nile (U.S.), in its $300 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq listing
   
• Brown Brothers Harriman (U.S.) in connection with Westrock Coffee Holdings' (U.S.) $1.1 billion business combination with SPAC Riverview Acquisition Corp. (U.S.)
   
• CNH Industrial (Netherlands) in its strategic and exclusive Heavy-Duty Truck partnership with Nikola (U.S.), under which CNH Industrial took a strategic stake in Nikola as the lead Series D investor in connection with Nikola’s merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company
   
• CONX Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC formed by Charles W. Ergen, the Chairman of DISH Network Corporation (U.S.), and EchoStar (U.S.), in its $750 million IPO and listing on Nasdaq and its potential acquisitions
   
• DiamondHead Holdings Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC, in its $572 million pending merger with Great Southern Homes (“GSH”) (U.S.), under which GSH will become a publicly traded company and DiamondHead will be renamed United Homes Group, and its $300 million SEC-registered IPO and listing on Nasdaq
   
• DraftKings (U.S.) in its business combination with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (U.S.), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and SBTech (Global) Limited
   
• Ermenegildo Zegna Group (“Zegna”) (Italy) in its combination with Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. (U.K.), a SPAC sponsored by investment subsidiaries of Investindustrial VII L.P. (U.K.), pursuant to which Zegna became a public company with an initial enterprise value of $3.2 billion
   
• European Healthcare Acquisition & Growth Company B.V. (EHC SPAC) (Netherlands), a SPAC, in its €200 million private placement and Euronext Amsterdam listing
   
• The underwriters for Founder SPAC (Cayman Islands), a SPAC led by Hassan Ahmed, co-founder of Affirmed Networks (U.S.), and Osman Ahmed, in its $316.25 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Global Market listing
   
• The joint placement agents in the $875 million PIPE in connection with the business combination of Getty Images (U.S.) and CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II (U.S.), a publicly traded SPAC
   
• GFJ ESG Acquisition I SE (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by GFJ Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), an affiliate of Gisbert Rühl (former CEO of Klöckner & Co), in its business combination with Learnd Limited (U.K.) (the first German ESG-focused de-SPAC transaction) and its €150 million private placement and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing (the first German pure-play SPAC for sustainable technologies)
   
• Global Knowledge Training (U.S.) in its sale to Churchill Capital Corp II (U.S.), a special purpose acquisition company, from Rhône Capital (U.S.) as part of a three-way business combination with Software Luxembourg Holding, creating a $1.5 billion company
   
• GSO Capital Partners (U.S.), the credit division of Blackstone, as part of an investor group providing equity financing in connection with CF Corporation’s (Cayman Islands), a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company, $1.84 billion acquisition of Fidelity & Guaranty Life (U.S.)
   
• Hyzon Motors (U.S.) in its business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation (U.S.), a SPAC, under which Hyzon became a publicly listed company with an implied $2.1 billion equity value, and the $355 million PIPE in connection with the merger
   
• Justice Holdings (U.K.), a special purpose acquisition company, and Pershing Square Capital Management (U.S.), co-founder of Justice, in connection with Justice’s $1.4 billion initial public offering and subsequent business combination with Burger King Worldwide Holdings (U.S.)
   
• Lakestar SPAC I (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by Dr. Klaus Hommels of Lakestar Advisors, in its €275 million private placement and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing  (largest SPAC IPO ever in Germany at the time, first SPAC IPO in Germany in the last 10 years and one of the first transactions outside the U.S. to mirror traditional U.S.-style structure in all relevant aspects) and in its €1.2 billion (equity value) merger with HomeToGo (Germany), the first German De-SPAC deal of its kind
   
• The underwriter for Lazard Fintech Acquisition Corp. I (Cayman Islands), a SPAC formed by Lazard Ltd. (U.S.), in its pending SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market listing
   
• The underwriter for Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I (Cayman Islands), a SPAC formed by Lazard Ltd (U.S.), in its $575 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market listing
   
• The underwriter for Lazard Healthcare Acquisition Corp. I (Cayman Islands), a SPAC formed by Lazard Ltd. (U.S.), in its pending SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market listing
   
• The lead placement agent in the pending $900 million PIPE investment in connection with the business combination of Mirion Technologies, Inc. (U.S.), a radiation detection and measurement solutions company, and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II (U.S.), a publicly traded SPAC
   
• Next.e.GO Mobile (Germany) in its pending business combination with Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp. (U.S.), resulting in e.GO becoming a publicly listed company on the NYSE with an implied enterprise value of $913 million
   
• OboTech Acquisition SE (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by Obotritia Capital KGaA (Germany), in its €200 million private placement and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing
   
• Perfect Corp. (Taiwan) in its $1.02 billion business combination with Provident Acquisition Corp. (Hong Kong), a SPAC, which resulted in Perfect becoming a publicly-traded company, and the $50 million PIPE in connection with the transaction
   
• Pershing Square, L.P. (U.S.) in the $4 billion SEC registered SPAC IPO and NYSE listing of Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (U.S.) (“PSTH”), the largest SPAC  IPO of all time, and PSTH in its initial $4 billion merger agreement with Universal Music Group ("UMG") (Netherlands) and subsequent assignment of PSTH’s rights and obligations to acquire 10% of UMG to investment funds affiliated with William Ackman 
   
• The underwriters for Prospector Capital Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC formed by former Qualcomm executives targeting the tech sector, in its $325 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market Listing
   
• Reinvent Technology Partners Z (U.S.), a SPAC led by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus and Michael Thompson, in its $5 billion acquisition of Hippo Enterprises (U.S.), under which the combined company became publicly traded, and the $550 million PIPE in connection with the merger
   
• Rhône Capital (U.S.) and Ranpak Corporation (U.S.) in connection with One Madison Corporation’s (U.S.), a special purpose acquisition company on the NYSE, acquisition of Ranpak from affiliates of Rhône Capital, valuing Ranpak at approximately $1.09 billion
   
• Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities Corp. (Cayman Islands), a SPAC formed by Rocket Internet SE (Germany) targeting the tech sector, in its $250 million SEC-registered IPO and NYSE listing
   
• SMG European Recovery SPAC SE (SMG SPAC) (Luxembourg), a SPAC sponsored by Stefan Petrikovics, founder and CEO of SMG Holding and Rolf Elgeti, founder and chairman of Obotritia Capital KGaA, in its €115 million private placement of public shares and warrants and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing
   
• Stellantis (Netherlands), as a strategic partner and investor in Archer Aviation, Inc. (U.S.), in connection with Archer’s business combination with Atlas Crest Investment Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC, under which Archer became a publicly listed company with a $3.8 billion equity value, and related $600 million common stock PIPE
   
• The co-placement agents to Switchback II Corporation (U.S.), a publicly traded SPAC, in its pending $160 million PIPE investment in connection with Switchback’s business combination of Bird Rides, Inc. (U.S.)
   
• Symbotic (U.S.) in its $5.5 billion merger with SVF Investment Corp. 3 (U.S.), a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Softbank Investment Advisers (U.K.), that resulted in Symbotic becoming a public company, and the $205 million common equity PIPE in connection with the transaction
   
• The underwriters for TCG Growth Opportunities (U.S.), a SPAC formed by The Chernin Group (U.S.) targeting internet consumer businesses, in its pending SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq listing
   
• Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC formed by the Pritzker Vlock Family Office (U.S.) and LaunchCapital (U.S.), in its $1.6 billion combination with Pear Therapeutics (U.S.), and its upsized $276 million SEC-registered SPAC IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market listing
   
• Tio Tech A (Cayman Islands), a SPAC formed by Dominik Richter of HelloFresh (Germany), in its $345 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq Capital Market listing
   
• Tishman Speyer Innovation II Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC formed by Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P. (U.S.), in its $300 million SEC-registered IPO and Nasdaq listing
   
• TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. (U.S.), a SPAC formed by Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P. (U.S.), in its $300 million IPO and listing on Nasdaq, and its $1.56 billion merger with Latch, Inc. (U.S.) and $190 million PIPE in connection with the merger