April 22nd, 2021
Good evening,
Thanks for reading “The Nightcap”, a nightly recap of all the day’s highlights in the SPAC world. In this newsletter, you will find a breakdown of the day’s deals, IPO’s, “in talks” reports, and noteworthy new SPAC S-1 filings.
Of course, you can always discover and track all of the SPACs at spactrack.net.
The Stats:
*GIK merger was approved today.
The Deals:
1) Horizon Acquisition Corp (HZAC) & Vivid Seats, an online ticketing marketplace.
$2.06B
$225M PIPE including investments from Fidelity Management and Eldridge Industries (SPAC sponsor)
Additional notes: “Eldridge has also committed to make an additional investment in common stock PIPE at $10.00 per share in an amount equal to Horizon’s shareholder redemptions” (From press release)
2) Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I (FWAA) & SmartRent, commercial smart home technology company.
$1.66B
$155M PIPE including investments from Starwood Capital Group, Lennar, Invitation Homes, and Koch Real Estate Investments.
Additional notes:
“Founder shares of FWAA’s sponsor are locked up for periods of up to three years” (From investor presentation)
“A fund managed by Fifth Wall currently holds a minority stake of less than 5% in SmartRent” (From investor presentation)
Deal News Reports:
None today.
S-1 Filings:
1) Agrico Acquisition Corp. (RICO)
$125M, 1/2 warrant
Focus: Agtech, agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture
SPACs Leaving the Nest:
GigCapital3, Inc. (GIK) shareholders approved the business combination with Lightning eMotors with appx. 29% of the shares redeemed. Upon completion of the merger, GIK will trade as ZEV.
Upcoming Dates:
This Week’s Shareholder Meetings and Unit Splits (common shares and warrants to commence trading separately from underlying units)
Friday, April 23rd
Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. (NGA) Shareholder Meeting to Approve Business Combination with Lion Electric
Alberton Acquisition Corp (ALAC) Shareholder Meeting to Extend Deadline for Business Combination
Unit Splits: Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (TWNT), Isos Acquisition Corp (ISOS)
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