Experience
The News Lens Co., Ltd. in its proposed de-SPAC with Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation and listing on NASDAQ.
SellerX Germany GmbH, a leading eCommerce aggregator in Europe, on the acquisition of Elevate Brands, one of the most established eCommerce aggregators in the U.S., as well as a simultaneous financing round
Tinicum and its portfolio company TSL Engineered Products in connection with the sale of Advantek, a leading provider of highly engineered carrier tape and associated protective packaging products, to Cornell Capital.
Special New Fruit Licensing (SNFL), a table grape research and development company, in connection with its agreement to combine with International Fruit Genetics (IFG).
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: AGFS), a Philadelphia-based provider of technologies and services to extend the shelf life of fresh produce, in its go-private buyout deal with sustainable food chain investing firm Paine Schwartz Partners.
Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, in connection with its new platform investment in Registrar Corp., a leading provider of supply chain compliance software and services to domestic and foreign food & beverage, medical device, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic customers.
Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: SLCR), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in connection with its US$1.7 billion business combination with TH International Limited (Tims China), a master franchisee and operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China.
Sky Harbour LLC, a developer of private aviation infrastructure focused on building, leasing, and managing business aviation hangars, in its business combination agreement with Yellowstone Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: YSAC, YSACU, and YSACW), a publicly traded SPAC sponsored by Boston Omaha Corporation (NASDAQ:BOMN). The combined company will have an implied pro forma equity market value of approximately $777 million at closing.
Verisem BV, an integrated global seed production company, and Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, in connection with the agreement to sell Verisem to Syngenta’s vegetable seeds business, part of Syngenta Group, a global leader in agricultural science and innovation headquartered in Switzerland.
SoftBank Group Corp. as the largest investor in WeWork, the leading flexible space provider, in connection with WeWork’s agreement to merge with BowX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BOWX, BOWXU and BOWXW) (“BowX”), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which will take the company public. The transaction values WeWork at an initial enterprise value of approximately $9 billion.