Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Thiam Raises $300 Million for Upsized SPAC
This content was published on February 26, 2021 - 09:12
February 26, 2021 - 09:12
(Bloomberg) Former Credit Suisse Group AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam raised $300 million for his blank-check company after boosting the size of the deal.
Thiam’s Freedom Acquisition I Corp. sold 30 million units at $10 apiece in its U.S. initial public offering, it said in a statement Friday. The special purpose acquisition company, which is targeting deals in the financial services industry, was earlier targeting to raise $250 million.
The strong demand shows how industry veterans can trade on their strong name recognition to raise cash at a time when SPACs are booming like never before. Freedom Acquisition’s units, which represent one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of a redeemable warrant, will start trading Friday on the New York Stock Exchange under the “FACT.U” ticker.
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Thiam, Pimco Team Up for $250 Million SPAC
Bloomberg 2/10/2021 Jan-Henrik Förster and David Hellier
(Bloomberg) Former Credit Suisse Group AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam is teaming up with Pacific Investment Management Co. for a blank-check company that’s seeking to raise $250 million.
Freedom Acquisition I Corp. plans to offer 25 million units at $10 apiece in its U.S. initial public offering, it said in a filing Wednesday. Pimco, the investment unit of Allianz SE that manages about $2 trillion of assets, is a co-sponsor of Freedom Acquisition and plans to buy as much as 9.9% of the offering.