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Peter Weinberg, head of advisory at Perella Weinberg Partners, speaks during a Reuters Breakingviews panel in New York, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Perella Weinberg is injecting some financial sense into one of the hottest market trends. The advisory firm founded by Joseph Perella, Peter Weinberg and Terry Meguid has registered a $977 million valuation in a deal to sell itself to a special-purpose acquisition company. It is a sensible price for a real business in a competitive market.
The firm’s 60-odd partners made their careers doling out advice to companies like cruise-liner operator Royal Caribbean and private equity giant KKR. The boutique firm, with a 15 year track record, brought in $533 million of revenue in 2019, posting a compound annual growth rate of 15% on average over the three years prior. On an adjusted basis, Perella Weinberg actually makes a profit, too.
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(Reuters) - Boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners on Wednesday agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, or a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), backed by banking entrepreneur Betsy Cohen in a deal valued at $975 million.
Cohen’s FinTech Acquisition Corporation IV, which had raised $230 million in September through an initial public offering (IPO), will acquire Perella Weinberg in a deal that includes a commitment of $125 million from investors such as Fidelity Management and Wellington Management.
The merged entity will list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ‘PWP’, the companies said in a statement. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2021, pending approvals.