Jena Acquisition Corp. II
General Information | |
Business: | (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands)We have not selected a sector or a geographic region. We intend to capitalize on the ability of our management team and initially focus our search on identifying a prospective target business that can benefit from our co-founders’ William P. Foley, II’s and Richard N. Massey’s historical areas of business expertise.Our co-founders, William P. Foley, II, and Richard N. Massey and the members of our management team have extensive experience with blank check companies and have served as executive officers and directors in six prior SPACs, four of which successfully completed business combinations with substantial committed capital.William P. Foley, II is a co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of Jena Acquisition Corp. II.He is a founder of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) and has served as chairman of the board of directors of FNF since 1984. He served as CEO of FNF until May 2007 and as president of FNF until December 1994. He has significant experience with SPACs.After receiving his B.S. degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mr. Foley served in the U.S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of captain. Mr. Foley received his Master of Business Administration from Seattle University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Washington. Mr. Foley serves on the boards of various foundations and charitable organizations. “Mr. Foley has over 40 years of experience in industry consolidation and delivering stockholder value, with a principal background in the financial, technology, insurance and services sectors. As a pre-eminent operator, Mr. Foley has led eight separate multi-billion dollar public market platforms with hundreds of acquisitions, including Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS), Black Knight (formerly NYSE: BKI), Ceridian (now known as Dayforce, NYSE: DAY), F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE: FG), Cannae Holdings (NYSE: CNNE), Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) and Alight (NYSE: ALIT).“As founder, former Chief Executive Officer, and now Chairman of FNF, Mr. Foley, has built the largest title insurance company in the United States, growing equity value from $3.0 million to over $10 billion in March 2025, with a market capitalization of $17 billion in December 2024. Additionally, Mr. Foley has created over $155 billion in market capitalization of companies since founding FNF.”Mr. Foley acquired the Vegas Golden Knights NHL franchise when it was a new expansion team in 2016 and built it to a leading sport’s business that won the Stanley Cup in 2023.Foley Family Wines & Spirits (FFWS) is a portfolio of highly acclaimed wines and spirits from some of the world’s greatest estates. The company owns more than 24 wineries and distilleries, each with its distinct style, legacy, and approach to hospitality.Richard N. Massey is a co-founder as well as our CEO and a director. He previously served as CEO of Cannae Holdings until February 2024. From March 2020 to July 2021, Mr. Massey served as CEO and a director of Foley Trasimene I, and from January 2021 to December 2022, he served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Austerlitz I and Austerlitz II, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Foley Trasimene II from July 2020 until March 2021. Mr. Massey served as the chairman and principal shareholder of Bear State Financial, Inc., a publicly traded financial institution, and the parent company of Bear State Bank, from 2011 until April 2018. Mr. Massey previously served on Cannae Holdings’ board of directors from June 2018 until June 2024 and on Black Knight’s board of directors from December 2014 until July 2020 and as a director of FNF from February 2006 until January 2021. Mr. Massey currently serves as a director of Dun and Bradstreet and Alight. Mr. Massey was Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel of Alltel Corporation until its sale to Verizon and served as a Managing Director of Stephens Inc., a private investment bank, during which time his financial advisory practice focused on software and information technology companies, and he formerly served as a director of FIS and FGL Holdings. Mr. Massey is also a director of the Oxford American Literary Project and the Arkansas Razorback Foundation. (Note: Jena Acquisition Corp. II priced its SPAC IPO in sync with the terms in the prospectus – 20 million units at $10.00 each – and raised $200.0 million on Wednesday night, May 28, 2025. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of common stock and one right to acquire one-twentieth (1/20) of a share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.)
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Industry: | BLANK CHECKS |
Employees: | 0 |
Founded: | 2025 |
Contact Information | |
Address | 1701 Village Center Circle Las Vegas, NV 89134 |
Phone Number | (702) 323-7330 |
Web Address | |
View Prospectus: | Jena Acquisition Corp. II |
Financial Information | |
Market Cap | $202.25mil |
Revenues | $0 mil (last 12 months) |
Net Income | $0 mil (last 12 months) |
IPO Profile | |
Symbol | JENA.U |
Exchange | NYSE |
Shares (millions): | 20.0 |
Price range | $10.00 - $10.00 |
Est. $ Volume | $200.0 mil |
Manager / Joint Managers | Santander US Capital Markets |
CO-Managers | |
Expected To Trade: | 5/29/2025 |
Status: | Priced |
Quiet Period Expiration Date: | Available only to Subscribers |
Lock-Up Period Expiration Date: | Available only to Subscribers |
SCOOP Rating | Available only to Subscribers |
Rating Change | Available only to Subscribers |