We intend to focus our search on “digital transformation” businesses — i.e., companies enabling corporations to accelerate the full digitization of their businesses — including digital services, digital platforms, and related sectors in North America. Velocity Acquisition Corp. is the second special-purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) formed by the principals of &vest, who include Doug Jacob, […]

(Note: This is the seventh blank-check company or SPAC established with dealmaker and billionaire Alec Gores at the helm. He is the chairman of Gores Holdings VII, Inc. Alec Gores is the founder of The Gores Group, a private equity firm. Some of his headline-making deals include a 2016 transaction in which he bought part […]

Betsy Z. Cohen, the founder of The Bancorp, is the chairman of this FinTech-focused SPAC. This is the seventh blank-check company established under her leadership or under the management of other executives affiliated with The Bancorp and/or Cohen & Co. Amanda J. Abrams is the president and CEO of FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. From the […]

We intend to focus our search on businesses that provide technological solutions and innovation to the broader real estate industry, where we believe our management team has a competitive advantage due to their prior experiences and roles. We refer to these businesses as “PropTech”, and believe the application of innovative digital technologies, services, and solutions […]

Our team intends to leverage the strong life sciences knowledge base and public and private market experience of our sponsor with the goal of executing a successful business combination in the life sciences sector. Our sponsor is an affiliate of Eli Casdin, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Casdin Capital, and of Keith Meister, founder […]

We intend to pursue opportunities in the sports, media and entertainment sectors. Within the broader sports, media and entertainment sectors, we intend to focus on certain sub-sectors including but not limited to sports teams, leagues, data & technology, digital infrastructure, health & wellness, e-sports, betting, ticketing, agencies, services and hospitality. (This SPAC is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.) Arctos NorthStar Acquisition […]

Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, who was the first African American woman to lead an S&P 500 company, is one of the four co-founders of Plum, a new blank-check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. In the prospectus, Plum’s co-founders say: “We seek to partner with a scaled, high-quality company that leverages platform models in […]

We are a health-focused technology company developing simple, smart and personalized devices designed to help individuals on their health journey maintain good health today and prevent and manage chronic diseases in the future. We are developing a proprietary platform that uses Radio Frequency (“RF”) technology, which we believe will enable the creation of low-cost and […]

Note: On April 11, 2018, Sun Country Airlines was acquired by the Apollo Funds, affiliated with the private equity firm, the Apollo Group. Sun Country Airlines is a new breed of hybrid low-cost air carrier that dynamically deploys shared resources across our synergistic scheduled service, charter and cargo businesses. By doing so, we believe we are […]

We intend to seek to acquire businesses that service the real estate industry. Our target companies will range from real estate service companies to property technology, or “PropTech,” companies. Real estate service companies include property management companies, real estate service providers, mortgage brokerage companies, real estate investments sales companies, title agencies and any other company […]