Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp CPAA.O said on Tuesday it would merge with Advantage Solutions Inc, taking the sales and marketing services provider public at a valuation of $5.2 billion.
The deal will be partly financed through a $700 million common stock private placement, which includes $200 million from Advantage Solutions’ existing partners such as CVC Fund VI and Bain Capital Private Equity.
Conyers, which went public in July last year, will provide up to $450 million of cash raised during its initial public offering and a private placement.
A number of private companies, including healthcare services provider MultiPlan and electric-car maker Fisker, went public this year by merging with blank-check companies.
High-profile investors such as Bill Ackman and Michael Klein have raised billions through their SPACs this year to strike deals with large unicorn startups and private firms.
Ackman-backed Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. raised $4 billion in July, making it the largest ever blank-check IPO.
Conyers, whose shares were up 52.2% in premarket trading, said the Advantage Solutions merger is expected to close by late October.
Source: Reuters
