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(2) AJAX I ("AJAX") (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that its merger partner, Cazoo Holdings Limited ("Cazoo" or "the Company"), the UKs leading online car retailer, which makes buying a car as simple and seamless as purchasing any other product online, will release its first quarter fiscal 2021 results before the U.S. stock market opens on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Company will hold a pre-recorded conference call to discuss results at 8:30 a...

(2) Cazoo Holdings Limited ("Cazoo" or "the Company"), the UKs leading online car retailer, which makes buying a car as simple and seamless as purchasing any other product online and Ajax I ("AJAX") (NYSE: AJAX), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"), today announced that a preliminary proxy statement/registration statement on Form F-4 has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the previously announced business combina...

by Charlie Spargo Online car retailer Cazoo has appointed Luciana Berger - former MP for Liverpool Wavertree and current Managing Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs at Edelman UK - as Non-Executive Director. Following the startups merger with AJAX I which will see the company going public on the NYSE, Cazoo has appointed Berger to its board. As part of this, she will also become Chair of the organisations Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Committee. Berger was MP for...

7 people found this useful Former Liberal Democrat MP Luciana Berger will join the Cazoo board as non-executive director and Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Committee chair. Berger is currently managing director of advocacy and public affairs at Edelman UK, specialising in health, sustainability and energy policy. She served as the member of parliament for Liverpool Wavertree for almost a decade and was the shadow minister for Energy and Climate Change, shadow minister for P...

Allan Clare Financial crime, risk and compliance specialist firm Plenitude has hired a new senior advisor from HSBC this week. Former HSBC UK head of financial crime compliance and money laundering reporting officer, Allan Clare, will help Plenitude execute its business strategy to keep up with the evolving financial crime landscape. “Allan will play a key role in terms of guiding the business and providing strategic advice which will be invaluable,” managing director, Alan Paterson, said. ...

David Einhorn Makes It Through Quarterly Letter About ‘Breaking Markets’ Without Mentioning SPACs Maybe because the SPAC cops are the only regulators left on a beat. Author: Maybe because the SPAC cops are the only regulators left on a beat. “For the most part, there is no cop on the beat,” Einhorn wrote. “It’s as if there are no financial fraud prosecutors; companies and managements that are emboldened enough to engage in malfeasance have little to fear….” “From a tradi...

5 people found this useful Cazoo has appointed former Ocado chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown and 23andMe founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki to its board ahead of its £5bn public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The online car retail and vehicle subscription business, which announced its Q3 listing last month, will add both Tatton-Brown and Wojcicki as non-executive directors following the completion of its of a business combination with AJAX I. Tatton-Brown, who will ...

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Family Offices: Karen Pritzker, Dan Och, Ed Freedman Bet on SPACs Related Stories April 9, 2021 April 6, 2021 April 5, 2021 The Pritzkers built an empire spanning hotels to manufacturing before agreeing two decades ago to split up their fortune among 11 descendants. Karen Pritzker Karen Pritzker, one of the heirs, has parlayed that wealth into venture capital, backing firms such as Snap Inc. and The Pritzker Vlock Family Office is the anchor investor for Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., a sp...

Family Offices Targeting 800% Returns with SPAC Economics But family offices—the discrete, sometimes secretive firms that manage the affairs of the ultra-rich—have been one of the biggest driving forces. Apr 16, 2021 (Bloomberg)—The Pritzkers built an empire spanning hotels to manufacturing before agreeing two decades ago to split up their fortune among 11 descendants. Karen Pritzker, one of the heirs, has parlayed that wealth into venture capital, backing firms such as Snap Inc. an...