The deal will give the combined entity an enterprise value of about $2.2 billion. Bloomberg | Apr 30, 2021 (Bloomberg)—Lodging startup Sonder, which decks out apartments and hotel rooms as hip short-term rentals, has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company Gores Metropoulos II Inc. The deal will give the combined entity an enterprise value of about $2.2 billion, according to a statement Friday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report. It includes a $200 million private placement led by an affiliate of Gores Group, the investment firm founded by the SPAC’s chief executive officer, Alec Gores. The fundraising will also be joined by Fidelity Management & Research Co., funds and accounts managed by BlackRock Inc., Atreides Management, entities affiliated with Moore Capital Management, Principal Global Investors and Senator Investment Group.