Shake Shack Founder Danny Meyer’s SPAC Files for $250M IPO Related Stories March 17, 2021 March 15, 2021 February 26, 2021 Danny Meyer, filed to raise $250 million in an initial public offering. Danny Meyer Meyer, who is chairman of the special purpose acquisition company, is chief executive officer of Union Square Hospitality Group LLC, which has operated more than 20 restaurants and bars, according to the SPAC’s filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. USHG’s CEO is Carlyle Group Inc. who is now a managing partner at Asgard Capital Partners. Meyer and Sokoloff join a horde of high-profile executives and investors in a record-shattering rush of SPAC listings.