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San Diego-based FutureProof Technologies has hired Joseph Strickland as head of underwriting. He was previously senior vice president at AIG's Lexington
Editor’s take: The week that was — April 12-17 April 18, 2021 There are SPAC mergers, and then there are mega SPAC mergers, as the Southeast Asian ride-hailing decacorn and super app Grab Holdings showed this week. On Tuesday, Grab announced that it has inked a deal to list on the Nasdaq via a merger with the blank cheque company Altimeter Growth Corp., valuing it at $39.6 billion and setting a new milestone for the global SPAC boom. The deal also means it’s a long-awaited payday for shareholders including SoftBank, which will hold an 18.6% stake, valued at $7.4 billion upon de-SPAC. ...
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