Sunlight Financial Completes Business Combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II
July 9, 2021
Sunlight Financial closed its previously announced business combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, creating Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., which will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker SUNL. The transaction was supported by Spartan's cash-in-trust and a $250 million PIPE from institutional and accredited investors; Spartan is sponsored by funds managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management.
- Buyers
- Spartan Acquisition Corp. II, Apollo Global Management (affiliate / sponsor)
- Targets
- Sunlight Financial (Sunlight Financial LLC / Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc.)
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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