Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp Merges with TNL Mediagene; TNL Mediagene Lists on NASDAQ
December 5, 2024
TNL Mediagene completed its previously announced business combination with special-purpose acquisition company Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp and began trading on NASDAQ under the ticker TNMG on December 6, 2024. The combined company is a pan-Asian digital media and data group operating brands in Japan and Taiwan and offers advertising technology, data products, events and e-commerce services to advertisers and consumers.
- Buyers
- Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp
- Targets
- TNL Mediagene
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Cayman Islands
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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