Complete Solaria to Go Public via Business Combination with Freedom Acquisition I Corp
October 3, 2022
Complete Solaria entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Freedom Acquisition I Corp. to list on the NYSE under the ticker “CSLR,” expected to close in the first half of 2023. The transaction provides gross proceeds of up to approximately $376 million and is positioned to scale Complete Solaria’s U.S. residential solar model through end-to-end technology, financing, and service.
- Buyers
- Freedom Acquisition I Corp., Carlyle Group, T.J. Rodgers, Tidjane Thiam, Edward Zeng, Adam Gishen
- Targets
- Complete Solaria, Inc.
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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