Leo Holdings III Corp Takes Local Bounti Public in $1.1B SPAC Deal

Local Bounti Acquires Hollandia Produce (Pete's)

April 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Local Bounti Corporation completed the acquisition of California-based Hollandia Produce Group, Inc., which operates under the Pete's brand, effective April 4, 2022. The transaction was funded with $122.5 million (approximately $92.5 million cash under a Cargill lending facility and $30.0 million in Local Bounti common stock) and adds Pete's ~130 employees and retail distribution footprint to Local Bounti's controlled-environment agriculture platform.

Bernhard Capital Partners Invests in The Lemoine Company

May 15, 2019

Construction

Bernhard Capital Partners led a group of investors to acquire a financial interest in The Lemoine Company, a Louisiana-based full-service construction management firm specializing in disaster recovery and community resilience. The investment will keep existing management in place and provide capital and operational resources to support growth, new service lines, geographic expansion and add-on acquisitions.

Global IBO Group Ltd. to Combine With Bukit Jalil Global Acquisition 1 Ltd. (SPAC) to Form GIBO Holdings Limited

August 9, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Global IBO Group Ltd. (GIBO) has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Bukit Jalil Global Acquisition 1 Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC. Following the proposed double-merger structure, both GIBO and the SPAC’s shareholders are expected to become part of a renamed Nasdaq-listed public company called GIBO Holdings Limited.

Lion Electric Completes Business Combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp.

May 6, 2021

Automotive

Lion Electric completed a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., resulting in approximately US$490 million of net proceeds (including a concurrent PIPE). As a result of the transaction Lion began trading on the NYSE and TSX under the ticker LEV; the proceeds will be used to finance U.S. manufacturing expansion, develop battery systems and repay outstanding debt. Lion's founder and CEO Marc Bédard will continue to lead the company, and Northern Genesis directors Ian Robertson and Chris Jarratt joined the board.

7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. Completes Business Combination with Banzai International

December 15, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. (a Nasdaq-listed SPAC) completed a business combination with Banzai International, Inc., and Banzai began trading its Class A common stock and warrants on Nasdaq under the tickers BNZI and BNZIW on December 15, 2023. The transaction provides Banzai with public market access to accelerate its strategy of consolidating the fragmented marketing-technology (MarTech) SaaS market.

The Longreach Group and Our Billion Ventures Take Private Lightworks Corp

August 21, 2025

Education

The Longreach Group, partnering with independent sponsor Our Billion Ventures, completed a take-private of Lightworks Corp (TSE:4267), a Japan-based cloud learning management and HCM platform. The tender offer priced Lightworks at JPY 2,179 per share (a ~68.9% premium) with the deal intended to accelerate product and service growth while retaining CEO Natsuo Eguchi.