Polestar Completes Business Combination with Gores Guggenheim and Lists on Nasdaq

Gores Metropoulos II Completes Business Combination with Sonder Holdings Inc.

January 18, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Sonder Holdings Inc. completed its previously announced business combination with SPAC Gores Metropoulos II and will commence trading on the Nasdaq under ticker SOND. The deal included approximately $310 million of PIPE commitments from investors (including affiliates of GMII, Fidelity, BlackRock, Atreides and Senator) and provides access to $165 million of delayed draw notes to strengthen Sonder's balance sheet and fund growth.

Gores Holdings III Completes Acquisition of PAE; Combined Company Renamed PAE Incorporated

November 1, 2019

Government & Public Sector

Gores Holdings III, a SPAC sponsored by The Gores Group, completed its acquisition of Platinum Equity portfolio company PAE and the combined company was renamed PAE Incorporated and began trading on Nasdaq under PAE and PAEWW. The transaction valued PAE at an approximate $1.55 billion enterprise value and was funded with Gores Holdings III trust cash plus a $220 million private placement led by Alec Gores, with Platinum Equity affiliates retaining a meaningful stake in the new public company.

Golden Star Acquisition Corporation Completes Business Combination with Gamehaus; Gamehaus Lists on Nasdaq

January 24, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Golden Star Acquisition Corporation and Gamehaus Holdings Inc. have completed their previously announced business combination, with Gamehaus’ Class A ordinary shares beginning trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker GMHS. The SPAC merger provides Gamehaus with public-market capital to accelerate game development, expand its global player base, and scale its data-driven mobile game publishing operations.

GS Acquisition Holdings to Combine with Vertiv; Vertiv to List on NYSE

December 10, 2019

Infrastructure

Vertiv, a Platinum Equity portfolio company and global provider of critical digital infrastructure, will become a publicly traded company through a business combination with GS Acquisition Holdings Corp (a SPAC). The transaction is sponsored by affiliates of The Goldman Sachs Group and David M. Cote, values Vertiv at an anticipated pro forma enterprise value of about $5.3 billion, and leaves Platinum Equity as a significant post-close shareholder.

Cepton Technologies Completes Business Combination with Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.

February 10, 2022

Automotive

Cepton Technologies and Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. completed their previously announced business combination, with the combined company renamed Cepton, Inc. The deal takes Cepton public (Nasdaq: CPTN / CPTNW) to provide capital and support scaling of its lidar solutions for automotive ADAS, smart cities and industrial applications.

Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. and PIPE Investors Complete Business Combination with SES Holdings (SES AI Corporation)

February 3, 2022

Energy

Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. completed its previously announced business combination with SES Holdings Pte. Ltd., creating SES AI Corporation (NYSE: SES) and enabling the company to begin trading on February 4, 2022. The closing included an upsized $275 million PIPE from strategic OEMs and financial investors to fund SES's development and commercialization of high-performance Li‑Metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and other applications.