Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. and PIPE Investors Complete Business Combination with SES Holdings (SES AI Corporation)
February 3, 2022
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.
- Buyers
- Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., General Motors Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Geely Holding Group, Kia Corporation, SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, Koch Strategic Platforms, LG Technology Ventures, Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Vertex Ventures, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC, Franklin Templeton, SK Inc., Temasek, Tianqi Lithium, Applied Materials
- Targets
- SES Holdings Pte. Ltd. (now SES AI Corporation)
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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