Berggruen Holdings and Marlin Equities List EUR 600 Million Liberty International on Euronext.LONDON -- Berggruen Holdings, a global private investment company led by Nicolas Berggruen, and Marlin Equities IV, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ("Marlin Equities") , an investment vehicle of Martin E. Franklin, today announced that Liberty International Acquisition Company ("Liberty International"), a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC SPAC Saratoga Performing Arts Center (New York) SPAC Special Purpose Acquisition Company SPAC Sustainable Production and Consumption SPAC Student Professional Awareness Conference SPAC State Public Affairs Committee "), listed on NYSEEuronext's (NYX Noun 1. Nyx - (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks ) Amsterdam market under the symbol LIACU. Liberty International raised a total of EU600 million in new capital from the sale of 60 million Units comprising one share and one warrant at an introductory price of EU10 per Unit. "The listing of Liberty International provides us with a highly versatile and efficient way of employing capital without relying on today's precarious debt markets," said Nicolas Berggruen, founder and president of Berggruen Holdings. "We look forward to the business opportunities that Liberty International will allow us to pursue." Liberty International is a blank check Blank check A check that is duly signed, but the amount of the check is left blank to be supplied by the drawee. company that will seek business combination opportunities with companies with principal business operations outside North America. On December 7, 2008, Berggruen Holdings and Marlin Equities listed Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. ("Liberty Domestic") on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol LIA LIA Little Ice Age LIA Laser Institute of America LIA Labrador Inuit Association LIA Lock in Amplifier LIA Logistics Integration Agency LIA Live Impact Area LIA Licensed Insurance Advisor LIA Liability Insurance Administrators LIA Life Imitating Art .U and raised $1.035 billion. Liberty Domestic seeks business combinations inside the U.S. and was the largest-ever SPAC IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. listing. Citigroup acted as the lead underwriter Lead underwriter The head of a syndicate of financial firms that are sponsoring an initial public offering of securities or a secondary offering of securities. Could also apply to bond issues. for the listing and Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank acted as co-managers. About Berggruen Holdings Berggruen Holdings, the private holding company of Nicolas Berggruen, owns and operates businesses in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, as well as real estate and financial investments globally. The firm and related entities have made well-over 100 direct investments over the last 20 years. Berggruen Holdings commits entirely its own capital across diverse industries, both public and private, and focuses on building long-term value. The firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Mumbai. In addition to Berggruen Holdings, Nicolas Berggruen is deeply committed to philanthropic opportunities that involve the arts and architecture. About Marlin Equities Marlin Equities is the private investment vehicle for Martin E. Franklin, who serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jarden Corporation as well as a director of a number of other public and private companies. |
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