Cayman Islands
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6770
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98-1554598
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Paul D. Tropp, Esq.
Michael S. Pilo, Esq.
Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Tel: (212) 596-6000
Fax: (212) 596-9090
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Christian O. Nagler, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: (212) 446-4800
Fax: (212) 446-4900
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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Title of Each Class of
Security Being Registered
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Amount Being
Registered
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Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
per Security(1)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
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Amount of
Registration Fee
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Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant(2)
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50,000,000 units
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$10.00
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$500,000,000
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$64,900
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Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units(3)
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50,000,000 shares
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Redeemable warrants included as part of the units(3)
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12,500,000 warrants
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Total
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$500,000,000
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$64,900
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(1)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
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(2)
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Includes 5,000,000 units, consisting of 5,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 1,250,000 redeemable warrants, which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any.
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(3)
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a), there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from share sub-division, share dividend, or similar transactions.
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(4)
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No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g).
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Per Unit
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Total
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Public offering price
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$10.00
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$450,000,000
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Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)
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$0.55
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$24,750,000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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$9.45
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$425,250,0000
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(1)
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Includes $0.35 per unit, or $15,750,000 in the aggregate (or $17,500,000 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described in this prospectus and released to the underwriters only upon the closing of an initial business combination. See also “Underwriting” for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriters.
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Citigroup
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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Morgan Stanley
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“amended and restated memorandum and article of association” are to the second amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that the company will adopt before this offering’s closing;
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“Companies Law” are to the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time;
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“Altimeter” are to Altimeter Capital Management, LP, an affiliate of our sponsor;
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“forward purchase agreements” are to the agreements providing for the sale of forward purchase units to the forward purchase investors in a private placement that will close substantially concurrently with the closing of our initial business combination;
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“forward purchase investors” are to (i) Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P., and (ii) JS Capital LLC and each is party to a forward purchase agreement;
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“forward purchase securities” are to the forward purchase shares and forward purchase warrants;
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“forward purchase shares” are to the Class A ordinary shares included in the forward purchase units;
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“forward purchase units” are to the units that may be issued to the forward purchase investor pursuant to the forward purchase agreement;
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“forward purchase warrants” are to the warrants to purchase our Class A ordinary shares included in the forward purchase units;
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“Founder” are to Brad Gerstner;
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“founder shares” are to our Class B ordinary shares initially issued to our sponsor in a private placement before this offering and the Class A ordinary shares that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the Class B ordinary shares upon our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof; provided that such Class A ordinary shares issued upon any conversion of Class B ordinary shares will not be treated as “public shares” for any purpose);
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“JS Capital” are to JS Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. JS Capital LLC is a private fund that is managed by the family office of Jonathan Soros.
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“management” or our “management team” are to our executive officers and directors (including our director-nominees who will become directors in connection with this offering’s closing);
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“ordinary shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares and our Class B ordinary shares;
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“private placement warrants” are to the warrants to be issued to our sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with this offering’s closing and upon conversion of working capital loans, if any;
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“public shares” are to our Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market), but the term “public shares” specifically excludes all of our Class A ordinary shares that were issued upon conversion of our Class B ordinary shares;
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“public shareholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our sponsor and management team to the extent that our sponsor and/or our management-team members buy public shares; and provided that the status of our sponsor and/or management-team members will have the status of “public shareholder(s)” will only exist with respect to such public shares;
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“public warrants” are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in this offering (whether they are purchased in this offering or thereafter in the open market, including warrants that may be acquired by our sponsor or its affiliates in this offering or thereafter in the open market);
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“sponsor” are to Altimeter Growth Holdings, a Cayman Islands limited liability company
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“we,” “us,” “our,” “company,” or “our company” means Altimeter Growth Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company; and
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Expertise software and internet. Altimeter has deep operational and investment experience in enterprise software and internet-enabled businesses. We believe that Altimeter’s domain expertise allows it to have a differentiated read on business models, sentiment and valuation dislocations when evaluating investment opportunities.
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Opportunistic and flexible mandate. Altimeter invests in both public and private technology companies, with a focus on identifying future market leading companies with large addressable markets, strong management teams, defensible competitive moats, attractive unit economics and reasonable valuations. The flexibility to express investment views in both public and private equities provides Altimeter with critical insights to identify great companies that will compound over the long term.
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Deep, fundamental analysis. Altimeter’s investment team spends significant time conducting primary due diligence as part of its fundamental, bottoms-up research process. Altimeter aspires to be domain experts in the markets and businesses in which it invests.
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Long investment horizon. Altimeter believes that only a few companies deserve premium multiples and that a long investment horizon, supported by rigorous analysis, is key in creating outsized returns. As such, Altimeter aims to be a lifecycle investor in select high conviction companies.
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Attractive risk/reward. Altimeter seeks investments with highly asymmetric risk/reward profiles which provide significant margins of safety and downside protection.
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Large and growing total addressable market. Based on our experience at Altimeter, we will prioritize our focus on investments in large and growing industries. These industries are ripe for new entrants to make significant share gains in winner take all or winner take most environment.
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Differentiated architecture. Effective architecture differentiation, along with the ability to continuously innovate are key to continue to acquire customers, grow sales, and deepen competitive moats. We will focus on companies that solve real business problems, including data analytics and enabling the shift to cloud computing.
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Multi-year “compounders.” We will aim to invest in a company that can deliver sustainable top-line growth for the long-term. We believe that the majority of the value creation will come from fundamental growth rather than financial engineering.
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Favorable unit economics. Our experience has taught us that not all growth is created equal. Strong unit economics are necessary to achieve sustainable growth over time and a path to high margin profitability in the long-term.
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Strong management team. We will look to partner with world class management teams who are capable of scaling a business around the globe. We will also evaluate ways to support and advance the team over time as needed.
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Sensible valuation. We have a deep understanding of both private and public market valuations and will aim to invest on terms that will provide significant upside potential while limiting downside risk.
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one Class A ordinary share; and
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one-fourth of one redeemable warrant.
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Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
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Founder shares are currently classified as Class B ordinary shares, which shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares upon our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights” and in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Such Class A ordinary shares delivered upon conversion will not have any redemption rights or be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account if we do not consummate an initial business combination.
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Includes 1,250,000 founder shares that are subject to forfeiture.
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Includes 45,000,000 public shares and 11,250,000 founder shares, assuming 1,250,000 founder shares have been forfeited.
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30 days after the completion of our initial business combination; and
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twelve months from this offering’s closing;
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, which we refer to as the “30-day redemption period”; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities—Warrants—Public Shareholders’ Warrants—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 10 trading days within a 20-trading day period ending on the third trading day before the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
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in whole and not in part;
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at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis before redemption and receive that number of shares determined
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if, and only if, the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per public share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities—Warrants—Public Shareholders’ Warrants—Antidilution Adjustments”) for any 10 trading days within the 20-trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
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The founder shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being sold in this offering, except that:
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before our initial business combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right to vote to appoint directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason;
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in a vote to continue the Company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (which requires the approval of at least two thirds of the votes of all ordinary shares), holders of our founder shares will have ten votes for every founder share and holders of our Class A ordinary shares will have one vote for every Class A ordinary share;
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the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below;
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our sponsor and each member of our management team have entered into an agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) that would modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months (or 27 months, as applicable) from this offering’s closing or during any extended time that we have to consummate a business combination beyond 24 months as a result of a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (an “Extension Period”) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to consummate an initial business combination within 24 months (or 27 months, as applicable) from this offering’s closing or during any Extension Period (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame). If we seek
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the founder shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares upon our initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof as described below adjacent to the caption “Founder shares conversion and anti-dilution rights” and in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; and
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the founder shares are entitled to registration rights.
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the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants not held in the trust account, which will be approximately $1,000,000 in working capital after the payment of approximately $1,000,000 in expenses relating to this offering; and
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any loans or additional investments from our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors, although they are under no obligation to advance funds to us in such circumstances, and provided any such loans will not have any claim on the proceeds held in the trust account unless such proceeds are released to us upon completion of our initial business combination.
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conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and
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file proxy materials with the SEC.
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conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and
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file tender offer documents with the SEC before completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
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Repayment of up to an aggregate of $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsor to cover offering-related and organizational expenses;
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Reimbursement for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us by an affiliate of our sponsor, in the amount of $20,000 per month;
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Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination; and
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Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
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August 28, 2020
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Actual
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As Adjusted(1)
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Working capital (deficiency)
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$(83,000)
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$435,270,000
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Total assets
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$103,000
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$451,020,000
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Total liabilities
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$83,000
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$15,750,000
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Value of ordinary shares subject to possible conversion/tender
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$430,269,990
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Shareholders’ equity
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$20,000
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$5,000,010
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(1)
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The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the sale of the units we are offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, including the application of the related gross proceeds and the payment of the estimated remaining costs from such sale and the repayment of the accrued and other liabilities required to be repaid.
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a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
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reduced liquidity for our securities;
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a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;
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a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
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a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
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restrictions on the nature of our investments; and
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restrictions on the issuance of securities,
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registration as an investment company with the SEC;
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adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and
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reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to.
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may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;
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may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;
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could cause a change in control if a substantial number of Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
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may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
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may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
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our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;
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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
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solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or
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dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
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the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies;
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prior offerings of those companies;
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our prospects for acquiring an operating business at attractive values;
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a review of debt-to-equity ratios in leveraged transactions;
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our capital structure;
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an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies;
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general conditions of the securities markets at the time of this offering; and
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other factors as were deemed relevant.
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we have a board that includes a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of Nasdaq;
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we have a compensation committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and
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we have independent director oversight of our director nominations.
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costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations;
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rules and regulations regarding currency redemption;
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complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals;
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laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected;
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exchange listing and/or delisting requirements;
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tariffs and trade barriers;
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regulations related to customs and import/export matters;
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local or regional economic policies and market conditions;
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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
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longer payment cycles;
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tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States;
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currency fluctuations and exchange controls;
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rates of inflation;
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challenges in collecting accounts receivable;
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cultural and language differences;
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employment regulations;
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underdeveloped or unpredictable legal or regulatory systems;
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corruption;
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protection of intellectual property;
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social unrest, crime, strikes, riots and civil disturbances;
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regime changes and political upheaval;
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terrorist attacks, natural disasters and wars; and
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deterioration of political relations with the United States.
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our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
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our ability to complete our initial business combination;
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our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses;
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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
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our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;
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the proceeds of the forward purchase units being available to us;
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our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;
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our pool of prospective target businesses;
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our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the recent COVID-19 pandemic;
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the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities;
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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
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the lack of a market for our securities;
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the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;
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the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or
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our financial performance following this offering.
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Gross proceeds
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Over-allotment
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Over-allotment
Option
Exercised
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Gross proceeds from units offered to public(1)
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$450,000,000
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$500,000,000
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Gross proceeds from private placement warrants offered in the private placement
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$11,000,000
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$12,000,000
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Total gross proceeds
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$461,000,000
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$512,000,000
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Estimated offering expenses(2)
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Underwriting commissions
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(2.0% of gross proceeds from units offered to public, excluding deferred portion)(3)
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$9,000,000
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$10,000,000
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Legal fees and expenses
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450,000
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450,000
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Printing and engraving expenses
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40,000
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40,000
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Accounting fees and expenses
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30,000
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30,000
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SEC/FINRA Expenses
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140,400
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140,400
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Nasdaq listing and filing fees
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75,000
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75,000
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Director & Officer liability insurance premiums
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200,000
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200,000
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Miscellaneous
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64,600
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64,600
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Total estimated offering expenses
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$1,000,000
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$1,000,000
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Proceeds after estimated offering expenses
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$451,000,000
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$501,000,000
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Held in trust account(3)
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$450,000,000
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$500,000,000
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% of public offering size
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100%
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100%
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Not held in trust account
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$1,000,000
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$1,000,000
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Amount
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% of Total
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Legal, accounting, due diligence, travel, and other expenses in connection with any business combination(6)
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$250,000
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25.0%
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Legal and accounting fees related to regulatory reporting obligations
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125,000
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12.5%
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Payment for office space, administrative and support services
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480,000
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48.0%
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Nasdaq continued listing fees
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77,000
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7.7%
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Working capital to cover miscellaneous expenses and reserves
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68,000
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6.8%
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Total
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$1,000,000
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100.0%
|
(1)
|
Includes amounts payable to public shareholders who properly redeem their shares in connection with our successful completion of our initial business combination.
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(2)
|
A portion of the offering expenses will be paid from the proceeds of loans from our sponsor of up to $300,000 as described in this prospectus. As of August 28, 2020, we had not borrowed any amounts under the promissory note with our sponsor. These amounts will be repaid upon completion of this offering out of the offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) and not to be held in the trust account. In the event that offering expenses are less than as set forth in this table, any such amounts will be used for post-closing working capital expenses. In the event that the offering expenses are more than as set forth in this table, we may fund such excess with funds not held in the trust account.
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(3)
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The underwriters have agreed to defer underwriting commissions of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering. Upon and concurrently with the completion of our initial business combination, $15,750,000, which constitutes the underwriters’ deferred commissions (or $17,500,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be paid to the underwriters from the funds held in the trust account. See “Underwriting.” The remaining funds, less amounts released to the trustee to pay redeeming shareholders, will be released to us and can be used to pay all or a portion of the purchase price of the business or businesses with which our initial business combination occurs or for general corporate purposes, including payment of principal or interest on indebtedness incurred in connection with our initial business combination, to fund the purchases of other companies or for working capital. The underwriters will not be entitled to any interest accrued on the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions.
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(4)
|
These expenses are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimates set forth in this prospectus. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring our initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of such business combination. In the event we identify a business combination target in a specific industry subject to specific regulations, we may incur additional expenses associated with legal due diligence and the engagement of special legal counsel. In addition, our staffing needs may vary and as a result, we may engage a number of consultants to assist with legal and financial due diligence. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category of expenses, would not be available for our expenses. The amount in the table above does not include interest available to us from the trust account. The proceeds held in the trust account may not be invested or bear interest until January 1, 2021, after which the proceeds will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Assuming an interest rate of 0.20% per year, we estimate the interest earned on the trust account will be approximately $900,000 per year; however, we can provide no assurances regarding this amount.
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(5)
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Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
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(6)
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Includes estimated amounts that may also be used in connection with our initial business combination to fund a “no shop” provision and commitment fees for financing.
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Without
Over-allotment
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With
Over-allotment
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Public offering price
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$10.00
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| |
|
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$10.00
|
Net tangible book deficit before this offering
|
| |
(0.01)
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| |
|
| |
(0.01)
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| |
|
Increase attributable to public shareholders
|
| |
0.39
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| |
|
| |
0.35
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| |
|
Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants
|
| |
|
| |
$0.38
|
| |
|
| |
$0.34
|
Dilution to public shareholders
|
| |
|
| |
$9.62
|
| |
|
| |
$9.66
|
Percentage of dilution to public shareholders
|
| |
|
| |
96.2%
|
| |
|
| |
96.6%
|
|
| |
Shares Purchased
|
| |
Total Consideration
|
| |
Average
Price per
Share
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| |
Number
|
| |
Percentage
|
| |
Amount
|
| |
Percentage
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Class B Ordinary Shares(1)
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11,250,000
|
| |
20.0%
|
| |
$25,000
|
| |
0.01%
|
| |
$0.002
|
Public Shareholders
|
| |
45,000,000
|
| |
80.0%
|
| |
450,000,000
|
| |
99.99%
|
| |
$10.00
|
|
| |
56,250,000
|
| |
100.0%
|
| |
$450,025,000
|
| |
100.000%
|
| |
|
(1)
|
Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and the corresponding forfeiture of 1,250,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our sponsor.
|
|
| |
Without
Over-allotment
|
| |
With
Over-allotment
|
Numerator:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Net tangible book deficit before this offering
|
| |
$(83,000)
|
| |
$(83,000)
|
Net proceeds from this offering and sale of the private placement warrants(1)
|
| |
451,000,000
|
| |
501,000,000
|
Plus: Offering costs paid in advance, excluded from tangible book value before this offering
|
| |
103,000
|
| |
103,000
|
Less: Deferred underwriting commissions
|
| |
(15,750,000)
|
| |
(17,500,000)
|
Less: Proceeds held in trust subject to redemption(2)
|
| |
(430,269,990)
|
| |
(478,519,990)
|
|
| |
$5,000,010
|
| |
$5,000,010
|
Denominator:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Ordinary shares outstanding before this offering
|
| |
12,500,000
|
| |
12,500,000
|
Ordinary shares forfeited if over-allotment is not exercised
|
| |
(1,250,000)
|
| |
—
|
Ordinary shares included in the units offered
|
| |
45,000,000
|
| |
50,000,000
|
Less: Ordinary shares subject to redemption
|
| |
(43,026,999)
|
| |
(47,851,999)
|
|
| |
13,223,001
|
| |
14,648,001
|
(1)
|
Expenses applied against gross proceeds include offering expenses of $1,000,000 and underwriting commissions of $9,000,000 or $10,000,000 if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option (excluding deferred underwriting fees). See “Use of Proceeds.”
|
(2)
|
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either before or following the completion of our initial business combination. In the event of any such purchases of our shares before the completion of our initial business combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption will be reduced by the amount of any such purchases, increasing the pro forma net tangible book value per share. See “Proposed Business Effecting Our Initial Business Combination—Effecting Our Initial Business Combination—Permitted Purchases and Other Transactions with Respect to Our Securities.”
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|
| |
August 28, 2020
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|
| |
Actual
|
| |
As Adjusted(1)
|
Note payable to related party(2)
|
| |
$—
|
| |
$—
|
Deferred underwriting commissions
|
| |
—
|
| |
15,750,000
|
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; 0 and 43,026,999 Class A ordinary shares are subject to possible redemption, actual and as adjusted, respectively
|
| |
—
|
| |
430,269,990
|
Shareholders’ equity:
|
| |
|
| |
|
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 preference shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; 0 preference shares issued and outstanding, actual and as adjusted
|
| |
—
|
| |
—
|
Class A Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; 0 and 1,973,001 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 0 and 43,026,999 shares subject to possible redemption), actual and as adjusted, respectively(3)
|
| |
—
|
| |
197
|
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, actual and as adjusted; 12,500,000 and 11,250,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, actual and as adjusted, respectively(3)
|
| |
1,250
|
| |
1,125
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
| |
23,750
|
| |
5,003,688
|
Accumulated deficit
|
| |
(5,000)
|
| |
(5,000)
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
| |
$20,000
|
| |
$5,000,010
|
Total capitalization
|
| |
$20,000
|
| |
$451,020,000
|
(1)
|
Assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and the corresponding forfeiture of 1,250,000 Class B ordinary shares held by our sponsor.
|
(2)
|
Our sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. As of August 28, 2020, we had not borrowed any amounts under the promissory note with our sponsor.
|
(3)
|
Upon the completion of our initial business combination, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares for cash at a per share price equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days before the closing of the initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any, divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described in this prospectus whereby redemptions cannot cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 either before or upon the closing of an initial business combination and any limitations (including, but not limited to, cash requirements) created by the terms of the proposed business combination.
|
•
|
may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in this offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;
|
•
|
may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;
|
•
|
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of our Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;
|
•
|
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;
|
•
|
may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants; and may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.
|
•
|
default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
|
•
|
acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
|
•
|
our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
|
•
|
our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
|
•
|
our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;
|
•
|
using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
|
•
|
limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
|
•
|
increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
|
•
|
limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
|
•
|
staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties;
|
•
|
reconciliation of accounts;
|
•
|
proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate;
|
•
|
evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions;
|
•
|
documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and
|
•
|
documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
|
•
|
Expertise software and internet. Altimeter has deep operational and investment experience in enterprise software and internet-enabled businesses. We believe that Altimeter’s domain expertise allows it to have a differentiated read on business models, sentiment and valuation dislocations when evaluating investment opportunities.
|
•
|
Opportunistic and flexible mandate. Altimeter invests in both public and private technology companies, with a focus on identifying future market leading companies with large addressable markets, strong management teams, defensible competitive moats, attractive unit economics and reasonable valuations. The flexibility to express investment views in both public and private equities provides Altimeter with critical insights to identify great companies that will compound over the long term.
|
•
|
Deep, fundamental analysis. Altimeter’s investment team spends significant time conducting primary due diligence as part of its fundamental, bottoms-up research process. Altimeter aspires to be domain experts in the markets and businesses in which it invests.
|
•
|
Long investment horizon. Altimeter believes that only a few companies deserve premium multiples and that a long investment horizon, supported by rigorous analysis, is key in creating outsized returns. As such, Altimeter aims to be a lifecycle investor in select high conviction companies.
|
•
|
Attractive risk/reward. Altimeter seeks investments with highly asymmetric risk/reward profiles which provide significant margins of safety and downside protection.
|
•
|
Large and growing total addressable market. Based on our experience at Altimeter, we will prioritize our focus on investments in large and growing industries. These industries are ripe for new entrants to make significant share gains in winner take all or winner take most environment.
|
•
|
Differentiated architecture. Effective architecture differentiation, along with the ability to continuously innovate are key to continue to acquire customers, grow sales, and deepen competitive moats. We will focus on companies that solve real business problems, including data analytics and enabling the shift to cloud computing.
|
•
|
Multi-year “compounders.” We will aim to invest in a company that can deliver sustainable top-line growth for the long-term. We believe that the majority of the value creation will come from fundamental growth rather than financial engineering.
|
•
|
Favorable unit economics. Our experience has taught us that not all growth is created equal. Strong unit economics are necessary to achieve sustainable growth over time and a path to high margin profitability in the long-term.
|
•
|
Strong management team. We will look to partner with world class management teams who are capable of scaling a business around the globe. We will also evaluate ways to support and advance the team over time as needed.
|
•
|
Sensible valuation. We have a deep understanding of both private and public market valuations and will aim to invest on terms that will provide significant upside potential while limiting downside risk.
|
•
|
subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial business combination; and
|
•
|
cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services.
|
•
|
We issue ordinary shares that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of our ordinary shares then-outstanding (other than in a public offering);
|
•
|
any of our directors, officers or substantial shareholders (as defined by Nasdaq rules) has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential issuance of ordinary shares could result in an increase in issued and outstanding ordinary shares or voting power of 5% or more; or
|
•
|
The issuance or potential issuance of ordinary shares will result in our undergoing a change of control.
|
•
|
the timing of the transaction, including in the event we determine shareholder approval would require additional time and there is either not enough time to seek shareholder approval or doing so would place the company at a disadvantage in the transaction or result in other additional burdens on the company;
|
•
|
the expected cost of holding a shareholder vote;
|
•
|
the risk that the shareholders would fail to approve the proposed business combination;
|
•
|
other time and budget constraints of the company; and
|
•
|
additional legal complexities of a proposed business combination that would be time-consuming and burdensome to present to shareholders.
|
•
|
conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and
|
•
|
file proxy materials with the SEC.
|
•
|
conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and
|
•
|
file tender offer documents with the SEC before completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
|
|
| |
Redemptions in connection
with Our Initial Business
Combination
|
| |
Other Permitted Purchases of
Public Shares by Our
Affiliates
|
| |
Redemption if We Fail to
Complete an Initial Business
Combination
|
Impact to remaining shareholders
|
| |
The redemptions in connection with our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for our remaining shareholders, who will bear the burden of the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable.
|
| |
If the permitted purchases described above are made, there would be no impact to our remaining shareholders because the purchase price would not be paid by us.
|
| |
The redemption of our public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination will reduce the book value per share for the shares held by our sponsor, who will be our only remaining shareholder after such redemptions.
|
|
| |
Terms of Our Offering
|
| |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
|
|||
Escrow of offering proceeds
|
| |
Nasdaq listing rules provide that at least 90% of the gross proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants be deposited in a trust account. $450,000,000 of the net proceeds of
|
| |
$382,725,000 of the offering proceeds, would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a
|
|
| |
Terms of Our Offering
|
| |
Terms Under a Rule 419 Offering
|
|||
|
| |
this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants will be deposited into a trust account located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.
|
| |
broker-dealer in which the broker- dealer acts as trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account.
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
|
|||
Investment of net proceeds
|
| |
$450,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the private placement warrants held in trust will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
|
| |
Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States.
|
|||
|
| |
|
| |
|
|||
Receipt of interest on escrowed funds
|
| |
Interest income (if any) on proceeds from the trust account to be paid to shareholders is reduced by (i) any income taxes paid or payable and (ii) in the event of our liquidation for failure to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time, up to $100,000 of net interest that may be released to us should we have no or insufficient working capital to fund the costs and expenses of our dissolution and liquidation.
|
| |