Why one ex-Credit Suisse real estate executive decided to launch a SPAC

2024 - Q4 | Press

Robert Rackind sees an opportunity to take a real estate investment manager public amid pressures in the ‘squeezed middle’ segment.

The pace of mergers and acquisitions in the private real estate space has intensified over the past 12 months, with several large or notable corporate transactions announced.

FACT II SPAC prices USD 175m IPO following FACT I’s acquisition of SunPower assets

2024 - Q4 | Press

FACT II Acquisition Corp [NASDAQ: FACTU], the second SPAC led by former Credit Suisse executives, launched yesterday (26 November) a USD 175m initial public offering at a price of USD 10 a unit, according to two sources close to the situation.

FACT II Acquisition Corp. (FACTU) Prices $175M IPO

2024 - Q4 | Press

FACT II Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:FACTU) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “FACTU”, Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The new SPAC intends to conduct a broad search and combine with a target company that has demonstrated operating expertise over the past two years with a focus...

Open

Former Credit Suisse execs’ SPAC FACT II Acquisition prices $175 million IPO

2024 - Q4 | Press

November 26, 2024 — FACT II Acquisition, the second blank check company led by former Credit Suisse executives, raised $175 million by offering 17.5 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of a warrant, exercisable at $11.50.

FACT II Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $175 Million Initial Public Offering

2024 - Q4 | Press

NEW YORK, NY, November 2526, 2024 — FACT II Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 17,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit on November 25, 2024. The units are expected to be listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “FACTU” beginning November 26, 2024. Each...

Open

New SPAC: FACT II Acquisition Corp. (FACTU) Files for $175M IPO

2024 - Q3 | Press

FACT II Acquisition Corp. has filed for a $175 million SPAC as underwriter Cohen & Company’s first new S-1 filing this month. The first SPAC in this series, Freedom I, drew headlines from the addition of former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam as executive chairman. Thiam is not a part of this SPAC endeavor, but it is led by former...

Open

SPAC FACT II Acquisition, the second blank check led by executives from Credit Suisse files for a $175 million IPO

2024 - Q3 | Press

FACT II Acquisition, the second SPAC led by former executives of Credit Suisse targeting financial services, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $175 million in an initial public offering. The New York, NY-based company plans to raise $175 million by offering 17.5 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and...

Open

CONTACT US