UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
Acies Acquisition Corp.
(Name of
Issuer)
Class
A Ordinary Shares
(Title of
Class of Securities)
G0103T105
(CUSIP
Number)
1
February 2021
(Date of
Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
*The remainder of this cover page
shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this
form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the
remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
Continued on the following
pages
Page 1 of 9 Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 7
SCHEDULE
13G
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NAMES OF REPORTING
PERSONS
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BlueCrest Capital Management
Limited
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CHECK THE
APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☐
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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SOLE VOTING
POWER
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SHARED VOTING
POWER
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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CHECK IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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TYPE OF REPORTING
PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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SCHEDULE
13G
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NAMES OF REPORTING
PERSONS
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CHECK THE
APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☐
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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SOLE VOTING
POWER
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SHARED VOTING
POWER
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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CHECK IF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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☐
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PERCENT OF CLASS
REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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TYPE OF REPORTING
PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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Item 1.
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(a) |
Name of Issuer: Acies
Acquisition Corp.
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(b) |
Address of Issuer’s Principal
Executive Offices:
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1219 Morningside Drive, Suite
110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
United States
Item 2.
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(a) |
Name of Person Filing:
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This statement is filed by:
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i.
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BlueCrest Capital Management Limited (the “Investment
Manager”), which serves as investment manager to Millais Limited, a
Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Fund”); and
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ii.
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Michael Platt (“Mr. Platt”), who serves as principal,
director, and control person of the Investment Manager,
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with respect to the Common Shares
(as defined herein) held for the account of the Fund. Millais USA
LLC acts as sub-investment manager of the Fund, and reports to the
Investment Manager.
The Investment Manager and Mr.
Platt are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the
“Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons
other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
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Address of Principal Business
Office or, if None, Residence:
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The address of the business office
of the Investment Manager and Mr. Platt is:
Harbour Reach, La Rue de
Carteret
St Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 4HR
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Citizenship: The
Investment Manager is a company organized under the laws of Jersey,
Channel Islands, operating solely out of Jersey, Channel Islands.
Mr. Platt is a citizen of the United Kingdom.
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(d) |
Title and Class of
Securities: Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Common
Shares”)
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Item 3. |
If this statement is filed
pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether
the person filing is a: N/A
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(a), (b) |
As of February 1, 2021, each of the Investment Manager and Mr.
Platt may be deemed the beneficial owner of 343,844 Common Shares
and 1,000,000 Common Shares underlying units held for the account
of the Fund. This amount excludes warrants to purchase Shares
(“Warrants”) underlying units of the Issuer held by the Reporting
Persons, because the Reporting Persons do not have the right to
acquire the Shares underlying the Warrants within 60 days. This
amount equates to approximately 6.2% of the Common Shares
outstanding. (The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are based
upon 21,525,000 Common Shares reported to be outstanding in the
Company’s Form 10-Q filed on December 4, 2020).
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(c) |
Number of shares as to which
such person has: The Investment Manager and Mr. Platt share
the power to vote or direct the vote, and share the power to
dispose or direct the disposition of the 1,343,844 Common Shares reported
herein.
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(i) |
Sole power to vote or to
direct the vote: 0
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to
direct the vote: 1,343,844
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(iii) |
Sole power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of: 0
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Shared power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of: 1,343,844
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Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or
Less of a Class. N/A
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Item 6. |
Ownership of more than Five
Percent on Behalf of Another Person. See disclosure in Items
2 and 4 hereof. The Fund is known to have the right to receive or
the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the Common Shares covered by the Statement that
may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting
Persons.
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Item 7. |
Identification and
classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being
reported on by the parent holding company or control person.
See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.
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Item 8. |
Identification and
classification of members of the group. N/A
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Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of
Group. N/A
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Item 10. |
Certifications. By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other
than activities solely in connection with a nomination under
§240.14a-11.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to
the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 10,
2021
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BLUECREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Michael Bell
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Michael Bell
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Authorised Signatory
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MICHAEL PLATT
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By:
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/s/ Steven Pariente
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Steven Pariente
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As attorney-in-fact for Michael Platt
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The original statement shall be
signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his
authorized representative. If the statement is signed on
behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an
executive officer or general partner of this filing person),
evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of
such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however,
that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file
with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The
name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be
typed or printed beneath his signature.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Ex.
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Page No.
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Joint Filing Agreement
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8
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Power of Attorney
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9
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