Kairos Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of Upsized $240 Million Initial Public Offering
January 08 2021 - 10:44AM
Kairos Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: KAIRU) (the “Company”) announced
today that it closed its upsized initial public offering of
24,000,000 units. The offering was priced at $10.00 per unit,
resulting in gross proceeds of $240,000,000.
The Company’s units are listed on the Nasdaq
Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and commenced trading under the ticker
symbol “KAIRU” on January 6, 2021. Each unit consists of one of the
Company’s Class A ordinary shares and one-half of one redeemable
warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to
purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share.
Only whole warrants will trade and are exercisable. Once the
securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A
ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be traded on Nasdaq
under the symbols “KAIR” and “KAIRW,” respectively.
The Company has granted the underwriters a
45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,600,000 units at
the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if
any. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as the
sole-book running manager of the offering. I-Bankers Securities,
Inc. acted as the co-manager of the offering.
Of the proceeds received from the consummation
of the initial public offering and a simultaneous private placement
of warrants, $240,000,000 (or $10.00 per unit sold in the public
offering) was placed in trust. An audited balance sheet of the
Company as of January 8, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds
upon consummation of the initial public offering and the private
placement will be included as an exhibit to a Current Report on
Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as
counsel to the Company and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP acted as
counsel to the underwriters.
The offering was made only by means of a
prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from
Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island
Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, tel: 800-831-9146; or I-Bankers
Securities, Inc. at 535 5th Ave., 4th Floor, New York, NY
10017.
A registration statement relating to the
securities became effective on January 5, 2021 in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. This press release contains statements
that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with
respect to the initial public offering and the anticipated use of
the net proceeds. No assurance can be given that the net proceeds
of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking
statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are
beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the
Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and
prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are
available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions
or changes after the date of this release, except as required by
law.
About Kairos Acquisition Corp.
Kairos Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company incorporated
for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business
combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may
pursue a business combination target in any business or industry,
the Company intends to focus on regulated insurance or reinsurance
companies, distributors or technology and insurance service
providers that focus on specialty lines of business or that target
product or customer niches. The Company is led by Chief Executive
Officer, Peter Bang and Chief Financial Officer, Jerry de St.
Paer.
ContactPeter
Bang917-783-4057Pbang@ergcapitalpartnes.com
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