Grab to secure $4.5B in new funding from $39.5B SPAC merger

Singapore-based Grab Holdings announced it will go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: AGC) in a deal that will value the company at approximately $39.5 billion.

AGC was off more than 5% in morning trading following the news. It closed Monday at $13.95.

Grab will net nearly $4.5 billion in funding from the transaction, including private investment in public equity (PIPE) funding of $4 billion....

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Grab closing in on $35B SPAC deal, largest-ever

Southeast Asia ride-hailing company Grab will go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a $35 billion deal that will list the Singapore-based company on the NASDAQ.

The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that the deal with one of Altimeter Growth’s SPACs is expected to be finalized this week. News of the possible deal was covered by Modern Shipper in early March and first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

The latest report said Grab will secure $2.5 billion through...

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