美國賓州費城,和英國倫敦 2021年12月17日

Armada Acquisition與Rezolve的20億美元收購案

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  • Rezolve 已與 Cohen&Company 支援的 Armada Acquisition Corp. I 簽訂了最終的業務合併協定。(NASDAQ: AACI)
  • 此筆交易讓 Rezolve 成為全球行動商務轉型的領導者
  • 強大的合作夥伴驅動的業務模式,讓 Rezolve 快速利用龐大的市場機會
  • 該交易預計將產生 1.9 億美元的總收益,包括 1.5 億美元的信託(假設沒有贖回)和來自 Christian Angermayer 和 Betsy Cohen 的約 4000 萬美元額外資本。
  • 20億美元的預估合併公司市值相對於公開市場同行而言是一個顯著的估值折扣

Rezolve移動商務和參與領域的領導者今天宣佈,已與Armada Acquisition Corp. I 達成最終的業務合併協定。(NASDAQ: AACI) ("Armada"),一家公開交易的特殊目的收購公司。 交易完成後,合併後,公司的股票預計將在納斯達克 (Nasdaq) 交易,股票代碼為 "ZONE"。

"Rezolve 位於電子商務、數位支付與行銷科技的交叉點。他們已經開發出專有技術,以擁有強大的合作夥伴驅動的商業模式,將仍處於起步階段、但有可能潛力巨大的行動商務市場中實現快速增長。" 
已經同意投資合併後的公司的備受矚目的 SPAC 投資者 Betsy Cohen 評論道。

"Douglas Lurio 和我,開始尋找一家在金融科技領域佔據獨特地位的公司,其經常性收入模式處於拐點,而我們的額外資本和專業知識,可以加速這家公司的增長。我們相信,我們發現 Rezolve 就是這麼一家公司。我們相信 Rezolve 是潛在的市場領導者,我們對 Rezolve 的估值,與我們選定的公開交易同行相比,顯然相對便宜。"
Armada 董事長兼執行長 Stephen Herbert 說。

"我相信 Rezolve 有可能最終成為世界上最成功的電子商務公司之一。這就是為什麼我從早期的幾輪開始,就一直投資 Rezolve,以及為什麼我現在甚至投資了更多。我深深相信,這只是一個重大事情的開端。" 投資公司 Apeiron Investment Group 的創始人Christian Angermayer 說。

Rezolve 旨在成為行動互動的引擎,實現消費者和商家在行動裝置上的互動轉型。Rezolve 是一個企業 SaaS 平臺,從頭開始設計,專門用於行動商務和參與。該平臺允許商家和品牌,將媒體轉換為行動裝置上的互動式體驗,這可以提高消費者參與度、和購買活動的有意義增長。Rezolve 目前與全球領先的企業,簽訂了進入市場合作夥伴協定,這些企業在全球擁有超過 2,000 萬商家,在中國,亞洲和歐洲擁有超過 10 億消費者。Rezolve的平台已經為今天超過 150,000 個商家提供服務。   

Rezolve 創始人兼首席執行官 Dan Wagner 建立電子商務業務已超過35年,並將在交易完成後繼續領導合併後的公司。 "我們正在為行動商務所做的工作,就是 Shopify (NYSE,TSX:SHOP)和 BigCommerce Holdings (NASDAQ:BIGC)為統 Web 商務所做的工作。" Dan Wagner 說, 
"我們相信行動商務是未來。我們的專有技術,使實體商家能夠利用這一潛在的巨大機會。 自 2007 年以來,我一直在研究這個問題,並成立了 Rezolve,在 2016 年解決了這個大哉問。我們現在擁有技術平台解決方案,並利用當地強大的合作夥伴關係,進入不同的市場,而隨著時間的推移,這會是近 5,000 億美元的全球市場機會。我們預計這筆交易的收益,將使我們能夠顯著加速導入和市場增長。"

交易概覽

該交易已獲得 Armada 董事會以及 Armada 董事會的一致批准。 Rezolve,並取決於滿足慣例成交條件,包括 Armada 股東的批准和獲得特定監管機構的批准。

合併後的實體,將從 Armada 的信託賬戶中獲得約 1.5 億美元,假設 Armada 的公眾股東不贖回,以及約 4,000 萬美元的額外投資收益。擬議的業務合併重視擴大 Rezolve 集團的預估企業價值約為 18 億美元,預估市值約為 20 億美元。雙方可能會在今天的公告和業務合併完成之間尋求額外的債務或股權資本。

Additional information about the proposed transaction, including a copy of the business combination agreement will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K and in Armada’s registration statement on Form F-4, which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Armada, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus, each of which will be filed by Armada with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available at www.sec.gov.    

電話會議資訊

The investor video and presentation discussing the proposed business combination can be accessed by visiting www.rezolve.com/investors. A transcript of the call and copy of the investor presentation will also be filed by Armada Acquisition Corp with the SEC in a Current Report on Form 8-K and in Armada’s registration statement on Form F-4, which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Armada, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus.

顧問

巴克萊銀行(Barclays)和康托爾·菲茨傑拉德(Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.)擔任財務顧問 Rezolve. Cohen & Company Capital Markets是J.V.B Financial Group, LLC的一個部門,擔任Armada的財務顧問。 畢馬威擔任Armada的財務和盡職調查顧問,並擔任Armada的會計顧問 Rezolve. Taylor Wessing和Wilson Sonsini代表 Rezolve DLA Piper LLP(美國)和DLA Piper UK LLP代表Armada Acquisition Corp.我擔任交易的法律顧問。Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.和Cohen & Company Capital Markets擔任與PIPE產品相關的配售代理。King & Spalding LLP擔任配售代理的法律顧問。

About Rezolve

Rezolve 正在通過專有的移動參與平臺將零售業帶入客戶參與的新時代。這 Rezolve 平臺是一組強大的移動商務和參與功能,為移動應用程式供應商提供了一系列寶貴的商業機會,無需開發代碼、託管操作或管理安全性即可實現這些機會。 這 Rezolve Inside SDK 允許行動應用程式供應商快速為其消費者提供現有或新行動應用程式的創新。Rezolve 成立於2016年,總部位於英國倫敦,在中國、印度、臺灣、德國、西班牙和墨西哥設有辦事處。(萬維網.rezolve.com)。

關於About Armada Acquisition Corp. I

Armada Acquisition Corp. I 是一家 SPAC 公司,其業務目的是與一個或多個企業進行合併、資本證券交易、資產收購、股票購買、重組或類似業務合併。 Armada成立於2020年11月5日,總部位於賓夕法尼亞州費城。

Cohen & Company

Cohen & Company Inc. (美國紐約證交所NYSE: COHN)是一家金融服務公司,專門從事固定收益市場,最近又專注於SPAC市場。它成立於1999年,是一家專注於小盤銀行機構的投資公司,但已經發展到提供範圍不斷擴大的資本市場和資產管理服務。 由其間接子公司Cohen & Company Financial Management LLC管理的投資工具在Armada中擁有被動會員權益。

關於 Christian Angermayer

Christian Angermayer是一位連續創業者,投資者,也是他的私人投資公司Apeiron InvestmentGroup(www.apeiron-investments.com)的創始人。Apeiron管理著超過35億美元的資產,在五個國際地點擁有60家全職員工,專注於生命科學,金融科技和加密以及FutureTech(例如SpaceTech,FoodTech,AI)。 Apeiron採用全球方法,並在整個公司生命週期中部署其資本。Apeiron的投資包括atai Life Sciences(NASDAQ:ATAI),該公司由Christian於2018年創立,致力於解鎖創新療法,以改善全球十多億患有心理健康問題的人的現狀。

有關擬議交易的重要資訊以及在哪裡可以找到它

This communication relates to a proposed business combination transaction among Armada, Rezolve, Rezolve Group Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Newco”), and Cayman Merger Sub, Inc.  A full description of the terms of the transaction will be provided in a registration statement on Form F-4 that Armada intends to file with the SEC that will include a prospectus of Newco with respect to the securities to be issued in connection with the proposed business combination and a proxy statement of Armada with respect to the solicitation proxies for the special meeting of stockholders of Armada to vote on the proposed business combination. Armada urges its investors, stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/ prospectus as well as other documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain important information about Armada, Rezolve, Newco and the transaction. After the registration statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of Armada as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement on Form F-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, and other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 2005 Market Street, Suite 3120, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA; (215) 543-6886. The preliminary and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the registration statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).  This communication does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the business combination.  Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.

前瞻性陳述

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, which are subject to a number of risks. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business combination, including the timing and structure of the transaction, the listing of the Combined Company’s shares, including the timing thereof, the amount and use of the proceeds of the transaction, our future growth and innovations,  the initial pro forma market capitalization of the combined company, the pro forma amount of funds available in the trust account, our assumptions regarding stockholder redemptions, and the benefits of the transaction.  These forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the proposed business combination; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Armada, Rezolve, Newco or others following the announcement of the proposed business combination and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (3) the inability to complete the proposed business combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Armada, to receive regulatory approvals or to satisfy other conditions to closing; (4) the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of proposed business combination; (5) the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Armada or Rezolve as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, and retain its management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain regulatory approvals required to complete the proposed business combination; (9) the possibility that Armada, Rezolve or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;(10) the impact of COVID-19 on Rezolve’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the proposed business combination; (11) the ability of existing investors to redeem and the level of redemptions, the ability to complete the business combination due to the failure to obtain approval from Armada’s stockholders, including those to be included under the header “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form F-4 to be filed by Newco with the SEC and those included under the header “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the final prospectus of Armada  related to its initial public offering. Furthermore, if the forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. In addition, you are cautioned that past performance may not be indicative of future results.  In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not rely on these statements in making an investment decision or regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

無要約或招攬

本文件僅供參考,並不構成購買或出售證券、資產或此處所述業務的要約或招攬,也不構成對公司的承諾或 Rezolve,也不是在任何司法管轄區根據擬議的業務合併、或其他方式或與之相關的任何投票,同意或批准,也不得在任何司法管轄區違反適用法律提供,出售,發行或轉讓證券。

徵集參與者

Armada, Newco and Rezolve, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of Armada’s stockholders in respect of the proposed business combination.  Information about the directors and executive officers of Armada is set forth in Armada’s final prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated August 12, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.  Information about the directors and executive officers of Newco and Rezolve and more detailed information regarding the identity of all potential participants, and their direct and indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed business combination when available.  Additional information regarding the identity of all potential participants in the solicitation of proxies to Armada’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination and other matters to be voted upon at the special meeting, and their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes available.  

Contacts

For Rezolve:
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Media Contact:
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For Armada Acquisition Corp. I:

Stephen P. Herbert
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Douglas M. Lurio
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Media Contact:
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ICR Inc.
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