IACA Stock: 12 Things to Know About Ion Acquisition and the Taboola SPAC Merger

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Ion Acquisition (NYSE:IACA) stock is on the rise Monday after announcing plans to take Taboola public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.

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Here’s everything investors need to know about Ion Acquisition and the upcoming SPAC merger.

  • Ion Acquisition is a SPAC with the purpose of taking another company public.
  • It was created with a focus on “Israeli companies and entrepreneurs that apply technology and innovation to our everyday lives.”
  • However, it notes that this wouldn’t stop it from combining with any company in any industry.
  • The company is sponsored by Ion Holdings 1, LP, which is an affiliate of Ion Asset Management Ltd.
  • Taboola is a digital advertising company that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI).
  • Its partners include CNBC, NBC News, Business Insider, The Independent, and El Mundo.
  • The SPAC merger with Taboola values the combined company at $2.6 billion.
  • It will also provide Taboola with roughly $545 million in funding.
  • That’ comes from $259 million held in trust by Ion Acquisition and another $285 million from a private investment in public equity (PIPE).
  • The PIPE is backed by institutional investors, as well as “Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Baron Capital Group, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Hedosophia, the Federated Hermes Kaufmann Funds” and others.
  • The SPAC merger is set to close in the second quarter of 2021.
  • After this, the company will operate under the Taboola name, and shares of IACA stock will change to the TBLA stock ticker.

IACA stock was up 33.2% before markets opened on Monday.

On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.


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