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Abernathy MacGregor represents Jaws Acquisition Corp., the blank check company formed to gobble up acquisitions or to arrange mergers or other business combinations.
Launched by entrepreneur Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Capital alternative investment firm with $60B in hotels, real estate and oil and gas sector assets, and Joseph Dowling, CEO of Brown University’s $4B endowment fund, Jaws began trading on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month.
Jaws, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, says it will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region in its acquisitions of target companies but has ruled out pursuing real estate, lodging or energy infrastructure assets.
The stock of the Miami Beach-based company trades at $10.97.
AbMac CEO Tom Johnson and senior VP Dan Scorpio work the Jaws business.
Amsterdam’s CFF Communications handles Accell Group as Europe’s No 1 e-bike and No. 2 bicycle maker declares insolvency after failing to find a buyer.
Randy Sinclair, who rose to lead investor relations at Chevron during an 11-year run, will move to Northrop Grumman on Aug. 10 as VP-IR.
Trailrunner International is handling Axum Capital Partners’ move to acquire a controlling interest in BARCODE, a performance hydration brand, in partnership with NBA All-Star Victor Wembanyama.
Alpha IR and Alpha Advisory Group represent McKinley Acquisition Corp. as it plans to take hostile drone spotter and destroyer Space-Eyes public via a SPAC deal valued at $370M.
FGS Global keeps its position at the top of the heap in Mergermarket’s rankings of the top PR advisors in M&A deals for 1H26.
