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FTI Consulting is handling Rocket Lab USA’s $777M merger with Vector Acquisition Corp. blank check company led by technology investor Alex Slusky, a former McKinsey consultant and Microsoft executive.
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab provides end-to-end mission services for civil, defense and commercial markets.
The Long Beach, CA-based company has launch facilities in Virginia and New Zealand.
On Aug 23, it announced that NASA had given the green light for the Escapade science mission to Mars that will feature two of Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft.
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said the deal with Vector would “accelerate the ability to unlock the full potential of space through our launch and spacecraft platforms” with the support of public shareholders.
FTI Consulting’s Antonia Gray handles Rocket Labs, while Gasthalter & Co’s Nathaniel Garnick and Grace Cartwright work for Vector.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
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