 |
ICR Inc. is handling media and investor relations for Gogoro, Taiwan’s No. 1 electric scooter company, as it merges with Poema Global Holdings Corp. via a SPAC transaction valued at $2.4B.
Gogoro’s “smartscooters” are supported by a network of subscription-based battery swapping stations to enable easy refueling. There are more than 400K Gogoro battery subscribers.
The company plans to use proceeds of the SPAC for expansion in China, India and Southeast Asia.
The national development funds of Taiwan and Singapore, as well as Apple supplier Foxconn Generation, have invested in the deal.
Gogoro will trade on the NASDAQ when the transaction closes during the first quarter of 2022.
ICR’s Robin Yang and Michael Bowen are global investor contacts for Gogoro and Poema, while Brad Burgess and Edmond Lococo focus on the Asia-Pacific media.
Weber Shandwick’s Tony Ho Loke is also providing media support for Gogoro.
Joele Frank represents Confluent Inc. as the Mountain View, CA-based data streaming platform company agrees to be acquired by IBM in a deal with an enterprise value of $11B.
Tom Johnson, who has headed H/Advisors Abernathy since 2016, will join FGS Global as global head of private capital & financial services, effective Dec. 16.
Brunswick Group handles Paramount’s $30 cash per-share offer for all of Warner Bros Discovery, topping Netflix $27.50 cash/stock transaction.
ICR Inc. handles communications for Enhanced Ltd, which plans to run Olympic-type competitions with athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, as it goes public in a SPAC deal valued at $1.2B via a merger with A Paradise Acquisition Corp. of Hong Kong.
C Street Advisory Group handles strategic communications duties for American Signature Inc. as the Columbus-based home furnishings retailer declares Chapter 11.
