Cazoo, the UK used-car sales portal that has been on a major fundraising tear in the last year, will be next company to pursue more growth by way of a SPAC: the company today announced that it will list on the NYSE by way of a business combination with AJAX I, a special purpose acquisition vehicle founded by hedge fund supremo Dan Och in partnership with Glenn Fuhrman and others.
SPAC: Och-Ziff founder’s Ajax I prices $750 million IPO at $10
Ajax I, a blank check company formed by Och-Ziff’s Daniel Och and MSD Capital’s Glenn Fuhrman, raised $750 million by offering 75 million units at $10, as expected. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-quarter of a warrant, exercisable at $11.50.