ROI Acquisition Corp. II Announces Pricing of $125 Million Initial Public Offering
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ROI Acquisition Corp. II (the "Company") announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 12,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of one share of the Company's common stock and one warrant to purchase one half of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per half share ($11.50 per full share). The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any. The units are expected to begin trading Tuesday, September 17, 2013 on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "ROIQU".
ROI Acquisition Corp. II was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to focus on industries or sectors that complement its management team's background, and to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify, acquire and operate a business, focusing on, but not limited to, the consumer sector, and in particular the consumer products, retail, and restaurant industries, and the financial services sector, and in particular the asset management industry, in the United States or globally. The Company's sponsor is an affiliate of Clinton Group, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is acting as the sole bookrunner for the offering. The offering will only be made by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, Attention: Prospectus Group, Telephone: (800) 503-4611, Email: [email protected].
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2013. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State or jurisdiction.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the proposed initial public offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration statement and preliminary prospectus for the Company's offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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