(Reuters) -The publisher of the Forbes magazine, Forbes Global Media Holdings Inc, will go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $630 million, the companies said on Thursday.
The deal with Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd, which is expected to fetch $600 million of proceeds for the business news and information company, also includes a private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $400 million.
SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) are shell companies that raise funds in an initial public offering with the aim of merging with a private company, which becomes public as result.
In June, online media outlet BuzzFeed also agreed to go public through a merger with a SPAC.
After the deal closes, Forbes will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FRBS”.
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
