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Acies Acquisition Corp.

Business combination with Old PLAYSTUDIOS

Acies Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company (SPAC) that raised $200M in its initial public offering on Oct 26, 2020, listing on Nasdaq Capital Market. It completed its business combination with Old PLAYSTUDIOS on Jun 21, 2021; the combined company is PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (MYPS). Morgan Stanley led the IPO, with J.P. Morgan and Oppenheimer. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole advised the SPAC and Skadden, Arps advised the underwriters on the IPO.

Old PLAYSTUDIOS operates the proprietary playAWARDS loyalty program, which it is exploring opening up on a loyalty-as-a-service model. It is the target of a business combination with Acies Acquisition Corp.

Status
Merger completed
IPO date
Oct 26, 2020
IPO size
$200M
IPO exchange
Nasdaq Capital Market
Target
Old PLAYSTUDIOS (PlayStudios, Inc.)
Announced
Feb 2, 2021
Closed
Jun 21, 2021
Combined company
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (MYPS)
IPO underwriters
Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Oppenheimer
SPAC counsel (IPO)
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole and Maples and Calder
Underwriters' counsel (IPO)
Skadden, Arps

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