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Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp.

Business combination with Skillz Inc.

Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company (SPAC) that raised $600M in its initial public offering on Mar 6, 2020, listing on New York Stock Exchange. It completed its business combination with Skillz Inc. on Dec 16, 2020; the combined company is Skillz Inc. (SKLZ). Winston & Strawn advised the SPAC and Ropes & Gray advised the underwriters on the IPO.

Skillz Inc. operates a mobile games platform that connects players in competition and helps developers build franchises through social competition. Using patented technology, it hosts casual esports tournaments for millions of players and distributes prizes monthly. It is headquartered in San Francisco.

Status
Merger completed
IPO date
Mar 6, 2020
IPO size
$600M
IPO exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Target
Skillz Inc. (Old Skillz)
Announced
Sep 2, 2020
Closed
Dec 16, 2020
Combined company
Skillz Inc. (SKLZ)
SPAC counsel (IPO)
Winston & Strawn
Underwriters' counsel (IPO)
Ropes & Gray

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