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Graf Industrial Corp.

Business combination with Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Graf Industrial Corp. is a blank-check company (SPAC) that raised $225M in its initial public offering on Oct 16, 2018, listing on New York Stock Exchange. It completed its business combination with Velodyne Lidar, Inc. on Sep 29, 2020; the combined company is Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (later merged into Ouster) (VLDR). CF led the IPO, with Sterne Agee CRT. Winston & Strawn advised the SPAC and Graubard Miller advised the underwriters on the IPO.

Status
Merger completed
IPO date
Oct 16, 2018
IPO size
$225M
IPO exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Target
Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
Announced
Jul 6, 2020
Closed
Sep 29, 2020
Combined company
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (later merged into Ouster) (VLDR)
IPO underwriters
CF and Sterne Agee CRT
SPAC counsel (IPO)
Winston & Strawn
Underwriters' counsel (IPO)
Graubard Miller

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