SPAC · Merger completed
Motive Capital Corp
Business combination with Forge Global, Inc.
Motive Capital Corp is a blank-check company (SPAC) that raised $360M in its initial public offering on Dec 14, 2020, listing on New York Stock Exchange. It completed its business combination with Forge Global, Inc. on Mar 21, 2022; the combined company is Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (FRGE). Motive Partners led the IPO. Kirkland & Ellis advised the SPAC and Ropes & Gray advised the underwriters on the IPO.
Forge Global provides marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology solutions for private market participants. Forge Markets lets private company shareholders trade shares with accredited investors, supported by Forge Company Solutions, Forge Data and Forge Trust.
- Status
- Merger completed
- IPO date
- Dec 14, 2020
- IPO size
- $360M
- IPO exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Target
- Forge Global, Inc.
- Announced
- Sep 13, 2021
- Closed
- Mar 21, 2022
- Combined company
- Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (FRGE)
- IPO underwriters
- Motive Partners
- SPAC counsel (IPO)
- Kirkland & Ellis and Maples and Calder
- Underwriters' counsel (IPO)
- Ropes & Gray
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- Liquidation deadline and extension history
- PIPE and other committed financing
- Merger proxy, registration statement and investor presentation
- Analyst notes from the filings
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Filings
- IPO prospectus (424B4) Dec 14, 2020
- Deal announcement (8-K) Sep 13, 2021
- Press release
- All filings on EDGAR CIK 1827821
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