- SPACs
- Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp.
Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp.
Completed 2009-08-03- CIK 1393816
- AMV
- Now RILY
- IPO 2007-08-03
- $403M trust
- 320 filings
Successfully merged with Great American Group, LLC • Now trading as RILY
- IPO Size
- $414M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust Amount
- $403M
- held for shareholders
- Current Status
- Completed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2007
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
320 filings over 14 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 07 Q1: 1 filing
- 07 Q2: 2 filings
- 07 Q3: 28 filings
- 07 Q4: 1 filing
- 08 Q1: 17 filings
- 08 Q2: 184 filings
- 08 Q3: 1 filing
- 08 Q4: 9 filings
- 09 Q1: 14 filings
- 09 Q2: 18 filings
- 09 Q3: 44 filings
- 09 Q4: 0 filings
- 10 Q1: 0 filings
- 10 Q2: 1 filing
- S-1 filed 07 Q1
- IPO 07 Q3
- Definitive agreement 09 Q2
- Completed 09 Q3
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
- Registration2007-03-27 Filed S1
- IPO2007-08-03 IPO, search begins
- Definitive Agreement2009-05-14 Agreement for merger
- Completed2009-08-03 Merger Completed
About
Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company seeking to acquire one or more businesses or assets in the alternative asset management sector or a related business.
Investment Focus
Asset Management
Geographic Focus
United States
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2007-08-03
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Delaware
- SIC
- 6770
- Completion Date
- 2009-08-03
- Merger Target
- Great American Group, LLC
- SPAC Ticker
- AMV
- Merged Ticker
- RILY
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The team draws on Stone Tower Capital LLC’s alternative-asset-management and private-equity investing experience and contacts, and the Hanover Group’s financial-services and investment experience. Stone Tower was a credit-focused asset manager; Hanover’s activities include finance, asset management and private equity.