Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
Completed 2010-11-29- CIK 1407539
- LIA
- IPO 2007-12-10
- $1.0B trust
- 136 filings
Successfully merged with Prisa
- IPO Size
- $900M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $1.0B
- as of 2010-09-30
- Current Status
- Completed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2007
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
136 filings over 14 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 07 Q3: 1 filing
- 07 Q4: 29 filings
- 08 Q1: 5 filings
- 08 Q2: 1 filing
- 08 Q3: 1 filing
- 08 Q4: 3 filings
- 09 Q1: 7 filings
- 09 Q2: 3 filings
- 09 Q3: 1 filing
- 09 Q4: 1 filing
- 10 Q1: 19 filings
- 10 Q2: 13 filings
- 10 Q3: 22 filings
- 10 Q4: 30 filings
- S-1 filed 07 Q3
- IPO 07 Q4
- Definitive agreement 10 Q1
- Completed 10 Q4
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
About
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. is a blank-check company seeking to acquire one or more currently operating businesses. Its search is not limited to a particular industry, but initially focuses on businesses with principal operations in North America.
Geographic Focus
North America
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2007-12-10
- PIPE
- $500M
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Virginia
- SIC
- 6770
- Completion Date
- 2010-11-29
- Merger Target
- Prisa
- SPAC Ticker
- LIA
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The sponsor principals bring private-equity investing, sourcing and transaction experience. Nicolas Berggruen has founded and led investment businesses; Martin E. Franklin has extensive transaction and operating experience, including leadership at Jarden; and Ian G.H. Ashken is Franklin's longtime business partner. The team also has access to investment professionals from Berggruen Holdings Ltd.