Successfully merged with STG Group, Inc.
SPAC Overview
$69M
IPO Size
$447K
Trust (as of 2017-06-30)
Completed
Current Status
2013
IPO Year
Timeline Progress
- Registration2013-08-09 Filed S1
- IPO2013-10-25 IPO, search begins
- Definitive AgreementNo merger agreement yet
- Completed2015-11-23 Merger Completed
About
A blank-check company formed to complete an initial business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to focus on U.S. companies operating in the defense and national security sectors.
Investment Focus
Defense, Security
Geographic Focus
United States
The terms and the filing trail behind Global Defense & National Security Systems, Inc.
What the sponsor registered, what the deal actually priced at, and every 8-K that moved it — unit structure, sponsor promote, and the dated lifecycle events, each linked to its filing.
- Unit structure as registered and as priced — price, warrant coverage, rights, trust per unit
- Sponsor promote: founder shares and percentage, private-placement warrants, trust deposit
- The full 8-K lifecycle timeline, each event linked to its filing
- Price history across the unit, share and warrant tickers
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SPAC Team
Leadership
Damian Perl
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dale R. Davis
Chief Executive Officer, Director, President
Gavin Long
Corporate Development, Senior Vice President
Craig C. Dawson
Chief Financial Officer, Director, Treasurer
Frederic Cassis
Director, Secretary
David C. Gompert
Director
Dean G. Popps
Director
John C. Gannon
Director
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The management and board have more than 40 years of collective experience operating, advising, acquiring, financing and selling companies. The sponsor group has a track record in defense and national security, including acquiring, growing and selling Global Defense Technology & Systems.
Key Information
IPO Date
October 25, 2013
Total Redemptions
$21.6M
PIPE
$11M
State of Incorporation
DE
SIC
6770
Completion Date
November 23, 2015
Merger Target
STG Group, Inc.
SPAC Ticker
GDEF