- SPACs
- G Squared Ascend II, Inc.
G Squared Ascend II, Inc.
Liquidated 2023-06-12- CIK 1849280
- GSQB
- IPO 2021-06-16
- $149M trust
- 47 filings
- IPO Size
- $144M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $149M
- as of 2023-03-31
- Current Status
- Failed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2021
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
47 filings over 11 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 21 Q1: 1 filing
- 21 Q2: 16 filings
- 21 Q3: 3 filings
- 21 Q4: 2 filings
- 22 Q1: 4 filings
- 22 Q2: 3 filings
- 22 Q3: 2 filings
- 22 Q4: 2 filings
- 23 Q1: 4 filings
- 23 Q2: 8 filings
- 23 Q3: 2 filings
- S-1 filed 21 Q1
- IPO 21 Q2
- Liquidated 23 Q2
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
- Registration2021-03-05 Filed S1
- IPO2021-06-16 IPO, search begins
- Definitive AgreementNo merger agreement yet
- Failed2023-06-12 Failed
About
G Squared Ascend II is a blank-check company seeking to combine with an unidentified business. It intends to focus on established growth companies in six technology megatrends, drawing on G Squared's investment and secondaries experience.
Investment Focus
Technology, Software, E-commerce, Mobility, Logistics, FinTech, Insurance, Media
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2021-06-16
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Cayman Islands
- SIC
- 6770
- Failed Date
- 2023-06-12
- SPAC Ticker
- GSQB
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The management and board team includes G Squared founder Larry Aschebrook, investment professional and public-equity veteran Ward Davis, operations and finance executive Tom Hoban, and director nominees with public-company leadership, healthcare entrepreneurship, and government-relations experience.