Broadband Provider Starry To List Via SPAC Merger With FirstMark Horizon
Author: Anusuya Lahiri | October 07, 2021 08:15am
Broadband internet service provider Starry Incaims for a public listing via the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp (NYSE:FMAC).
Boston's Starry and the venture capital firm FirstMark backed SPAC would have a combined value of over $1.66 billion, Bloomberg reports.
The transaction implies a pro forma enterprise value of $1.66 billion and will give Starry $452 million in cash on the balance sheet, including $130 million from a fully committed PIPE and contemporaneous equity round.
Starry offers next-day or same-day installation. It has a presence in Boston, New York, Washington, Denver, and Los Angeles.
Internet television service Aereo founder Chet Kanojia founded Starry.
They aim to raise over $100 million in an equity placement to support the deal.
Starry will be listed on a national exchange under the ticker symbol "STRY."
Price Action: FMAC shares closed at $9.81 on Wednesday.