Broadband Provider Starry To List Via SPAC Merger With FirstMark Horizon

  • Broadband internet service provider Starry Inc aims for a public listing via the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp 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.
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