Global Blue Completes Business Combination With Far Point Acquisition Corporation
Summary
The combined company is named Global Blue Group Holding AG (“Global Blue”), and its common stock and warrants are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols “GB” and “GB.WS”, respectively, beginning Monday, August 31, 2020. Global Blue will continue to be led by its experienced management team including CEO Jacques Stern. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Niederer Kraft Frey, and Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisors to Global Blue and its shareholders. BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley were coordinators and active bookrunners on the senior debt financing for the combined company, with mandated lead arranger and bookrunner roles also for each of Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, and J.P. Morgan. Global Blue undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.