Redemption Offer
Pursuant to its governing documents, the Company will be providing the holders of the Class A ordinary shares the right to redeem all or a portion of their Class A ordinary shares in connection with the vote to approve the Nuvo Transaction.
Financing
Interim Financing
Prior to the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Nuvo and Holdco entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Interim Financing”) with certain investors (the “Interim Financing Investors”) pursuant to which (i) Nuvo has issued Company Crossover Preferred Shares to the Interim Financing Investors and (ii) upon and subject to the Closing, Holdco will issue 3,823,530 Holdco Ordinary Shares to the Interim Financing Investors, providing Nuvo with an aggregate of approximately $13,000,000 of gross proceeds as a result of the Interim Financing. Certain of the Interim Financing Investors are affiliated with the Company and the Sponsor and intend to invest an aggregate of $2,000,000 in the Interim Financing. These affiliates are: (i) Jeffrey Soros, LAMF’s Chairman, who intends to invest $500,000, (ii) Tamim Mourad, a strategic investor of LAMF and an affiliate of a member of the Sponsor, who intends to invest $500,000 and (iii) Gaingels 10X Capital Diversity Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and an affiliate of a member of the Sponsor, that intends to invest $1,000,000.
Equity Financing
The Business Combination Agreement provides that the parties may seek to obtain subscriptions for equity financing in connection with the consummation of the Nuvo Transaction as may be mutually agreed by the parties.
Shareholder Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Nuvo, Holdco and certain shareholders of Nuvo (the “Nuvo Shareholders”) entered into a shareholder support agreement (the “Shareholder Support Agreement”). Under the Shareholder Support Agreement, the Nuvo Shareholders agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Nuvo Transaction; be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Nuvo Transaction; and be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their Nuvo securities during the pendency of the Nuvo Transaction.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Nuvo, Holdco, the Sponsor and the other Company insiders party thereto (the “Sponsor Parties”) entered into a sponsor support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”). Under the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor Parties agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the adoption and approval of the Nuvo Transaction, be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination; be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their securities of the Company during the pendency of the Nuvo Transaction and not redeem any Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Nuvo Transaction.
Waiver of the Deferred Underwriting Commissions
On September 22, 2023, Wells Fargo Securities, the sole book-running manager of the IPO, solely with respect to the Nuvo Transaction, waived its entitlement to the payment of all of its $9,915,000 deferred underwriting commissions for its previously completed role as underwriter of the IPO that would have become due upon the consummation of the Nuvo Transaction, without any consideration.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations (other than searching for a Business Combination after the IPO) nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through September 30, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the IPO. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $4,645,824, which consisted of dividend income of $402,845, offset by general and administrative costs of $4,899,938 and change in the fair value of the derivative of $148,731.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $1,142,367, which consisted of dividend income of $675,390 and gains on investments held of $724,985, offset by general and administrative costs of $258,008.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $3,388,303, which consisted of interest income of $4,131,698, dividend income of $518,308, offset by general and administrative costs of $7,878,698 and change in the fair value of the derivative of $159,611.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $509,509, which consisted of interest income of $24 dividend income of $752,562 and gains on investments held of $875,759, offset by general and administrative costs of $1,118,836.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2023, we had cash of $95,615 and working capital deficit of $5,183,466.
On November 16, 2021, we consummated the IPO of 25,300,000 Units, which included the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 3,300,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $253,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the sale of 1,106,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $11,060,000.
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