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Fintech SPAC Home Plate Acquisition prices $200 million IPO, led by former Canaan partner

September 29, 2021
HPLTU

Home Plate Acquisition, a blank check company targeting high-growth fintech and Embedded Finance businesses, raised $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of a warrant, exercisable at $11.50.

The SPAC is led by CEO and Chairman Daniel Ciporin, a former General Partner at Canaan Partners, and CFO and Director Jonathan Rosenzweig, former Managing Director and Head of Americas Equity Research at Citi.

The New York, NY-based company plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol HPLTU. Jefferies acted as sole bookrunner on the deal.