Crypto Exchange Bakkt Nears Merger With Victory Park SPAC: Bloomberg

A deal could be announced as soon as next week, the report said.

AccessTimeIconJan 8, 2021 at 2:58 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:53 a.m. UTC
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, which is majority-owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

  • The deal, if it's concluded, would value the combined company at more than $2 billion, the report said. A deal could be announced as soon as next week.
  • The SPAC that would merge with Bakkt, VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, is affiliated with Victory Park Capital.
  • Officials from each company declined to comment, Bloomberg said.
  • U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, one of the two losers of Georgia's special runoff election earlier this week, was Bakkt's founding CEO.

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