Alternative Asset Management (formerly Hanover-STC Acquisition Corp.) completed its IPO on August 3, 2007, selling 41,400,000 units, including 5,400,000 units sold pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option, at $10.00 per unit. The gross proceeds totaled $414 million, up substantially from the $150 million that the company was looking to raise when it filed its initial S-1 on March 27, 2007. A total of $402,425,000, equal to $9.72 per common share, has been placed into an escrow account. This balance includes $13,455,000 deferred by the underwriters, which will be paid when the company completes an acquisition, and $4,625,000 from the sale of warrants to certain of the insiders. In the event that the company is liquidated, neither the underwriter nor the insiders will receive any of the funds placed into the escrow account.
Up to $3.5 million of interest earned on the trust fund balance can be used to fund expenses related to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements.
Each unit consists of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one additional share at $7.50 per share.
Warrant terms: Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of the completion of a business combination with a target business and November 3, 2008. The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 3, 2012, or earlier upon redemption.
Alternative Asset Management is going to be focusing its acquisition efforts on acquiring an operating entity in the alternative asset management industry.
The securities are listed on the American Stock Exchange. The units (AMV-U), common shares (AMV) and warrants (AMV-WT) are trading today at $10.35, $9.24, and $1.36, respectively.
The final prospectus: sec.gov |
