UAE’s first Spac begins trading on ADX – The National

  • Date: 27-May-2022
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Financial Markets
  • Country:UAE
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UAE’s first Spac begins trading on ADX – The National

ADC Acquisition Corporation, the UAE’s first special purpose acquisition company (Spac) that seeks to acquire fast-growing technology companies, began trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on Friday.

The Spac, which was set up by Abu Dhabi-based holding company ADQ and private investment firm Chimera Investments, raised Dh367 million ($99.9m) through an initial public offering of 36.7 million shares at an offer price of Dh10 a share.

ADC shares were trading at Dh10.80 at 1.30pm on Friday.