JENA Acquisition Corporation II $230 million IPO
The units were listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Davis Polk advised the representative of the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of 23,000,000 units of Jena Acquisition Corporation II, for aggregate proceeds of $230 million. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right entitling the holder thereof to receive one-twentieth of one Class A ordinary share of Jena Acquisition Corporation II upon the consummation of an initial business combination. The units were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “JENA.U.”
Jena Acquisition Corporation II is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While it may pursue a business combination in any business or industry, the company intends to capitalize on the ability of its management team and leverage the experience of its co-founder and Chairman, William P. Foley II, and its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Richard N. Massey, by initially focusing its search on identifying a prospective target business aligned with their historical areas of business expertise.
The Davis Polk corporate team included partners Derek Dostal and Pedro J. Bermeo and associate Marquis J. Pullen. The tax team included partner Patrick E. Sigmon and associates Valentin Van de Walle and Georgianna Eck. Counsel Marcie A. Goldstein provided FINRA advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are all based in the New York office.