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RNS Number : 7576M SMG European Recovery SPAC SE 25 May 2022
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SMG European Recovery SPAC SE launches bookbuilding for up to €115 million
private placement and listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and targets
business combination with a company in the European real estate-related
hospitality sector with a focus on lodging and leisure
Luxembourg, May 25, 2022 - SMG European Recovery SPAC SE (the "Company"), a
Luxembourg special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), today announces the
start of its private placement of 11,500,000 units (the "Units"), consisting
each of one share (a "Public Share") and one half of a warrant (a "Public
Warrant"), at a price of €10.00 per Unit for an aggregate of €115 million.
The Units will be solely offered to institutional investors. The private
placement is expected to end on or before May 26, 2022.
The Company is sponsored by SMG Holding S.à r.l. (the "Sponsor"), an
affiliate of Dr. Stefan Petrikovics, Obotritia Capital KGaA (the
"Co-Sponsor"), an affiliate of Rolf Elgeti, as well as certain members of the
Supervisory Board of the Company. The Company was established for the purpose
of acquiring one operating business in a member state of the European Economic
Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland in the form of a merger, capital stock
exchange, share purchase, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar
transaction (the "Business Combination") and plans to target a company in the
real estate-related hospitality sector with a focus on the sub-sector lodging
and leisure. The Company will have 15 months from the date of the admission to
trading to consummate the Business Combination. This period may be extended up
to two times, in each case by three months, by resolution of the Company's
shareholders' meeting if the Company signs a letter of intent with a potential
seller of a target within the initial 15 months. Otherwise, the Company will
be liquidated and distribute substantially all of its assets to its
shareholders.
SMG SPAC Investment S.à r.l. ("SMG Investment"), an affiliate of the Sponsor
has agreed to subscribe for 2,500,000 Public Shares and 1,250,000 Public
Warrants in the form of Units in the private placement for an aggregate
subscription price of €25,000,000 (the "Sponsor Investment"). The Sponsor
Investment is funded utilizing a loan facility provided by ELF European
Lending Fund I S.C.Sp. SICAV-RAIF, a fund managed by ELF Capital Advisory
GmbH, and secured by pledges over the shares in SMG Investment and the Public
Shares subscribed under the Sponsor Investment. In addition, pursuant to an
investment agreement entered into between the Company and de Krassny GmbH (the
"Cornerstone Investor") an affiliate of Alain François Marcel de Krassny, the
Cornerstone Investor has agreed to subscribe for 3,000,000 Public Shares and
1,500,000 Public Warrants in the form of Units in the Private Placement for an
aggregate subscription price of €30,000,000.
The Company has applied for admission of the Public Shares (ISIN:
LU2380749676) to trading on the regulated market (regulierter Markt) of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard) and for introduction to trading of
the Public Warrants (ISIN: LU2380751656) on the open market (Freiverkehr) of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Börse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG). Trading of the
Public Shares and Public Warrants is expected to commence on June 1, 2022.
Contact:
Dr. Stefan Petrikovics
Chief Executive Officer
SMG European Recovery SPAC SE
9, rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
contact@smg-spac.com
website: www.smg-spac.com
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solicitation of an offer to purchase securities (the "Securities") or any of
the assets, business or undertakings of SMG European Recovery SPAC SE (the
"Company") in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Japan or any
other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The
Securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S.
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public offering of the Securities in the United States. The Securities of the
Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act.
The Securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia,
South Africa, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any
national, resident or citizen of Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan
subject to certain exceptions. The Securities of the Company may not be
offered or sold in Canada absent the filing of a prospectus in Canada or in a
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commitment whatsoever. Recipients of this publication who are considering
acquiring Securities of the Company are reminded that any such purchase or
subscription must not be made on the basis of the information contained in
this publication.
This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to
buy securities. The listing of the Securities will be made solely by the means
of, and on the basis of, a securities prospectus which is yet to be published.
An investment decision regarding any securities of SMG European Recovery SPAC
SE should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The
securities prospectus will be published promptly upon approval by the
Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (Commission de Surveillance
du Secteur Financier (CSSF)) and will be available free of charge on the SMG
European Recovery SPAC SE website.
In the United Kingdom, this publication is only being distributed to and is
only directed at persons who are (i) investment professionals falling within
Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), or (ii) persons falling
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in only with Relevant Persons.
In member states of the European Economic Area the placement of securities
described in this announcement is directed exclusively at persons who are
"qualified investors" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (Prospectus
Regulation).
The Units are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any Retail
Investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a "Retail Investor" means a person
who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of
Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID
II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance
distribution, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a
professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II.
Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No
1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on
key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment
products (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Units or
otherwise making them available to Retail Investors in the EEA has been
prepared and therefore offering or selling the Units or otherwise making them
available to any Retail Investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs
Regulation.
Solely for the purposes of the manufacturer's product approval process, the
target market assessment in respect of the Public Shares and Public Warrants
has led to the conclusion that the Public Shares and the Public Warrants are
(a) compatible with an end target market of investors who meet the criteria of
professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II,
and (b) eligible for distribution to professional clients and eligible
counterparties through all distribution channels permitted by MiFID II.
Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Public Shares
and Public Warrants (a "distributor") should take into consideration the
manufacturer's target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to
MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in
respect of the Public Shares and Public Warrants (by either adopting or
refining the manufacturer's target market assessment) and determining
appropriate distribution channels.
The Units are not intended, to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any Retail
Investor in the United Kingdom ("UK"). For these purposes the expression
"Retail Investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a
retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No
2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the
provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") and any
rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97,
where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in
point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of
domestic law by virtue of the EUWA ("UK MiFIR"). Consequently no key
information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part
of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for
offering or selling the Units or otherwise making them available to Retail
Investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the
Units or otherwise making them available to any Retail Investor in the UK may
be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
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the securities or a distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction
where such action would be unlawful. Persons into whose possession this
announcement comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any
such restrictions.
This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the
placement. Investors should consult a professional advisor as to the
suitability of the placement for the person concerned.
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projections with respect to anticipated future performance of the Company
("forward-looking statements"). These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms
"believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "may," "will" or
"should" or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable
terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not
historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on the current views,
expectations and assumptions of the management of the Company and involve
significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as
guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be
accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Any
forward-looking statements included herein only speak as at the date of this
release. The Company undertakes no obligation, and does not expect to publicly
update, or publicly revise, any of the information, forward-looking statements
or the conclusions contained herein or to reflect new events or circumstances
or to correct any inaccuracies which may become apparent subsequent to the
date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. The Company accepts no liability whatsoever in respect of the
achievement of such forward-looking statements and assumptions.
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