FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ: FTIV) (“FinTech IV” or
“FTIV”), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today
that it has set a record date of May 14, 2021 (the "Record Date")
and a meeting date of June 22, 2021 for its special meeting (the
"Special Meeting") to approve the previously announced proposed
business combination (the "Business Combination") with Perella
Weinberg Partners (“PWP”), a leading global independent advisory
firm.
The closing of the Business Combination is subject to approval
by FinTech IV's stockholders and the satisfaction of certain
regulatory and other customary closing conditions. All required
approvals from PWP stakeholders have been obtained. The Business
Combination is expected to close promptly after the Special
Meeting, subject to the receipt of certain regulatory
approvals.
“I am looking forward to seeing PWP enter the public markets as
we reach this important step in the transaction process. We all are
eager to complete the proposed business combination, allowing PWP
to execute on its growth strategy,” stated Betsy Cohen, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of FinTech IV.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the various travel and other
restrictions in place, the Special Meeting will be held virtually
and FinTech IV stockholders can attend the Special Meeting using
the virtual meeting instructions set forth on their proxy cards. If
any FinTech IV stockholder does not receive the Proxy Statement,
that stockholder should contact their broker or contact Morrow
Sodali LLC (“Morrow Sodali”), FinTech IV's proxy solicitor, for
assistance, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers can call
collect at (203) 658-9400). FinTech IV stockholders who have
questions or need assistance in voting their shares are instructed
to call Morrow Sodali at (800) 662-5200.
FinTech IV stockholders can register for the Special Meeting by
visiting the following link:
https://www.cstproxy.com/fintechacquisitioncorpiv/sm2021/. Only
FinTech IV stockholders with valid control numbers from their proxy
cards may submit questions. FinTech IV stockholders will have the
opportunity to submit questions both in advance of the Special
Meeting and during the Special Meeting, in each case upon receipt
of their proxy cards and the control numbers set forth therein. All
questions should be submitted via the chat box on the virtual
meeting page on the link listed above. Questions submitted in
advance of the Special Meeting and during the Special Meeting will
be addressed during the Special Meeting as time permits and at the
sole and absolute discretion of FinTech IV. Questions will be
addressed in the order received. FinTech IV stockholders who need
assistance submitting questions should call Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, FinTech IV's virtual meeting
provider, at (917) 262-2373.
About FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV
FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV is a special purpose acquisition
company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital
stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses, with a
focus on the financial technology industry. The company raised
$230,000,000 in its initial public offering in September 2020 and
is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “FTIV.”
About PWP
Perella Weinberg Partners is a leading global independent
advisory firm, providing strategic and financial advice to a broad
client base, including corporations, institutions, governments,
sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors. The firm
offers a wide range of advisory services to clients in the most
active industry sectors and global markets. With approximately 560
employees, PWP currently maintains offices in New York, Houston,
London, Calgary, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, and
San Francisco. The financial information of PWP herein refers to
the business operations of PWP Holdings LP and Subsidiaries.
Additional Information about the FTIV Business Combination
Transaction and Where to Find It
FTIV has filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement in
connection with the Business Combination. The definitive proxy
statement contains important information about the Business
Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at a Special
Meeting of the stockholders to be held to approve the Business
Combination and other matters, and is not intended to provide the
basis for any investment decision or any other decision in respect
of such matters. FTIV’s stockholders and other interested persons
are advised to read the definitive proxy statement in connection
with FTIV’s solicitation of proxies for such Special Meeting, as
these materials contain important information about FTIV, PWP and
the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement will be
mailed to the stockholders of FTIV as of the Record Date for voting
on the Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon
at the Special Meeting. FTIV’s stockholders will also be able to
obtain copies of the definitive proxy statement, as well as other
filings containing information about FTIV, without charge at the
SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to:
info@ftspac.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
FTIV, PWP and certain of their respective directors and
officers, as applicable, may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies of FTIV’s stockholders in connection with
the Business Combination. FTIV’s stockholders and other interested
persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information
regarding the directors and officers of FTIV in FTIV’s annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was
filed with the SEC on March 15, 2021 and amended on May 4,
2021.
Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be
deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of FTIV’s
stockholders in connection with the Business Combination and other
matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting, including certain
of PWP’s officers, is set forth in the definitive proxy statement
for the Business Combination that FTIV filed with the SEC on May
27, 2021. Additional information regarding the interests of
participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
Business Combination is included in the definitive proxy statement
that FTIV filed with the SEC on May 27, 2021. This press release
does not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, an offer to purchase
or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
Statements
Certain statements made in this press release, and oral
statements made from time to time by representatives of PWP are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Statements regarding the potential Business
Combination and expectations regarding the combined business are
forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “estimates,”
“projects,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,”
“intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,”
“future,” “propose,” “target,” “goal,” “objective,” “outlook” and
variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative
versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside
the control of the parties, that could cause actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences
include, among others, the following: (1) the inability of the
parties to complete the potential Business Combination or to
complete the contemplated transactions; (2) satisfaction or waiver
(if applicable) of the conditions to the potential Business
Combination, including with respect to the approval of the
stockholders of FTIV; (3) the ability to maintain the listing of
the combined company’s securities on NASDAQ; (4) the inability to
complete the private placement; (5) the risk that the proposed
transaction disrupts current plans and operations of PWP as a
result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions
described herein; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of the proposed Business Combination, which may be
affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the
combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain
relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its
management and key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed
Business Combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations
and delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the
inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to
complete the potential transaction; (9) the possibility that PWP
may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or
competitive factors; (10) the outcome of any legal proceedings that
may be instituted against PWP or any of its respective directors or
officers, following the announcement of the potential transaction;
(11) the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and
underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated
stockholder redemptions and purchase price and other adjustments;
(12) changes in general economic conditions, including as a result
of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (13) other risks and uncertainties
indicated from time to time in the definitive proxy statement of
FTIV filed with the SEC on May 27, 2021, including those under
“Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed
with the SEC by FTIV. Forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date they are made, and PWP and FTIV do not undertake any
obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter
or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as
required by law. Readers should carefully review the statements set
forth in the reports, which FTIV has filed or will file from time
to time with the SEC.
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