Global Star Acquisition Inc. (NASDAQ: GLST; GLSTU; GLSTW, "Global
Star"), a special purpose acquisition company, and K Enter Holdings
Inc. (“K Enter”), a holding company with contracts to acquire six
diversified entertainment operating companies based in Korea and
engaged in the entertainment content and IP creation businesses,
today announced the public filing of a registration statement on
Form F-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
On June 15, 2023, K Enter entered into a
definitive business combination agreement with Global Star. This
transaction will result in K Enter becoming a public company and
will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (“NASDAQ”).
The registration statement on Form F-4 includes
a preliminary prospectus with respect to the proposed business
combination between Global Star and K Enter. The transaction is
valued at $590 million and is expected to close in the second
quarter of 2024, subject to the registration statement being
declared effective by the SEC, along with regulatory and both
companies’ shareholder approvals, and the satisfaction or waiver of
other closing conditions. While the registration statement on Form
F-4 has not yet become effective and the information contained
therein is subject to change, it provides important information
about K Enter and the proposed business combination with Global
Star.
A copy of the registration statement is
available for review on SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
For the direct link to the Form F-4 filing,
visit: www.sec.gov.
About Global Star Acquisition
Inc.
Global Star Acquisition Inc. is a blank check
company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with one or more businesses. The
Company prioritized the Nordic region and Asia Pacific, especially
Southeast Asia as its geographical focus. The Company is led by
Anthony Ang, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Nicholas Khoo, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, and Shan Cui,
the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
About K Enter Holdings Inc.
K Enter Holdings Inc. is a recently formed
holding company for the purpose of acquiring six diversified
entertainment operating companies based in Korea, engaged in the
entertainment content and IP creation businesses (the “Six Korean
Entities”). K Enter has an internal K drama production team, and
the Six Korean Entities to be acquired by K Enter include Solaire
Partners Ltd. (“Solaire Partners”), a Korean content-specialized
private equity firm based in Seoul Korea that has invested in some
of the highest-grossing films out of Korea, one K drama production
company, three K movie production companies, and one IP
merchandising company. As a combined platform, we expect these
companies to provide a significant amount of synergy.
Cautionary Statements Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release is provided for informational
purposes only and has been prepared to assist interested parties in
making their own evaluation with respect to the Proposed Business
Combination and for no other purpose. No representations or
warranties, express or implied are given in, or in respect of, this
press release. To the fullest extent permitted by law under no
circumstances will the Company, K Enter, or any of the Six Korean
Entities, interest holders, affiliates, representatives, partners,
directors, officers, employees, advisors or agents be responsible
or liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of
profit arising from the use of this press release, its contents,
its omissions, reliance on the information contained within it, or
on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising
in connection therewith. Industry and market data used in this
press release have been obtained from third-party industry
publications and sources as well as from research reports prepared
for other purposes. Neither the Company nor K Enter has
independently verified the data obtained from these sources and
cannot assure you of the data’s accuracy or completeness. This data
is subject to change. In addition, this press release does not
purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that
may be required to make a full analysis of the Company, K Enter or
the Proposed Business Combination. Viewers of this press release
should each make their own evaluation of the Company and K Enter
and of the relevance and adequacy of the information and should
make such other investigations as they deem necessary. This press
release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements
regarding the benefits of the Proposed Business Combination,
including K Enter’s ability to accelerate the development of its
products and bring them to market, the anticipated timing for
completion of the Proposed Business Combination, and the Company’s
and K Enter’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and
views as of the date of this press release. The Company and K Enter
anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause the
Company’s and K Enter’s assessments to change. These
forward-looking statements, which may include, without limitation,
words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,”
“forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,”
“should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “might,”
“continues,” “think,” “strategy,” “future,” and similar
expressions, involve significant risks and uncertainties (most of
which factors are outside of the control of the Company or K
Enter).
In addition, this press release includes a
summary set of risk factors that may have a material impact on the
Company, K Enter or the Proposed Business Combination, which are
not intended to capture all the risks to which the Company, K Enter
or the Proposed Business Combination is subject or may be subject.
Factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited
to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance
that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;
(2) the risk that the Proposed Business Combination may not be
completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect
the price of the securities; (3) the risk that the Proposed
Business Combination may not be completed by the Company’s business
combination deadline; (4) the inability to complete the Proposed
Business Combination, including but not limited to due to the
failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the Company or K
Enter for the Merger Agreement, to receive certain governmental,
regulatory and third party approvals or to satisfy other conditions
to closing in the Merger Agreement; (5) the failure to achieve the
minimum amount of cash available following any redemptions by the
Company's stockholders; (6) the inability to obtain or maintain the
listing of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq following the
Proposed Business Combination, including but not limited to
redemptions exceeding anticipated levels or the failure to meet
Nasdaq's initial listing standards in connection with the
consummation of the Proposed Business Combination; (7) the effect
of the announcement or pendency of the Proposed Business
Combination on K Enter’s business relationships, operating results,
and business generally; (8) risks that the Proposed Business
Combination disrupts current plans and operations of K Enter or the
Six Korean Entities; (9) the inability to realize the anticipated
benefits of the Proposed Business Combination and to realize
estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including
but not limited to with respect to estimated stockholder
redemptions and costs related to the Proposed Business Combination;
(10) the possibility that the Company or K Enter or the Six Korean
Entities may be adversely affected by other economic or business
factors; (11) changes in the markets in which K Enter and the Six
Korean Entities compete, including but not limited to with respect
to its competitive landscape, technology evolution, changes in
entertainment choices or regulatory changes; (12) changes in
domestic and global general economic conditions; (13) risk that K
Enter may not be able to execute its growth strategies; (14) the
risk that K Enter experiences difficulties in managing its growth
and expanding operations after the Proposed Business Combination;
(15) the risk that the parties will need to raise additional
capital to execute the business plan, which may not be available on
acceptable terms or at all; (16) the ability to recognize the
anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination to
achieve its commercialization and development plans, and identify
and realize additional opportunities, which may be affected by,
among other things, competition, the ability of K Enter to grow and
manage growth economically and hire and retain key employees; (17)
risk that K Enter may not be able to develop and maintain effective
internal controls; (18) the risk that K Enter may fail to keep pace
with rapid technological developments or changes in entertainment
tastes to provide new and innovative products and services, or may
make substantial investments in unsuccessful new products and
services; (19) the ability to develop, license or acquire new
content, products and services; (20) the risk that K Enter is
unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; (21) the
risk of product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings
relating to K Enter’s business; (22) the risk of cyber security or
foreign exchange losses; (23) changes in applicable laws or
regulations; (24) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be
instituted against the parties related to the Merger Agreement or
the Proposed Business Combination; (25) the impact of the global
COVID-19 pandemic and response on any of the foregoing risks,
including but not limited to supply chain disruptions; (26) the
risk that K Enter fails to successfully and timely consummate its
acquisition of one or more of the Six Korean Entities`; and (27)
other risks and uncertainties to be identified in the Registration
Statement, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in
other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) made by the Company. You should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described
in the “Risk Factors” section of The Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the Registration
Statement to be filed with the SEC with respect to the Proposed
Business Combination (as described further below), and other
documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.
These filings identify and address other important risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive, are provided for
illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to serve as, and
must not be relied on as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction
or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and
circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will
differ from assumptions. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date they are made. If any of these risks materialize or our
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially
from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There
may be additional risks that neither the Company nor K Enter
presently know or that the Company and K Enter currently believe
are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
The Company and K Enter anticipate that subsequent events and
developments will cause the Company’s and K Enter’s assessments to
change. However, while The Company and K Enter may elect to update
these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, The
Company and K Enter specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.
Neither the Company nor K Enter gives any assurance that the
Company or K Enter, or the combined company, will achieve its
expectations. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon
the forward-looking statements, and they should not be relied upon
as representing the Company’s and K Enter’s assessments as of any
date subsequent to the date of this press release.
Additional Information and Where to Find
It
This press release is provided for informational
purposes only and has been prepared to assist interested parties in
making their own evaluation with respect to the Proposed Business
Combination. However, this press release does not purport to be
all-inclusive or to contain all the information that may be
required to make a full analysis of the Company, K Enter, or the
Proposed Business Combination.
In connection with the Proposed Business
Combination, the Company and Purchaser intend to file relevant
materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form
F-4, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus of the Company
(the “Registration Statement”). The Company urges its investors,
shareholders, and other interested persons to read, when available,
the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC and documents
incorporated by reference therein because these documents will
contain important information about the Company, K Enter and the
Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is
declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents will be mailed to
the shareholders of the Company as of the record date established
for voting on the Proposed Business Combination and will contain
important information about the Proposed Business Combination and
related matters. Shareholders of the Company and other interested
persons are advised to read, when available, these materials
(including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other
relevant documents in connection with the Company’s solicitation of
proxies for the meeting of shareholders to be held to approve,
among other things, the Proposed Business Combination because they
will contain important information about the Company, K Enter, and
the Proposed Business Combination. Shareholders will also be able
to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials
in connection with the transaction without charge, once available,
at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to:
Global Star Acquisition Inc., 1641 International Drive, Unit 208,
McLean, VA 22102 or (703) 790-0717. The information contained on,
or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this
press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a
part of, this press release.
Participants in
Solicitation
The Company, K Enter, and their respective
directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in
connection with the Proposed Business Combination. The Company’s
shareholders and other interested persons may obtain, without
charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and
officers of the Company in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with
the SEC on May 25, 2023. Information regarding the persons who may,
under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of
proxies to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the
Proposed Business Combination will be set forth in the proxy
statement/prospectus for the Proposed Business Combination, when
available. Additional information regarding the interests of
participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
Proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy
statement/prospectus that the Company intends to file with the SEC.
You may obtain free copies of these documents as described
above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or
solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to
any securities or in respect of the Proposed Business Combination
and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities nor shall there be any sale of
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means
of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or exemptions therefrom.
Contact
Global Star Acquisition Inc.
1641 International Drive, Unit 208
Mclean, VA 22102
Anthony Ang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony.ang@globalstarspac.com
Investor Contact
MZ Group
Shannon Devine/Rory Rumore
+1 (203) 741-8811
GLST@mzgroup.us
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