Once upon a time in the land of digital coins, a dashing crypto wizard named Anthony Pompliano waved his magic wand and—POOF!—his fintech-focused blank-check company, ProCap Acquisition Corp (PCAPU), soared a whopping 7% on its grand debut at Nasdaq! 🎉✨ But wait, there’s more! Just a day before the big show, he decided to sprinkle a little extra fairy dust, upsizing the initial public offering from a humble $200 million to a dazzling $220 million!
With 22 million shiny shares priced at $10 each, ProCap’s shares danced their way to a closing price of $10.70 on May 21, and even after-hours, they couldn’t resist a cheeky 1.6% bump to $10.87! Talk about a party! 🎊
But hold your horses! 🐴 The clever folks at ProCap have given their underwriters a 45-day golden ticket to snatch up to 3.3 million more shares at the IPO price, just in case the demand goes bonkers!
In a thrilling regulatory scroll dated April 30, ProCap declared itself a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), ready to hunt for treasures in the realms of financial services, digital assets, and even healthcare! 🏥💎
Our hero, Pompliano, is no ordinary crypto cheerleader; he’s the captain of the ship at Professional Capital Management and hosts a podcast that tickles the ears of Bitcoin enthusiasts everywhere! 🎙️
On May 21, he revealed to CNBC that he had been itching like a bear with a rash to take a company public for five long years! But alas, the private market was as dry as a desert until just six months ago, thanks to some recent regulatory shenanigans in the US! 🏜️
He hinted that his magical blank-check firm would sprinkle investments on both crypto-native and traditional finance businesses, as he believes these two worlds are destined to collide like two clumsy giants! 🤝
“The reason why I use the term financial services is basically the new digital world and the old incumbent world are all merging.”
SPACs: The Misunderstood Creatures of the Financial Jungle
When pressed by CNBC about why he chose the SPAC route, Pompliano explained that these creatures have been unfairly labeled as failures, often treated like public venture capital, chasing after high-growth companies that are losing money faster than a leaky bucket! 🪣💦
He bravely declared that he has put “millions of dollars” of his own treasure on the line. “We’ve got real skin in the game,” he said, adding with a wink, “I’m taking a huge reputation risk!” 😅
Joining him on this wild adventure is Brent Saunders, the CEO of health products firm Bausch + Lomb, who has completed over $300 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions in the last 17 years! Talk about a sidekick! 🦸♂️
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