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有传言称通过与伽利略收购合并的$ 4.1亿美元合并

3D打印服务局Shapeways准备通过与特殊目的收购公司(SPAC)合并公开公开伽利略收购公司(GLEO), sources have told路透社

According to people familiar with the matter, Shapeways is closing in on an agreement that will see it merge with Galileo to form a new $410 million firm, and become listed on the NYSE. The deal effectively shows that this year’s SPAC boom remains alive and well, after recent interest had appeared to tail-off following accounting changes made by U.S. regulators.

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A range of components that were 3D printed using Shapeways' existing online platform. Image via Shapeways.
Shapeways可以通过拟议的合并筹集1.38亿美元的资金。图像通过Shapeways。

Shapeways’ ever-expanding offering

Founded in 2007, Shapeways provides a broad suite of 3D printing, injection molding and urethane casting services, that allow clients to rapidly produce on-demand parts. In terms of the firm’s additive manufacturing offering, its current machine portfolio includes the SLS, DLS and MJF technologies, enabling it to address the needs of customers in the consumer goods and medical sectors among others.

实际上,该公司最近透露它已经到达2000万3D印刷零件里程碑, and unveiled some of the more unusual order requests it has fulfilled. Precision pollination firmBeeHero, for instance, now relies on Shapeways 3D printed sensors to optimize hive productivity, while design business67个设计添加剂生产耐用的iPad安装设备,用于越野车。

Shapewayshas also worked closely with industry partners over the last two years, to continue broadening its offering to clients. The firm添加了EOS的尼龙PA11在2019年4月到达其投资组合,然后进入独家材料合作伙伴关系汉克尔,它开始通过其点击3D打印服务开始提供公司的Lottite材料。

最近,Shapeways有integrated ZVerse’s CADaaS platformto optimize the performance of its marketplace, and launched a new 3D printing service alongside巴斯夫subsidiaryForward AM。在该公司与伽利略的拟议合并之后,它现在将筹集大量资本,可用于资助其未来的增长。

3D打印的定位物树脂样品。通过汉克(Henkel)的照片
Shapewayshas continuously expanded upon its product portfolio over the last two years. Photo via Henkel.

潜在的4.1亿美元合并

尽管Shapeways尚未对拟议合并公开发表评论,但据了解,该交易将使该公司以4.1亿美元的估值(包括债务)与伽利略一起加入。鉴于伽利略(Galileo)于2020年10月在纽约证券交易所上市筹集了1.38亿美元,因此这笔资本可能现在可以用于Shapeways,从而为其提供了资金,以资助其扩展计划。

在其他地方,最近几个月,3D印刷公司(例如Redwire标记已经同意进行类似的合并,这可能会使他们通过公共股权(管道)的私人投资筹集了高达31.1亿美元。结果,如果Shapeways和Galileo还选择使用管道向私人投资者发行股票,他们可以迅速筹集大量资本。

作为额外的奖励,如果Shapeways的IPO能够成功地捕获投资者的权益,它将具有增加更多投资的潜力,这可以帮助资助其长期计划。但是,自从提出拟议协议的谣言开始出现以来,伽利略的股票一直保持平坦,这表明这绝不是IPO将是直接的股票市场成功。

The SPAC boom continues

尽管美国监管机构最近发生了变化,该监管机构修改了围绕SPAC的会计要求,但它们仍代表着许多3D印刷公司公开公开的吸引力。仅在2021年的前三个月中AM公司的核算近110亿美元of these deals.

桌面金属似乎启动了这一趋势,通过公开merger with Trine Acquisition在2020年12月,并被上市。到目前为止,该协议已经看到该公司筹集了约5.8亿美元的资金,并使它得以实现以3亿美元的价格收购EnvisionTec

2021年3月,3D打印机制造商velo3d还宣布打算通过与Jaws Spitfire Accerisition Corp合并。该交易对这家合并后的公司的价值约为16亿美元,预计将于2021年H2完成,同时筹集了5亿美元的现金收益,以资助该公司未来的扩张。

UPDATE:Shapeways现在已经确认,它打算与Galileo Aquisition Corp合并,以创建一个新的企业,该企业的总股票价值为6.05亿美元。交易完成后,合并后的公司将重命名为Shapeways Holdings Inc,并将继续在NYSE上进行交易,但在“ SHPW”的修订后。

While the initial business combination is expected to value Shapeways at $410 million, it will also generate $195 million in net proceeds for the company, giving it total enterprise equity worth $605 million. Of this funding, $75 million is set to be raised via a common stock PIPE, backed by original investors Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, INKEF, andUnion Square, as well as米勒价值合作伙伴xn

作为公司之间战略合作伙伴关系的一部分,该管道还将得到桌面金属的支持,该公司应使Shapeways能够超越其对塑料的关注,并将其扩展到利润丰厚的金属市场上。就其IPO产生的更广泛的现金收益而言,Shapeways打算使用它们来扩展其材料和技术产品,并扩展其覆盖范围,以解决新行业的客户。

伽利略和Shapeways的董事会已经批准了这项交易,这将使Shapeways的首席执行官Greg Kress保持掌舵。在截止条件下,伽利略现在必须直到2021年10月22日才能完成业务组合,但预计该交易将在2021年夏天结束。

“Our vision to enable anyone to rapidly transform digital designs into physical products is reaching a significant milestone today as we transition Shapeways into a public company,” said Greg Kress, CEO of Shapeways. “We have been successfully executing on our vision, and this capital will allow us to empower digital manufacturing at scale.”

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特色图像显示了Shapeways 3D打印无人机零件的选择。图像通过Shapeways。