NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Colombier Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: CLBR.U) announced today that it closed its initial public offering of 17,000,000 units, including 2,000,000 units offered pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The upsized offering was priced at $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $170,000,000. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The units are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trading under the ticker symbol “CLBR.U.” After the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE under the symbols “CLBR” and “CLBR.WS,” respectively.
Of the proceeds received from the consummation of the initial public offering and a simultaneous private placement of warrants (as well as the exercise of the over-allotment option), $170,000,000 (or $10.00 per unit sold in the public offering) was placed in trust.
The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to focus on industries that complement the management team’s background and network, such as companies categorized by Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Growth (“EIG”), including but not limited to parallel economies, the return of products and services developed within the United States, sectors with impaired value due to certain investor mandates and businesses within regulated areas that are disrupting inefficiencies related thereto.
The management team is led by seasoned capital markets professionals with experience in the EIG ecosystem including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Omeed Malik, Chief Financial Officer and Co-President, Joe Voboril, Chief Investment Officer and Co-President, Andrew Nasser and Chief Operating Officer, Jordan Cohen. The Company’s board of directors includes Chris Buskirk, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of 1789 Capital; Candice Willoughby, Capital Markets Executive; Michael Seifert, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of PSQ Holdings, Inc; and Ryan Kavanaugh, Co-Founder of Triller.
