SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SVF Investment Corp. 3 (Nasdaq: SVFC) (the “Company”) announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 32,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, including 4,000,000 shares issued pursuant to the full exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price to the public of $10.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $320,000,000.
The Company’s shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on March 9, 2021, under the ticker symbol “SVFC”. In addition, an affiliate of the sponsor entered into a forward purchase agreement that provides for the purchase of up to $200,000,000 forward purchase Class A ordinary shares, for $10.00 per share, in a private placement to close substantially concurrently with the closing of the Company’s initial business combination.
The Company is sponsored by SoftBank Investment Advisers (“SBIA”), the investment manager to the SoftBank Vision Funds. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in a technology-enabled sector. The company is led by Ioannis Pipilis, Managing Partner for SBIA, and Navneet Govil, the CFO of SBIA. Michael Carpenter and Michael Tobin will serve on the board as independent directors.
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