SPAC: The Panacea for new mobility financing?

Munich, February 2021

SPAC: The Panacea for new mobility financing?

Munich/Detroit, February 2021
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hile incumbents are resorting to the announcement of partnerships and vast investments to cater investor demands, the SPAC frenzy of the ‘new kids on the block’ is making headlines.

The long-term performance of (mobility) SPACs remains to be evaluated – three things already stand out: SPACs are a reoccurrence, not a new invention; mobility SPACs are largely driven by electrification, SPACs per se are no panacea for the future of mobility financing.
Read on in our latest point of view.
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SPAC: The Panacea for new mobility financing?
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Authors
Andreas Radics

Executive Partner

Jan Dannenberg

Executive Partner

Andreas Radics

Andreas Radics (1973) has been advising the automotive industry as a consultant since 2001. In addition, he can look back on over four years of professional and management experience in industry. Before co-founding and building up Berylls Strategy Advisors in 2011 as one of its Managing Partners, he worked at Gemini Consulting and Oliver Wyman, two international strategy consulting firms.
Besides being one of the leading subject-matter experts in Mergers & Acquisitions as well as in the development and implementation of corporate strategies in the automotive industry, he is an expert in e-mobility and a proven expert on the US market.
Business administration degree at Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Business Administration Faculty, Ingolstadt, Germany.

Dr. Jan Dannenberg
Dr. Jan Dannenberg (1962) has been a consultant for the automotive industry since 1990 and became a founding partner of Berylls Strategy Advisors in May 2011. Until spring 2011, he worked with Mercer Management Consulting and Oliver Wyman in Munich, Germany, on international projects – for five years as Associate Partner, and another three years as Partner. He is a recognized specialist in innovation and brand management in the automotive industry, and primarily advises suppliers and investors on strategy, M&A and performance improvement. In addition he is Managing Director at Berylls Equity Partners, an investment company that specializes on mobility enterprises.
Bachelor of Arts in economics at Stanford University, USA; business administration and doctorate degree at the University of Bamberg, Germany.