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29 April 2021
SPAC richest man in France goes public
Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France and Europe, is, together with his business partners, bringing Pegasus Acquisition Company Europe, a new SPAC, to the Amsterdam stock exchange today. After EFIC1, this is the third blank cheque company that applies for investment capital on Beursplein 5 this year.
The IPO will raise €500 million which will be used to acquire a financial services company within two years. A substantial capital, but nothing compared to the $170 billion in assets Arnault is said to own as owner of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, the world’s largest luxury goods empire, according to a U.S. business magazine.
