Animation/VFX Studio DNEG Calls Off $1.7B SPAC Deal
The company will no longer go public due to the “headwinds in the SPAC marketplace and general market volatility.”
The company will no longer go public due to the “headwinds in the SPAC marketplace and general market volatility.”
The vfx giant’s move follows an abandoned plan for an IPO.
Novator, which is led by Icelandic billionaire Thor Björgólfsson, will own a 15% stake in DNEG.
The company says this must be done in order to retain jobs amid the crisis. Union representatives are worried about the long-term implications.
The vfx and animation company employs nearly 7,000 people worldwide.