GlobeNewswire Inc. · May 2, 2022
CH-AUTO, A Chinese Electric Vehicle Manufacturing and Design Service Company, Announces Plans To Become A Public Company Via Merger Transaction With Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IV
BEIJING and NEW YORK, May 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CH-AUTO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LTD., a company formed under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China (“CH-AUTO”), an electric vehicle manufacturing and design service company based in China, and Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IV (Nasdaq: MCAF) (“Mountain Crest”), a Delaware corporation that was formed as a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will operate under a holding entity named CH AUTO Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Pubco”) and plans to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The transaction reflects an initial equity value of approximately $1.25 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 and Qun Lu, CH-AUTO’s founder and CEO, will continue to lead the holding company as its CEO after closing of the transaction.
