(Reuters) -Sports technology firm Enhanced said on Wednesday it would go public in the United States through a merger with special purpose acquisition company A Paradise Acquisition Corp, valuing it at $1.2 billion.
Blank-check firms are staging a comeback on Wall Street this year after a prolonged downturn, with seasoned sponsors reviving SPACs as an alternative route to public listings.
Financial services firm SWB, data center operator Blockfusion and Teamshares also announced plans to go public
via SPAC mergers this month.
Founded in 2023, Enhanced aims to reinvent elite sports and performance with products focused on health and longevity. The company plans to build a diversified business that taps growing demand for sports entertainment, performance enhancement and others.
Enhanced said it expects to generate revenue from telehealth and direct-to-consumer performance products, brand partnerships and broadcasting rights. Brand partnerships are expected to form the core of its sports business, the company said.
The merger is expected to deliver up to $200 million in gross cash proceeds, which Enhanced said would be directed toward athlete recruitment and pay, Enhanced Games production, medical support for athletes, development of telehealth and consumer products and general corporate purposes.
The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026. After that, the combined company will be renamed as Enhanced Group and list on the Nasdaq under the ticker "ENHA".
Berenberg is the financial adviser to Enhanced, while Cohen & Company Capital Markets advises A Paradise.
(Reporting by Pritam Biswas and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
