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Blank check B. Riley Principal Merger files for a $125 million IPO

March 14, 2019

B. Riley Principal Merger, a blank check company backed by B. Riley Financial, filed on Thursday with the SEC to raise up to $125 million in an initial public offering.

The New York, NY-based company plans to raise $125 million by offering 12.5 million units at a price of $10. At $10, B. Riley Principal Merger would command a market value of $161 million. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase a share of common stock at $11.50.

B. Riley Principal Merger was founded in 2018 and plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol BRPM.U. B. Riley Principal Merger filed confidentially on December 10, 2018. B. Riley FBR is the sole bookrunner on the deal.