SK Growth Opportunities, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Korean conglomerate SK targeting ESG, filed with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.this company intends to apply to get listed on the Nasdaq, under the symbol “SKGRU".

由韩国SK集团 (SK HOLDINGS) 支持的针对 ESG 的特殊目的并购公司 SK Growth Opportunities 正式向SEC提交了高达2亿美元的首次公开募股申请，股票代码 SKGRU，拟在纳斯达克上市。

 

SPAC SKGR was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
SPAC SKGR 是一家注册于开曼群岛的豁免公司，旨在于一家或多个业务实体完成合并、股份交换、资产收购、股份收购、重组或类似的业务组合。
Initially filled with SEC on February of 2022, it had planed to issue 20,000,000 units with each unit having an offering price of US$10.00.While the exact IPO date is still unknown.
SKGR 最早在今年2月份初次向SEC递交上市申请，计划以10美元价格发行2000万个单元。IPO日期尚不明确。

Backed by Korean SK Holdings 韩国SK集团支持
 
A wholly-owned subsidiary of SK is the anchor investor in SKGR’s sponsor.
SPAC SKGR由韩国SK集团支持，其全资子公司作为SPAC赞助商的基石投资者。

SK is a leading global conglomerate based in the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) with breadth and depth across a diverse array of industries spanning multiple continents. SK and its affiliated companies operate more than 125 businesses across the energy, life sciences, advanced materials, mobility, and semiconductors industries with over $130 billion in assets globally.In 2021,SK was ranked 129^th on the Fortune Global 500 list. 

SK是一家领先的全球企业集团，总部位于韩国，其业务领域横跨多个大洲多种行业。SK及其附属公司在全球能源、生命科学、先进材料、移动和半导体行业拥有超过125项业务，资产超过1300亿美元。2021年，SK在《财富》全球500强榜单上排名第129位。

The Management SPAC 高管成员

SK Growth Opportunities is led by CEO and Director Richard Chin. Mr. Chin had served as President at SK hynix and Head of Global Development Group (“GDG”). Under Mr. Chin’s leadership, GDG developed and executed great growth strategies for SK’s affiliates in the United States, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, and joint venture partnerships.Meanwhile the CFO and Director Derek Jensen had been former VP of Corporate Development of GDG,where he was responsible for sourcing and executing mergers and acquisitions and strategic investments for SK in the United States. 
SPAC CEO 及董事Richard Chin 曾担任SK hynix总裁以及全球发展集团GDG的负责人。 GDG为SK集团在美国的附属子公司实施无限地发展战略，包括并购、投资、合资合作等，快速扩大了SK在美国和全球的品牌影响力。CFO Derek Jensen 曾担任 GDG 企业发展部前副总裁，负责为 SK 在美国寻找和执行并购和战略投资

Considerations on Business Combination 合并目标

It is planned for SKGR to complete proposed initial business combination, which pays attention on the U.S.enterprises.

SKGR计划在18个月内完成拟议的初始业务组合，将重点关注美国企业。

While the SPAC may acquire business combination in any sector or geography, it will mainly pursue to identify and acquire a growth-oriented, and market leading business with strong ESG (environmental, social, and governance) metrics. The detailed acquisition criteria include: strongly aligned with ESG; portfolio optionality; potential commercial and strategic synergies with the SK platform;sustainable standalone company; other areas of interest of new energy,electrification,clean solutions,sustainable food etc.
虽然该SPAC可能会在任何业务领域或地区寻求收购机会，其收购策略更青睐具有强大 ESG（environmental, social, and governance,即环境、社会及治理） 指标，以增长为导向的市场领先业务。具体的标准描述有：ESG高度一致性/具备可拓展的投资组合可选性/能与 SK 平台有潜在商业协同效应/能独立持续发展/其他感兴趣的领域如新能源、电气化、情节解决方案、可持续食品等等。

With the increasing participation of South Korean companies in financial frontier joined the SPACs boom in the U.S. market, Korean investors' negative attitude on SPACs seems to be changing now. In 2014, American General Business Association (AGBA) participated in the establishment of SPAC CADT, which was Asia’s very first US-based SPAC following the 2008 financial crisis. Now AGBA is committed to bringing new opportunities to more Koren enterprises with SPAC method and rich experiences of launching multiple SPACs!
伴随金融前沿的韩国企业对美国SPAC参与的增加，韩国投资者对SPAC上市方式的冷淡态度似乎也在改写。美国联合商业协会自2014年起参与发起亚洲金融危机后第一间美国上市的SPAC。 当下AGBA更致力于以SPAC上市的路径和发起多家SPAC积累的经验为更多韩国企业带来发展新机遇！