Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

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Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. was a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by Chamath Palihapitiya that took Virgin Galactic public through a high-profile merger.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf publicly traded company
special purpose acquisition company
associatedWith Hedosophia
Social Capital
associatedWithPerson Richard Branson
businessCombinationWith Virgin Galactic
businessStatusAfterMerger consumed into Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
countryOfIncorporation Cayman Islands
dealAnnouncementType de-SPAC transaction
dealType SPAC merger
foundedBy Chamath Palihapitiya
Hedosophia
hasBusinessModel blank check company
hasCoFounder Chamath Palihapitiya
Hedosophia
hasKeyPerson Chamath Palihapitiya
hasLeader Chamath Palihapitiya
hasNotableInvestor Chamath Palihapitiya
industry financial services
investment management
mergedWith Virgin Galactic
notableFor taking Virgin Galactic public via SPAC merger
notableTransaction merger with Virgin Galactic
purpose effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
resultedIn Virgin Galactic becoming a publicly traded company
roleInTransaction acquirer
sectorFocus space industry
technology
sponsor Hedosophia
Social Capital
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange
successorEntity Virgin Galactic
surface form: Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
targetCompany Virgin Galactic
tickerSymbol IPOA
transactionNotability one of the first high-profile SPAC deals in the modern SPAC boom
transactionStructure reverse merger

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Virgin Galactic SPACPartner Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.
SPCE SPACPartner Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.