BOSTON, Oct. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lefteris
Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: LFTRU) is pleased to announce that it
has successfully completed its initial public offering. As a
special purpose acquisition company, Lefteris was created for the
purpose of acquiring a company in the fintech space. True to its
mission, Lefteris is led by a distinctive executive team with the
strategic and public company expertise and capital raising know-how
to help private companies go public successfully.
"We look forward to discussing our unique approach to helping
companies accelerate their growth potential and access the public
markets via Lefteris. We bring the talent necessary to help make
that happen," said Karl Roessner,
CEO of Lefteris. "We believe there are many great fintech companies
poised to succeed in the public markets and we look forward to
exploring the possibilities with them."
Lefteris was formed because its executive team saw a need in the
fintech market for fresh ideas around growth that could be
supported by deep public company experience. Lefteris' executives
previously created market-leading companies in their careers and
have a shared excitement for doing so again via this vehicle.
"We were able to bring together an incredible team of accomplished
executives and directors to pursue our goal of a successful public
offering by a market-leading fintech company," said Mark Casady, chairman of Lefteris. "We
created Lefteris because we believe there is a need for a different
form of capital and a different brand of leader to help companies
over $500 million in market cap to
develop and grow their businesses."
The Lefteris executive team is:
Mark Casady, the former chairman
and CEO of LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA) and the current founder and
general partner of Vestigo Ventures which is an early stage
fintech- focused investor.
Karl Roessner, the former CEO of
E*Trade Financial.
Jon Isaccson, the CFO and chief
business development officer of Lefteris, who has experience as CFO
of Edelman Financial Services and in various public companies.
David Bergers, general counsel of
Lefteris, and formerly the general counsel of LPL Financial with
many years in leadership positions at the SEC.
Ryan Parker, the vice chairman of
Lefteris, and the former CEO of Edelman Financial Services.
The Lefteris directors, bringing their fintech networks and
insights to the effort are:
Asiff Hiji, an investor in
numerous tech startups, President of Figure Technologies and the
former President and COO of Coinbase and of TD Ameritrade.
Charles Roame, the founder and
managing partner of Tiburon Strategic Advisors and the Tiburon
Partners Fund.
April Rudin, the CEO and founder
of The Rudin Group, a firm focused on company marketing and
positioning.
About the Company
Lefteris was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more
businesses. Although the Company's efforts to identify a
prospective business combination opportunity will not be limited to
a particular industry, it intends to focus on businesses in the
financial technology sector ("FinTech"), with a particular emphasis
on businesses providing technology for financial services
("WealthTech"), regulatory and compliance functions ("RegTech"),
insurance services ("InsurTech"), wealth and asset management or
employee benefits and payroll processing functions.
Contact:
info@lefteris.company
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