May Mobility將透過14億美元SPAC交易在那斯達克上市

9月16日（路透社）— 自動駕駛叫車技術公司 May Mobility 已同意透過與空白支票公司 ACP Holdings Acquisition 達成的一項14億美元交易在美國上市，兩家公司週三表示。Sept 16 (Reuters) - Autonomous ride-hailing technology firm May Mobility has agreed to go public in the U.S. through a $1.4 billion deal with blank-check firm ACP Holdings Acquisition, the companies said on Wednesday.

隨著人工智慧與自動駕駛技術進展，使無人駕駛車輛更接近大規模商業應用，全球投資人與汽車製造商對自動駕駛系統開發商的興趣日益升高。Developers of autonomous driving systems are attracting growing interest from investors and automakers globally as advances in AI and self-driving technology bring driverless vehicles closer to wider commercial use.

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• 這項交易預計將產生最高3.37億美元的總收益，其中包括來自機構與策略投資人的1.2億美元上市公司私募股權投資（PIPE），且該投資已獲完全承諾。• The deal is expected to generate up to $337 million in gross proceeds, including a fully committed $120 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) from institutional and strategic investors.

• 這項交易發生之際，作為進入公開市場替代途徑的特殊目的收購公司（SPAC），在美國歷經多年活動低迷後正捲土重來。• The deal comes as special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), an alternative route to public markets, are making a comeback in the U.S. after years of subdued activity.

• SPAC 是一種空殼公司，透過首次公開發行籌集資金，之後利用這些資金與私人企業合併或收購私人企業，使其無須經由傳統 IPO 即可上市。• A SPAC is a shell company that raises capital through an initial public offering and then uses the funds to merge with or acquire a private business, taking it public without a traditional IPO.

• 交易完成後，May Mobility 預計將以股票代號「MAY」在那斯達克交易。• After the deal closes, May Mobility expects to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "MAY".

• May Mobility 表示，自2017年成立以來，已從主要創投投資人、策略性企業夥伴及金融投資人籌得約4.45億美元。• Since its inception in 2017, May Mobility said it has raised about $445 million from leading venture investors, strategic corporate partners and financial investors.

• 該公司表示，已在美國與日本完成超過55萬趟商業自動駕駛載客服務，行駛里程達110萬英里。• The company said it has completed more than 550,000 commercial autonomous rides across 1.1 million miles in the U.S. and Japan.

• 該公司已與多家產業巨擘合作，包括 Uber、Lyft 和 Grab。• It has partnered with several industry giants, including Uber, Lyft and Grab.

（班加羅爾 Manya Saini 報導；Shilpi Majumdar 編輯）(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)