A quick thread on the winding career of Tom Farley (former NYSE President & future CEO of Bullish) with the Bullish SPAC merger news out recently:https://www.reuters.com/technology/cryptocurrency-firm-bullish-go-public-9-bln-spac-deal-2021-07-09/ …
Far Point's purchase was incredibly ill-timed - COVID lockdowns destroyed Global Blue's travel-focused business, and the SPAC nearly dropped the deal altogether.https://www.barrons.com/articles/spacs-dont-always-go-smoothly-global-blue-could-still-end-happily-51598101200 …
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After the Global Blue deal finally closed Farley started another SPAC, this time Far Peak in November 2020. THIS is the company that's buying Bullish for $9 billion. Farley is expected to stay on as CEO, bringing exchange experience to the startup crypto firm.
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