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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

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M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2022

 

 

M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.

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Delaware   001-40162   86-1359752
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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1700 Broadway—19th Floor

New York, NY 10019

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(212) 202-2200

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

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Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant   MBAC.U   The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units   MBAC   The New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50   MBAC.WS   The New York Stock Exchange

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Item 1.01

Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in Item 1.02 below is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported, on August 16, 2021, M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware corporation (“MBAC”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Blue Steel Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of MBAC (“Merger Sub”), and Syniverse Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Syniverse”), pursuant to which Merger Sub would merge with and into Syniverse, with Syniverse surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of MBAC.

On February 9, 2022, MBAC and Syniverse entered into a Mutual Written Consent of Termination (the “Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement effective as of February 9, 2022 due to unfavorable market conditions.

As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement, certain transaction agreements entered into in connection with the Merger Agreement, including, but not limited to, (i) the Sponsor Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2021, by and among MBAC, Syniverse, M3-Brigade Sponsor II LP and the other party thereto, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by MBAC on August 17, 2021 (the “Prior 8-K”), and (ii) the subscription agreements, dated as of August 16, 2021, by and between MBAC and certain investors, copies of which were filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to the Prior 8-K, have also been terminated and are no longer effective.

MBAC intends to continue to pursue a business combination.

The foregoing description of the Termination Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the full text of the Termination Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On February 9, 2022, MBAC issued a press release announcing the termination of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. As a result of the termination of the Merger Agreement, the special meeting of MBAC’s stockholders, which was scheduled to be held on February 9, 2022, for the purpose of voting on the Merger Agreement and proposed transactions related thereto, will not take place.

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expectations with respect to future financial and operating performance of MBAC. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions, or results, and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus filed by MBAC on March 5, 2021 relating to MBAC’s initial public offering and in its subsequent periodic reports and other filings with the SEC. Most of these factors are outside of the control of MBAC and are difficult to predict. You should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. MBAC does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibits   

Description

10.1    Mutual Written Consent of Termination, dated as of February 9, 2022, by and between MBAC and Syniverse.
99.1    Press Release, dated February 9, 2022.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION II CORP.
Date: February 9, 2022     By:  

/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji

      Name:  Mohsin Y. Meghji
      Title:    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.1

MUTUAL WRITTEN CONSENT OF TERMINATION

This Mutual Written Consent of Termination (this “Consent”) is entered into as of February 9, 2022, by and among M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), and Syniverse Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to those terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, Acquiror, Blue Steel Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror, and the Company previously entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 16, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Acquiror and the Company desire to terminate the Merger Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1(a) of the Merger Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, pursuant to Section 10.1(a) of the Merger Agreement, Acquiror and the Company hereby consent and agree to the termination of the Merger Agreement and, as a result, the Merger Agreement is hereby terminated, effective immediately.

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M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION II CORP.
By:  

/s/ Mohsin Meghji

  Name: Mohsin Meghji
  Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
SYNIVERSE CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Andrew Davies

  Name: Andrew Davies
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement Termination Consent]


Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

TWILIO INC.
By:  

/s/ Bryan Vaniman

  Name: Bryan Vaniman
  Title: SVP, Corporate Development

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement Termination Consent]


Exhibit 99.1

M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. Announces Termination of Merger Agreement with Syniverse

NEW YORK, February 9, 2022 – M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. (NYSE: MBAC) (“MBAC”), a special purpose acquisition corporation, announced today that it has terminated its merger agreement with Syniverse by mutual agreement of all relevant parties. As a result, the special meeting of MBAC stockholders to approve the proposed transaction has been cancelled and MBAC will seek an alternative business combination.

Mohsin Y. Meghji, the Chief Executive Officer of MBAC, said: “We are disappointed that recent changes in market conditions made it impossible to consummate our proposed merger, but Syniverse is a great company with a strong management team and we are confident that it has a very bright future.”

The rate of MBAC stockholder redemptions for the proposed transaction would have exceeded the minimum condition for closing. “Although the parties collaboratively sought potential solutions in anticipation of high redemptions as a result of the recent turbulence in capital markets and growth stocks, these same conditions prevented the parties from reaching agreement on modifying the transaction terms,” said Donald E. Morgan III, the Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Brigade Capital Management, LP. “Nobody on the MBAC team is happy to have a failed deal and rest assured that we will have alternative sources of financing in hand for our next proposed combination,” he continued.

MBAC closed its initial public offering on March 8, 2021 and has 24 months from such date to complete its initial business combination.

About MBAC

MBAC is a special purpose acquisition corporation formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with one or more businesses. MBAC is led by key executives of M3 Partners, LP, a leading financial advisory services firm that specializes in assisting companies at inflection points in their growth cycle, and Brigade Capital Management, LP, a leading global investment advisor that was founded in 2006 to specialize in credit-focused investment strategies and has approximately $30 billion in assets under management.

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For more information, contact:

Kristin Celauro

M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp.

kcelauro@m3-partners.com

+1.212.202.2223