Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Note 9-Fair Value Measurements

The following tables presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021, by level within the fair value hierarchy:

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Investments held in the Trust Account:
Money Market Funds	$	230,012,446	$	-	$	-	$	230,012,446

Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities - Public Warrant	$	3,450,000	$	-	$	-	$	3,450,000
Derivative liabilities - Private Warrant		-		-		3,950,000		3,950,000
Forward purchase agreement	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
							$	7,400,000

As of December 31, 2020, there were no assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of Public Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 fair value measurement to a Level 1 measurement, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in May 2021. There were no other transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Level 1 assets include investments in money market funds that invest solely in U.S. government securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.

The fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants have been measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value of the forward purchase agreement is determined as the estimated unit value less the net present value of the forward purchase agreement. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized a gain in the statement of operations resulting from a decrease in the fair value of liabilities of approximately $3.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, presented as change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed statement of operations.

For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, the fair value of the Public Warrants is based on the observable listed price for such warrants (a Level 1 measurement). The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants, and the Public Warrants prior to being separately listed and traded, is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary share warrants based on implied volatility from the Company’s traded warrants and from historical volatility of select peer company’s ordinary shares that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at the measurement date:

	As of September 30, 2021
Volatility		29.0	%
Share price	$	9.73
Expected life of the options to convert		0.48
Risk-free rate		1.09	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%

The change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities, measured using Level 3 inputs, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, is summarized as follows:

Balance - January 1, 2021	$	-
Issuance of Public and Private Warrants		9,228,670
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		144,660
Value of forward purchase agreement		-
Derivative liabilities at March 31, 2021		9,373,330
Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1 measurement		(4,370,000	)
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		1,000,670
Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement		-
Derivative liabilities at June 30, 2021		6,004,000
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(2,054,000	)
Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement		-
Derivative liabilities at September 30, 2021	$	3,950,000

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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