FinTech Acquisition Corp. V and eToro Mutually Agree to Terminate Merger Agreement
05 Juli 2022 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
FinTech Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ: FTCV) (“FinTech V”), a
publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and eToro
Group Ltd (“eToro” or the “Company”), the leading social investing
network, announced today that they have mutually agreed to
terminate their previously announced agreement and plan of merger
(the “Merger Agreement”), effective immediately.
The proposed merger, initially announced in March 2021, was
conditioned on the satisfaction of certain closing conditions,
including relating to the Company’s registration statement, within
the timeframe outlined by the Merger Agreement and as extended by
the Merger Agreement Amendment. Despite the parties’ best efforts,
such conditions were not satisfied within such time frame and the
parties were unable to complete the transaction by the June 30,
2022 deadline.
Betsy Cohen, Chairman of FinTech V commented: “eToro continues
to be the leading global social investment platform, with a proven
track record of growth and strong momentum. Although we are
disappointed that the transaction has been rendered impracticable
due to circumstances outside of either party’s control, we wish
Yoni and his talented team continued success.”
Yoni Assia, Co-founder and CEO of eToro commented: “We would
like to thank Betsy and the entire FinTech V team for their hard
work, diligence and support throughout this process. While this may
not be the outcome that we hoped for when we started this process,
eToro’s underlying business remains healthy, our balance sheet is
strong and will continue to balance future growth with
profitability. We ended Q2 2022 with approximately 2.7 million
funded accounts, an increase of over 12% versus the end of 2021,
demonstrating continued customer acquisition and retention rates
that have been improving over time. We remain confident in our
long-term growth strategy and excited for the future of eToro.”
Neither party will be required to pay the other a termination
fee as a result of the mutual decision to terminate the Merger
Agreement.
Additional information about the termination of the Merger
Agreement will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be
filed by FinTech V with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
and available at www.sec.gov.
About eToro
eToro is a social investing network that empowers people to grow
their knowledge and wealth as part of a global community of
successful investors. eToro was founded in 2007 with the vision of
opening up the global markets so that everyone can trade and invest
in a simple and transparent way. Today, eToro is a global community
of more than 27 million registered users who share their investment
strategies; and anyone can follow the approaches of those who have
been the most successful. Due to the simplicity of the platform
users can easily buy, hold and sell assets, monitor their portfolio
in real time, and transact whenever they want.
https://www.etoro.com/
About FinTech Acquisition Corp. V
FinTech Acquisition Corp. V is a special purpose acquisition
company led by Betsy Z. Cohen as Chairman of the Board, Daniel G.
Cohen, as Chief Executive Officer and James J. McEntee, III as
President formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital
stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization
or similar business combination with one or more businesses, with a
focus on the financial technology industry. The company raised
$250,000,000 in its initial public offering in December 2020 and is
listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “FTCV”.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act, as amended. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by the use of the words such as “estimate,” “plan,”
“project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“seek,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “target,”
“should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely
result,” or similar expressions that predict or indicate future
events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters
that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a
result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions,
whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current
expectations of eToro’s and FinTech V’s management; are not
predictions of actual performance; and are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this
communication. There may be additional risks that neither eToro nor
FinTech V presently know or that eToro and FinTech V currently
believe are immaterial that could also cause actual events and
results to differ. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect
eToro’s and FinTech V’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future
events and views as of the date of this communication. eToro and
FinTech V anticipate that subsequent events and developments will
cause eToro’s and FinTech V’s assessments to change. While eToro
and FinTech V may elect to update these forward-looking statements
at some point in the future, eToro and FinTech V specifically
disclaim any obligation to do so, unless required by applicable
law. For any forward-looking statements made in this press release,
eToro and FinTech V claim the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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