Perkins Coie Represents MariaDB in Combination With Angel Pond Holdings to Become a Publicly Traded Company

SEATTLE (February 9, 2022)—Perkins Coie is pleased to represent MariaDB Corporation Ab, as it has entered into a business combination agreement to become a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company. For more information, please see the MariaDB press release here.

MariaDB is one of the fastest-growing open-source database software companies in the world and will form a partnership with NYSE-listed Angel Pond. Angel Pond is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

The Perkins Coie deal team representing MariaDB was led by partner Edward Wes, with assistance from partners Gina Eiben and Jens Fischer. Additional assistance was provided by partners Eric DeJong, Wendy Moore, Bryan Smith, and Chris Williams, counsel Jessica North, and associates Chris Wassman, Upjeet Cheema, Reed Homan, Monica Pelayo and Jessica Stevens.