RedBall Acquisition Corp, the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that had held talks over acquiring a stake in Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, is to dissolve.
The SPAC, led by RedBird Capital Partners founder and managing partner Gerry Cardinale and baseball analytics guru Billy Beane, has announced the redemption of its public shares and subsequent dissolution after being unable to land on a satisfactory target.
RedBall came to market in 2020 and immediately the clock started ticking on investing the initial $575m capital, with the SPAC having two years to land.