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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Eric Trump-backed defence technology company Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal

Defense technology company Space-Eyes has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company McKinley ​Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the combined business at $638 million, the companies said on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump has recently become the third-largest private investor in the original Space-Eyes, which has operated primarily as a research-and-development company and generated about $1 million in annual revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.

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