Westway Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWAY) was formed through the business combination of Hicks Acquisition Company — a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Thomas O. Hicks — with Westway Terminal Company and ED&F Man Liquid Products, with the merger closing in 2010 following the SPAC's 2007 IPO. The combined company operated in the industrial infrastructure and agriculture sectors, running bulk liquid storage terminals across North American and international ports alongside a liquid animal feed supplements business. The December 2012 8-K filing corresponds to the period when ED&F Man Holdings pursued a going-private transaction, ultimately taking Westway Group off public markets. For complete filing history, deal documents, and sponsor-level analytics on Westway Group and hundreds of other SPAC transactions, sign up for full data access at SpacDesk.