Far Point Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FPAC), sponsored by Far Point LLC and led by Thomas Farley, former president of the New York Stock Exchange, completed its initial public offering in 2018 targeting the financial technology sector. The SPAC filed an 8-K with the SEC on August 17, 2020, in connection with its business combination with Global Blue Group Holding AG, a Switzerland-based technology-driven payments and retail solutions company. The merger marked FPAC's transition from a blank-check company to an operating entity, with Global Blue beginning to trade on the NYSE under the ticker "GB" following the transaction's close. Sign up for SpacDesk to access full filing data, deal timelines, and sponsor analytics for FPAC and hundreds of other SPACs.