Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

NextGen Acquisition Corp. II, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker NGCA and organized under the name Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc., was a blank-check special purpose acquisition company that completed its IPO in March 2021. Sponsored by NextGen Acquisition Management LLC, led by co-founders George Mattson and Gregory Summe, the vehicle focused on the aerospace and space technology sector. The 10-Q filed in May 2021 reflects the company's pre-combination search period; NGCA subsequently announced a definitive merger agreement with Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's small-satellite launch company, in August 2021, with the transaction closing in December 2021 and the combined entity trading on Nasdaq as VORB. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filing archives, deal timelines, and sponsor profiles across the entire SPAC universe.