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Freshfields advises Babylon Founder & CEO in Babylon’s proposed merger with SPAC Alkuri Global
Freshfields is advising Dr. Ali Parsa, Founder, CEO and major shareholder of Babylon Holdings Limited (“Babylon”) in connection with Babylon’s proposed merger with Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: KURI), a special purpose acquisition company. Details of the transaction can be found here.
Babylon is a leading digital-first value-based care company. The combined entity reflects a $4.2 billion equity valuation, including an estimated $575 million in gross proceeds. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
The Freshfields team was led by partner Sebastian L. Fain and associate Paul Gray.
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