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Hypebeast Will List in US Following SPAC Deal

The media and lifestyle brand, which first listed in Hong Kong in 2016, will bring its shares to the Nasdaq following a merger with special purpose acquisition company, Iron Spark I, Inc.
Kevin Ma, founder of Hypebeast
Kevin Ma founded Hypebeast in 2005, following a SPAC deal the company is now said to be valued at $530 million. ( Silas Lee)

The deal values Hypebeast at $530 million and includes a $13.3 million private equity investment from celebrity backers, including Tom Brady and Naomi Osaka. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news.

According to a regulatory finding, in the six months to the end of September, Hypebeast posted a net profit of around $8 million.

Hypebeast did not immediately reply to BoF’s request for comment on the report.

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