{"id":124954,"date":"2022-07-15T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=124954"},"modified":"2023-05-18T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T14:33:47","slug":"faze-clan-spac-merger-complete-public-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/07\/faze-clan-spac-merger-complete-public-listing","title":{"rendered":"FaZe Clan to go public after SPAC merger vote approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004bd421\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><em><strong>UPDATE 20\/07\/22:<\/strong> FaZe Clan has officially gone public after completing its listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange.<\/em><\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_-large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_-medium.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_-medium_large.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FYHPDykWQAIzZK_.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: FaZe Clan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004bf6b5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>North American esports and gaming organisation <strong>FaZe Clan<\/strong> is set to become publicly listed after shareholders at <strong>B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp (BRPM)<\/strong>, a SPAC vehicle, voted to formally approve its merger.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c0150\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>FaZe common stock and warrants will begin trading under the stock ticker symbols FAZE and FAZEW respectively on the NASDAQ stock exchange when the deal \u2014 which is still subject to certain closing conditions \u2014 goes through. Once the deal has closed, FaZe Clan will be renamed FaZe Holdings Inc.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cfe004c1033\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-123739\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/06\/b-riley-public-esports-financial-future\" target=\"_blank\">Profitability Pressure: B. Riley on going public and the financial future of esports<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-124896\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/07\/faze-spac-merger-likely-to-succeed-after-key-barrier-removed\" target=\"_blank\">FaZe SPAC merger likely to succeed after key barrier removed<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c1fe3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The results of the vote have not yet been released. Formal results of the vote will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by BRPM with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), B. Riley said in a release.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c2a66\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The consequential vote, which was seen as something of a litmus test for investor sentiment in esports, could have wide-reaching industry implications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c3553\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>A public listing means FaZe will now be able to easily raise investment. This may signal that <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/06\/b-riley-public-esports-financial-future\/\">going public is a viable strategy<\/a> for cash-strapped esports organisations looking to keep raising money.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c3cda\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, the financial transparency obligations required of publicly traded companies means greater scrutiny of financial performance, which could also spell bad news for the industry at large if FaZe fails to perform.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c478a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>FaZe Clan joins a growing list of publicly traded esports organisations, companies and conglomerates, including Enthusiast Gaming, GameSquare Esports, Esports Entertainment Group, OverActive Media and Astralis, amongst many others.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3.png\" alt=\"esi london 2022\" class=\"wp-image-124907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ESILONDON-GENERAL-1024x512px-3-medium_large.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ESI&#8217;s flagship conference is coming back to London in September. To buy a ticket or find out more, click <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/events\/esi-london-2022\/\">here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c5366\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>BRPM is a SPAC, or Special Purpose Acquisition Company, a type of shell company listed on a stock exchange that is used to acquire a private company and bring it public without going through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c5de7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The vote looked likely to succeed yesterday after <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/07\/faze-spac-merger-likely-to-succeed-after-key-barrier-removed\/\">Esports Insider revealed a key barrier to the deal had been removed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cfe004c6840\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>FaZe is renowned for bypassing a pure focus on competitive gaming and diversifying into a lifestyle and gaming brand with a presence in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/03\/snoop-dogg-faze-clan\/\">mainstream pop culture<\/a>. 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