Faraday Future, a California-based electric vehicle startup, and Property Solutions Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination. Following the closing, the combined company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “FFIE”.
The common stock PIPE includes over 30 leading long-term institutional shareholders from the U.S., Europe, and China. Anchor investors in the PIPE include a Top 3 Chinese OEM and long-only institutional shareholders. Including the $230 million in cash held by PSAC in trust, assuming no redemptions, and an upsized, $775 million fully-committed common stock PIPE at $10.00 per share, the transaction will provide $1.0 billion of gross proceeds to the combined company, providing sufficient funds to support the FF 91 scaled production and delivery.
PIPE investors include partners that will help support FF 91’s production and the development and delivery of future vehicle models.
This transaction validates FF’s vision to create a mobility ecosystem built upon innovations in technology and products. FF’s flagship product offering will be the FF 91, featuring industry leading 1,050 HP, 0-60 mph in less than 2.4 seconds, zero gravity seats with the largest 60-degree reclining angles and a revolutionary user experience designed to create a mobile, connected, and luxurious third Internet living space. FF 91 is targeted to launch within twelve months after closing of the merger.
Commenting on today’s significant milestones, Faraday Future’s Global Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld said, “We are excited to enter into this partnership with PSAC. This is an important milestone in our company’s transformation, one that we achieved with strong commitment from our employees, suppliers, and partners in the U.S. and China, as well as the city of Hanford, California. I am excited that this business combination will allow us to launch the class defining FF 91, building upon the founder’s original vision to help our users and shareholders take part in shaping the future of mobility.“
“Faraday Future is a unique and differentiated electric vehicle company with significant growth prospects for the future,” said Property Solutions Co-CEO and Chairman Jordan Vogel. “We believe the excellent management team, led by Dr. Breitfeld, and industry-leading technology will allow Faraday Future to reach its true growth potential.”
FF has invested over $2 billion dollars since its inception. In addition to the development of its first model FF 91, the product definition of the second model FF 81 has been completed, and the R&D work is progressing.
FF has built a strong portfolio for disruptive valuable technologies protected by nearly 900 filed or issued patents globally for its Variable Platform Architecture (“VPA”), Propulsion system, and Advanced I.A.I technology. According to a report by Randolph Square IP (“RSIP”), a patent data analysis firm, FF’s patent portfolio far exceeds that of incumbent OEMs. The VPA is a modular skateboard-like platform which can be sized to accommodate various motor and powertrain configurations. This flexible modular design supports range of consumer and commercial vehicles and facilitates rapid development of multiple vehicle programs to reduce cost and time to market. FF’s propulsion system includes industry-leading inverter design, battery pack gravimetric energy density and propulsion system gravimetric power density. I.A.I. technology offers high-performance computing, high-speed Internet connectivity, Over-The-Air updates, an open ecosystem for third party application integration, in addition to several other proprietary innovations that enable the company to build advanced highly personalized experiences for users.
FF’s strategic partners includes China’s largest privately owned automotive group, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which the company believes will help establish FF’s presence in the Chinese vehicle market, further solidifying FF’s unique US-China dual home market advantage. The two sides will cooperate in technology and engineering support, and will explore the possibility of using OEM production services provided by the joint venture between Foxconn and Geely.
At the same time, Geely Holding Group has also signed a subscription agreement to become a minority investor in Faraday Future.
FF expects to sell more than 400,000 units cumulatively over the next five years, and its first flagship model, the FF 91, has received over 14,000 reservations.
