LOS ANGELES, December 18, 2024 -- B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley"), a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to have served as sole bookrunner to Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II ("Roman" or the "Company") on its $200 million initial public offering.
Roman is a blank check company formed for the purpose of affecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any stage of its corporate evolution or in any industry or sector, the Company intends to focus its initial search on companies in the cybersecurity, artificial intelligence or financial technology industries. Learn more about Roman here.
Jonathan Mitchell, Senior Managing Director at B. Riley Securities, said, "We are honored to have played a critical role in Roman's IPO and their previous successful merger with CompoSecure. Both transactions marked important milestones for the Roman SPAC Franchise, and we look forward to our continued partnership."
B. Riley Securities' investment banking team was led by Jonathan Mitchell and included Alex Shaffer and Jack Russell. B. Riley Securities' capital markets team was led by Ryan Aceto and included Dawn Farrell, Kathy Innis, Samuel Cook and Forbes Aggabao.
Kirkland and Ellis LLP served as underwriter's counsel for the transaction.
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