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NEW YORK - Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (NASDAQ:ALCY), currently trading at $11.99 with a market capitalization of approximately $53 million, announced Monday it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Cartiga, LLC, a data-driven asset management platform specializing in legal claims and law firm investments.
The transaction will take Cartiga public, allowing the company to leverage its 20-year investment track record and proprietary database of over 250,000 litigation-linked asset fundings across 8,000+ lawyers and law firms.
According to the announcement, Cartiga has deployed more than $1.6 billion in legal sector investments and participated in matters generating an estimated $20 billion in settlement values. The company has invested over $20 million in IT and product development since 2020.
"Accessing the public markets in partnership with Alchemy will position us to leverage our data platform and market distribution to accelerate growth, expand our product suite, and deepen our capital and service-based partnerships with law firms," said Sam Wathen, Cartiga’s CEO.
Mattia Tomba, Co-CEO of Alchemy, noted that Cartiga is "well situated to capitalize on growing opportunities to invest in the legal services sector," which represents approximately 1.4% of GDP.
The boards of both companies have unanimously approved the business combination, which remains subject to customary closing conditions including shareholder approvals and regulatory clearances. InvestingPro analysis reveals some financial challenges, with a weak overall financial health score and a current ratio of 0.18, indicating potential short-term liquidity concerns. For deeper insights into ALCY’s financial metrics and additional ProTips, consider exploring InvestingPro.
B. Riley Securities served as exclusive financial advisor to Cartiga, while Keefe, Bruyette and Woods acted as exclusive financial advisor to Alchemy.
The companies stated in the press release that additional information about the transaction will be provided in upcoming SEC filings, including a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. Based on InvestingPro’s Fair Value analysis, the stock currently appears to be trading above its estimated intrinsic value.
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