Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in talks to merge with Reid Hoffman's SPAC -TechCrunch
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in talks to merge with Reid Hoffman's SPAC -TechCrunch
June 4 (Reuters) - Self-driving car startup Aurora is nearing a deal to merge with blank-check firm Reinvent Technology Partners Y , which is backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus and Michael Thompson, TechCrunch reported on Friday.
The targeted valuation, which had been as high as $20 billion, is now closer to $12 billion, according to the report citing people familiar with the matter.
The deal is expected to be announced as early as next week, TechCrunch reported.
Aurora and Reinvent Technology Partners Y did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)
((Eva.Mathews@thomsonreuters.com;)
路透6月4日電-據TechCrunch週五報道，自動駕駛汽車初創公司Aurora即將與空白支票公司Reinvent Technology Partners Y合併，後者得到了硅谷重量級人物裏德·霍夫曼(Reid Hoffman)、馬克·平卡斯(Mark Pincus)和邁克爾·湯普森(Michael Thompson)的支持。報道援引知情人士的話説，目標估值曾高達200億美元，現在更接近120億美元。據TechCrunch報道，這筆交易預計最早將於下週宣佈。Aurora和Reinvent Technology Partners Y沒有立即回覆路透的置評請求。(Eva Mathews在孟加拉國報道；Anil編輯德席爾瓦)(Eva.Mathews@thomsonreurs.com；)
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