BuzzFeed to Go Public Monday After Merger With SPAC, Acquisition of Complex Networks

BZFD will begin trading Monday as company raises just over $16 million

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BuzzFeed’s shareholders voted in favor of taking the company public on Friday as the media company completes its merger with a special purpose acquisition company 890 5th Avenue Partners and acquires Complex Networks.

BuzzFeed is expected to begin trading Monday and is the first digital media property to do so.

“The new company is now known as BuzzFeed, Inc., and its shares of Class A common stock and warrants are expected to commence trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “BZFD” and “BZFDW”, respectively, on Monday, December 6, 2021,” the company said in its statement.

The previously announced $150.0

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