VC-backed Wallbox goes public through $1.5bn SPAC merger
Barcelona-based Wallbox, an electric vehicle charging specialist, will list on the New York Stock Exchange this year through a merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by private equity firm Kensington Capital Partners.
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