Swvl’s Business Combination with Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital
July 30, 2021
On July 28, 2021, Swvl Inc. (“Swvl”), a Dubai‑based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, and Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, the first special purpose acquisition company entirely led by women, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in Swvl becoming a publicly listed company. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, the combined public company will be named Swvl Holdings Corp and is expected to be the first $1 billion plus “unicorn” from the Middle East to list on NASDAQ, under the ticker symbol “SWVL”. Cravath is representing Swvl in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team is led by partners Nicholas A. Dorsey and Richard Hall and includes associates Adam M. Sanchez, Gabriel J. Rust‑Tierney, Jerome C. Newton and Alexandra J. Valicenti on corporate matters; associate Leon B. Dalezman on tax matters; partner Margaret T. Segall and practice area attorney Nicole M. Peles on antitrust matters; partner John D. Buretta and practice area attorney Megan Y. Lew on compliance matters; practice area attorney Arian Mossanenzadeh and associate Laura S. Lee on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; practice area attorney Anthony N. Magistrale on intellectual property matters; and practice area attorneys Brian M. Budnick and Laurel R. Berkowitz on real estate matters.
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