BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) entered the public markets through a merger with 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc., a blank-check company that completed its IPO in 2021 under sponsor 890 5th Avenue Partners. The Form 8-K filed June 24, 2021 was submitted in connection with the digital media transaction, which targeted the online publishing and content sector. BuzzFeed — operator of its namesake news site, HuffPost, and Complex Networks — closed the merger and began trading on Nasdaq in December 2021. The company subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023. For the complete filing record, deal timeline, and SPAC analytics on BZFD, sign up for full access at SpacDesk.