Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp., trading under ticker IPOA, was a blank-check company sponsored by Social Capital Hedosophia and led by investor Chamath Palihapitiya that completed its IPO in 2017 targeting the technology and space sectors. The vehicle closed its business combination with Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. in October 2019, marking one of the most prominent SPAC mergers of the modern era. An 8-K/A amendment was filed on October 29, 2019, in connection with that transaction, through which Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson, gained access to the public markets. Sign up on SpacDesk for full filing data, deal timelines, and SPAC research coverage.