Gores Metropoulos, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMHI), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by The Gores Group and Dean Metropoulos, completed its business combination with Luminar Technologies, Inc., a developer of lidar sensor systems for the autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle industry. The Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 8, 2020 documented the closing of that transaction, bringing Luminar to the public markets. GMHI had priced its initial public offering in January 2020, targeting the automotive technology and mobility sector. Following the merger close, the combined company began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker LAZR. Sign up on SpacDesk for full deal data, sponsor history, and timeline analytics on this and every tracked SPAC.