RedBall Acquisition Corp.

RedBall Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RBAC) is a blank-check company sponsored by RedBall Group, the partnership between RedBird Capital Partners' Gerry Cardinale and former Oakland Athletics executive Billy Beane, targeting the sports, media, and data-analytics sector. The SPAC completed its IPO in August 2020 and, at the time of this October 2021 8-K filing, had announced a definitive merger agreement with live-event ticketing platform SeatGeek, placing the company in a pending-combination status. The transaction was subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals at the time of filing. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full data on RBAC, including deal timelines, SEC filing history, and comparable SPAC transactions.