Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NGCA), a blank-check company sponsored by NextGen Acquisition Management II LLC and co-led by George Mattson and Gregory Summe, conducted its initial public offering in 2021 with a focus on the aerospace and commercial space sector. The SPAC filed an 8-K on August 23, 2021, disclosing the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc., the small satellite launch services company founded by Sir Richard Branson. The transaction closed in December 2021, with the combined company subsequently trading on Nasdaq under the ticker VORB. Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2023. Sign up for SpacDesk to access complete filing histories, deal timelines, and deep analytics on this and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.