Graf Acquisition Partners LLC

2 deals · 0 closed · 0 liquidated · 2 in flight

Graf Acquisition Partners LLC is the sponsor behind two blank-check vehicles brought to market by James Graf, a former senior executive at Motorola Solutions. The firm's first vehicle, Graf Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: GRAF), completed its initial public offering in 2018 with a focus on technology and media targets, and ultimately announced a business combination with Velodyne Lidar, a provider of autonomous-vehicle sensor technology. A second SPAC vehicle followed under the same sponsor umbrella. Across both vehicles, the sponsor has recorded two total deals with no transactions currently classified as successful or liquidated in tracked data. For comprehensive filing histories, trust account details, and real-time status updates on Graf Acquisition Partners LLC and its vehicles, sign up for full data access at SpacDesk.

Hot Seat Score

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Close rate

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Blended redemption

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Total votes / extensions

0 / 0

Composite score combining historical close rate, median speed to deal close, and blended redemption discipline across all SPACs this sponsor has run. Higher score = institutional reputation worth retaining. Updates as new vote / closing data lands.

Win Rate (settled)

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Total IPO Capital

$525.0M

Avg Extensions / Deal

0.0

Canonical

graf acquisition partners

Promote Economics (1 SPAC with data)

Total At-Risk

$9.7M

Total PP Warrants

6,433,333

Principals (6)

James A. GrafChief Executive Officer

Gus GarciaCo-President and Director

Lewis SilbermanCo-President and Director

Anantha RamamurtiChief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Edwin J. RigaudDirector Nominee

B. Cruz IIIDirector Nominee

SPACs sponsored

Symbol	Issuer	IPO	IPO Size	Status	Target	Outcome	Extensions
GTOO	Graf Acquisition Corp. II	—	$225.0M	Withdrawn	—	—	0
GRAF	Graf Acquisition Corp. III	—	$300.0M	Withdrawn	—	—	0