Morning NewsElectric Jet Maker Lilium to go Public via Merger with SPAC Qell
Lilium GmbH, a Munich-based maker of an electric vertical take-off and landing jet, said it is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition corporation Qell Acquisition Corp. in a deal with an implied $3.3 billion pro forma equity value. Qell, a SPAC or blank-check company, is led by Barry Engle, a former president of General Motors North America, and aims to invest in next-generation sustainable mobility. Once the deal closes, the company will be renamed Lilium and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "LILM."