TV Lawyer, Ex-Israeli Commando Forge a $33 Billion SPAC Deal (2)

July 14, 2021, 8:18 PM UTC

John H. Ruiz is on no one’s list of Wall Street big shots.

Over the years the Miami lawyer has hosted a Spanish language cable-TV show, owned a high school sport website and worked on class-action lawsuits. At one point, his luxury cigarette boat was repossessed, according to a published report — an episode Ruiz has called a misunderstanding.

WATCH: John Ruiz stands to make millions on a SPAC deal.
Source: Bloomberg)

Yet today Ruiz is on the cusp of a $23 billion fortune as his MSP Recovery enters into a merger with Lionheart Acquisition Corporation II, a $230 million special purpose acquisition company founded by a former member of an Israel ...

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