Life insurance asset managers Abacus Settlementsand Longevity Market Assets agreed to go public through a three-way merger with a blank-check company backed by the owner of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills.
The companies will combine with East Resources Acquisition Corp. in a deal that would value the new company at about $618 million, including debt, according to a statement Tuesday, confirming a Bloomberg News report.
The combined company is expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol ABAL after the merger closes as early as the fourth quarter.
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