Polestar Investor Presentation
Proven SPAC
track record
Alignment with
key stakeholders
Investor presentation
The Gores SPAC franchise has a stellar track record
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$39bn of transaction value across nine completed/
announced transactions
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$6.8bn of new cash delivered across nine completed/
announced transactions
- 14 SPACs raised to date, totaling $6.3bn (prior to PIPE
commitments)
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Polestar shareholders: compelling valuation and
upside potential from rollover shares and earnout
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New investors: attractive entry valuation with long-
term return potential
Sponsor alignment: $795mn of capital committed by
Gores Sponsor & affiliates in nine completed/
announced transactions
An attractive
opportunity for
prospective
targets
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Nominal redemptions across eight completed
transactions
- Significant experience boosts transaction execution
from upfront diligence through closing
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Proven record of providing expedited access to
liquidity, capital and value creation
Transaction
closed
Transaction
Proceeds
value
delivered
GORES
HOLDINGS
Hostess
Nov 2016
$2.3bn
$725mn
GORES
HOLDINGS II
VERRA
MOBILITY™
Oct 2018
$2.4bn
$800mn
GORES
HOLDINGS III
PAE
Feb 2020
$1.5bn
$625mn
GORES
METROPOULOS
LUMINAR
Dec 2020
$2.9bn
$590mn
GORES
HOLDINGS IV
UWM
Jan 2021
$16.1bn
$925mn
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE
GORES
HOLDINGS V
Aug 2021
$8.5bn
$1,000mn
Ardagh Metal Packaging
GORES
HOLDINGS VI
Matterport
Jul 2021
$2.3bn
$640mn
GORES
METROPOULOS II
Sonder
Jan 2022
$1.9bn
$655mn
GORES
HOLDINGS VIII
Q220221
$1.6bn
$805mn¹
FOOTPRINT®
Note: An investment in Gores Guggenheim or Polestar is not an investment in any other current or previous special purpose
acquisition company sponsored by affiliates of The Gores Group (the "Gores SPACS").
The historical results of the Gores SPACS, including those represented in this presentation, are not necessarily indicative of future
performance of Gores Guggenheim or Polestar.
Proceeds delivered for Sonder include cash proceeds from convertible notes and delayed draw notes.
1. Footprint transaction was announced in December 2021 and is expected to
close in Q2 2022. Proceeds delivered assume zero redemptions.
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