Advanced Silicon Battery Company Enovix to Become a Public Company Through Merger with Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp.
Enovix is the leader in the design and manufacture of next generation 3D Silicon™ Lithium-ion batteries with energy densities that are five years ahead of current battery technologies
- Funded design wins with several blue chip customers in the high-value mobile computing segments (wearables, mobile communications, PCs and AR/VR) of the Li-ion battery cell market, which is expected to reach a $13 billion addressable market by 2025, of the total expected $75 billion Li-ion battery cell market
- Customer endorsement and investment has led to the construction of Enovix's first battery production facility in Fremont, CA; larger second facility planned for 2023 and strategy for a third facility focused on Electric Vehicle ("EV") batteries
- Transaction values Enovix at an estimated pro forma enterprise value of $1.128 billion upon completion
- The transaction will result in approximately $385 million in net proceeds through the business combination, which includes $230 million of cash held in trust by Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp., assuming no redemptions
- Transaction includes an upsized and oversubscribed $175 million PIPE issued at $14 per share, anchored by leading institutional investors
Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2021