(Note: M3-Brigade Acquisition IV Corp. withdrew its SPAC IPO plans in an SEC filing dated March 31, 2022. This SPAC, the fourth one under the M3-Brigade partnership led by Mohsin Meghji, filed to go public on June 1, 2021. Mr. Meghji is a nationally recognized U.S. turnaround professional with a track record of building value in numerous sectors, including power, energy and industrials, according to the prospectus.)

We were formed as an independent company by executives of M3 Partners and Brigade. M3 Partners is a leading financial advisory firm that provides advisory services to companies at inflection points in their growth trajectories. Brigade is a leading global investment advisor that was founded in 2006 to specialize in credit-focused investment strategies and has approximately $30 billion in assets under management.

We are led by the team that organized M III Acquisition Corp. (the “Initial SPAC”), M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. (the “Second SPAC”) and M3-Brigade Acquisition III Corp. (the “Third SPAC”). Members of our team managed the Initial SPAC through an initial business combination in March 2018 to create Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (“IEA”) (NASDAQ:IEA) and one of our executive vice presidents continues to serve on its board of directors. IEA is a leading engineering, procurement and construction company which specializes in renewable energy infrastructure.

(Note: The Second SPAC’s IPO was priced on March 3, 2021, and the Third SPAC’s IPO was priced on Oct. 21, 2021.)