GLG Partners to go public in US

• London-based alternative asset manager will use a reverse merger with Freedom Acquisition, a US SPAC, to list on NYSE
• GLG has $20B of assets under management
• FRH news - stock chart

Announced 6.25.07

• Press release
• Form 8-K
• Slide presentation
• Conference call transcript

Advisors

• GLG: Chadbourne & Parke
• Freedom Acquisition: Greenberg Traurig

Separately, GLG settles SEC charges over short selling

• SEC press release  6.26.07
• Litigation release
• Complaint
• C&D Order

Agreements

• Purchase agreement

SEC filings

• Final prospectus  12.21.06
• Initial S-1  8.02.06

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