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April 4, 2022

Riverview Acquisition Corp. to Merge with Westrock Coffee in de-SPAC Transaction


King & Spalding is advising Riverview Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: RVAC), a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, in its $1.2 billion pending merger with Westrock Coffee, a private label coffee, tea, and extract service provider to restaurants and brands. Upon closing of the business combination transaction, the combined company will be named Westrock Coffee Company and will become publicly listed on the Nasdaq, trading under the symbol “WEST”.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2022.

A press release announcing the transaction can be found here

The King & Spalding deal team includes Kevin Manz, Tim Fitzsimons, Keith Townsend, Brett Schroeder, Adrian Karas, John Morris and Matthew Dixon.