Item 1.01. | Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement. |
This section describes the material provisions of the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below) but does not purport to describe all of the terms thereof. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1. Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used below are defined in the Business Combination Agreement.
Business Combination Agreement
On June 30, 2021, Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“TVAC” or “Thayer”), Passport Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (“Blocker Merger Sub 1”), Passport Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (“Blocker Merger Sub 2”), Passport Merger Sub III Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (“Blocker Merger Sub 3” and, together with Blocker Merger Sub 1 and Blocker Merger Sub 2, the “Blocker Merger Subs”, and together with the Company Merger Sub (as defined below), the “Merger Subs”), KPCB Investment I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“KPCB Blocker”), Inspirato Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“IVP Blocker”), W Capital Partners III IBC, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“W Capital Blocker”, and together with KPCB Blocker and the IVP Blocker, the “Blockers”), Passport Company Merger Sub, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (“Company Merger Sub”, and together with TVAC and the Blocker Merger Subs, the “TVAC Parties”), and Inspirato LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Inspirato”), entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) KPCB Blocker will merge with and into Blocker Merger Sub 1, with Blocker Merger Sub 1 as the surviving company and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (the “KPCB Blocker Merger”), (ii) IVP Blocker will merge with an into Blocker Merger Sub 2, with Blocker Merger Sub 2 as the surviving company and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (the “IVP Blocker Merger”), (iii) W Capital Blocker will merge with and into Blocker Merger Sub 3, with Blocker Merger Sub 3 as the surviving company and wholly-owned subsidiary of TVAC (the “W Capital Blocker Merger,” and together with the KPCB Blocker Merger and the IVP Blocker Merger and any mergers involving blockers that are not party to the Business Combination Agreement (if any), the “Blocker Mergers”) and (iv) immediately following the Blocker Mergers, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into Inspirato, with Inspirato as the surviving company (“Surviving Company”), resulting in Inspirato becoming a subsidiary of TVAC (the “Company Merger,” together with the Blocker Mergers, the “Mergers” and together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”).
Transaction Consideration
Upon the consummation of the Mergers, the aggregate consideration to be paid or issued in exchange for the units of Inspirato will be (i) approximately $1.07 billion (the “Valuation”) of equity consideration, payable in the form of shares of TVAC Class A Common Stock, in the case of the Blockers, or New Company Units and shares of TVAC Class V Common Stock in the case of all other unitholders of Inspirato, (ii) an amount in cash (if any), to be determined by the Inspirato prior to the closing of the Proposed Transactions (the “Closing”), subject to the limitations set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, and (iii) certain rights under the Tax Receivables Agreement (as described below). The Valuation will be adjusted upward on a dollar-for-dollar basis by (a) the amount by which Inspirato’s net cash at the Closing exceeds $20 million, and (b) the amount by which TVAC’s transaction expenses exceeds $15 million. The aggregate equity and cash consideration payable in the Mergers will be allocated among the Blockers and other unitholders of Inspirato in accordance with his, her or its respective pro rata share. Options to purchase Common Units of Inspirato will be converted into options to purchase shares of TVAC Class A Common Stock at an exchange ratio based on the value of equity and cash consideration (but excluding the value of any rights payable under the Tax Receivables Agreement) payable to the unitholders of Inspirato, and will be subject to the same terms and conditions, including vesting.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The parties to the Business Combination Agreement have made customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, among others, with respect to the conduct of the businesses of Inspirato, the Blockers and TVAC during the period between execution of the Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the Proposed Transactions. Certain of the representations are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Business Combination Agreement.