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SAAS Firm Latch Will Merge with Tishman Speyer’s SPAC

Smart-lock platform Latch, Inc. and TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company launched by Tishman Speyer, have agreed to a merger that will lead to Latch becoming a publicly listed company. The transaction values Latch at $1.56 billion

Founded in 2014 and led by CEO Luke Schoenfelder, Latch counts Tishman Speyer, Brookfield and other large owner-operators among its partners and investors. The New York City-based software-as-a-service company has booked more than 300,000 units across more than 35 states, including one in 10 apartments delivered in 2019. 
 
Tishman Speyer CEO Rob Speyer said TSIA’s mission has been “to partner with a growing company; one with a great team, a strong and differentiated business model and the ability to scale quickly through our platform. As both a customer and early investor in Latch, I know Luke and his talented team check all of these boxes.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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