Elizabeth Cooper~~Michael Chao~~Benjamin Bodurian~~Joshua Bonnie~~William Golden~~Patrick McCamy~~Claire DiMario~~Samantha Sergent~~Charles Mathes~~Jonathan Ozner~~Jonathan Goldstein~~Sophie Staples~~Gregory Grogan~~Peter Guryan~~Kelly Karapetyan
January 24, 2026
Finance of America Companies to Go Public Through Business Combination With Replay Acquisition Corp. in Transaction Valued at $1.9 Billion

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- Simpson Thacher is representing Finance of America Companies in its proposed business combination with Replay Acquisition Corp
- (NYSE: RPLA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company
- The transaction will result in Finance of America Companies becoming a publicly listed company with a projected equity valuation of $1.9 billion
- Finance of America Companies offers consumer lending and services, including mortgages, reverse mortgages, and loans to residential real estate investors through various distribution channels.
The Firm is representing Finance of America Companies in connection with its proposed business combination with Replay Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: RPLA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, that will result in Finance of America Companies becoming a publicly listed company with a projected $1.9 billion equity valuation.~~Finance of America Companies is an end-to-end consumer lending and services platform which seamlessly connects borrowers with investors. Product offerings include mortgages, reverse mortgages, and loans to residential real estate investors distributed across retail, third party network, and digital channels.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Elizabeth Cooper, Michael Chao, Benjamin Bodurian, Paul Bolaji and Carina Kan (M&A); Josh Bonnie, Will Golden, Patrick McCamy, Claire DiMario, Jesse Schulman and Samantha Sergent (Capital Markets); Charles Mathes (Public Company Advisory Practice); Jonathan Ozner and Tony Rim (Debt Financing); Jon Goldstein, Sophie Staples and Eli Shalam (Tax); Greg Grogan and Jason Fixelle (ECEB); Amber Harezlak (IP); and Peter Guryan and Kelly Karapetyan (Antitrust).
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Elizabeth Cooper~~Michael Chao~~Benjamin Bodurian~~Joshua Bonnie~~William Golden~~Patrick McCamy~~Claire DiMario~~Samantha Sergent~~Charles Mathes~~Jonathan Ozner~~Jonathan Goldstein~~Sophie Staples~~Gregory Grogan~~Peter Guryan~~Kelly Karapetyan
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