The Music Acquisition Corporation (TMAC) operates as a blank check company, or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), focused on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the music sector. Incorporated in 2020 and headquartered in Hollywood, California, the company does not have significant operations beyond pursuing such transactions; it raised $230 million in its February 2021 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker TMAC.U, consisting of 23 million units each including one Class A common share and one-half redeemable warrant exercisable at $11.50. TMAC targeted music-related entities, leveraging management expertise from industry veterans including CEO and Chairman Neil Jacobson, formerly of Geffen Records and Hallwood Media.
In late 2022, TMAC underwent significant termination events, including amending its charter to accelerate liquidation to December 1, 2022—prior to its original February 2023 deadline—to avoid a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases under the Inflation Reduction Act; the NYSE suspended trading of its shares on December 2, 2022, followed by delisting of its securities, redemption of all public shares, and formal dissolution without completing any business combination. Warrants expired worthless with no redemption rights, marking the end of operations as a SPAC. Post-liquidation, legacy ticker references persist on certain platforms with outdated market data showing no active trading, revenue, or ongoing activities.