Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. (AAPC): Weiss Asset Management Raises Stake

Page 6 of 10 – SEC Filing

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CUSIP NO. G04897107		SCHEDULE 13GA		PAGE 6 OF 10 PAGES

ITEM 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer: Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.

(b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:

590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022

ITEM 2.

(a)

and (c): Name and Citizenship of Persons Filing:

(i)

BIP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (BIP GP).

(ii)

Weiss Asset Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Weiss Asset Management).

(ii)

WAM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (WAM GP).

(iii)

Andrew M. Weiss, Ph.D., a United States citizen (Andrew Weiss).

(b):

Address of Principal Business Office:

BIP GP, Weiss Asset Management, WAM GP, and Andrew Weiss
have a business address of 222 Berkeley St., 16th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(d)

Title of Class of Securities: Ordinary shares

(e)

CUSIP Number: G04897107

ITEM 3.

IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

(a)		[    ]		Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)		[    ]		Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)		[    ]		Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)		[    ]		Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)		[    ]		Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act or under the laws of any State
(f)		[    ]		Employee Benefit Plan, Pension fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g)		[    ]		A Parent Holding Company or control person, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h)		[    ]		A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i)		[    ]		A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j)		[    ]		Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)