Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-23-037793
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2023-02-13 19:00:00
Filed By:
LMR Partners
Company:
Black Spade Acquisition Co
Filing Date:
2023-02-14
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
LMR Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited 0 574,076 0 574,076 574,076 3.4%
LMR CCSA Master Fund Ltd 0 543,149 0 543,149 543,149 3.2%
LMR Partners LLP 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
LMR Partners Limited 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
LMR Partners 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
LMR Partners AG 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
LMR Partners (DIFC) Limited 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
Ben Levine 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
Stefan Renold 0 1,117,225 0 1,117,225 1,117,225 6.6%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

Black Spade Acquisition Co

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G11537100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2022

(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:

 

 

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

 

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

 

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes)

 

 

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  574,076

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  574,076

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  574,076

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  3.4%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  CO

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR CCSA Master Fund Ltd

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  543,149

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  543,149

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  543,149

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  3.2%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  CO

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Partners LLP

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United Kingdom

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  PN, IA

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Partners Limited

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Hong Kong

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  CO, IA

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Partners LLC

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  State of Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  OO, IA

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Partners AG

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Switzerland

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  CO, IA

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  LMR Partners (DIFC) Limited

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United Arab Emirates

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  CO, IA

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Ben Levine

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United Kingdom

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  IN, HC

 


CUSIP No. G11537100    13G

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Stefan Renold

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Switzerland

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

   5    

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

   6  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  1,117,225

   7  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   8  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,117,225

  9    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,117,225

10  

  CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  6.6%

12  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  IN, HC

 


Item 1(a).

NAME OF ISSUER:

The name of the issuer is Black Spade Acquisition Co (the Issuer).

 

Item 1(b).

ADDRESS OF ISSUERS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

The Issuers principal executive offices are located at Suite 2902 29/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong.

 

Item 2(a).

NAME OF PERSON FILING:

This statement is filed by:

 

  (i)

LMR Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited (LMR Master Fund), with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(d)) held by it;

 

  (ii)

LMR CCSA Master Fund Ltd (LMR CCSA Master Fund), with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(d)) held by it;

 

  (iii)

LMR Partners LLP, LMR Partners Limited, LMR Partners LLC, LMR Partners AG and LMR Partners (DIFC) Limited (collectively, the LMR Investment Managers), which serve as the investment managers to certain funds, including, without limitation, LMR Master Fund and LMR CCSA Master Fund, with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares held by the LMR Master Fund and LMR CCSA Master Fund; and

 

  (iv)

Ben Levine and Stefan Renold, who are ultimately in control of the investment and voting decisions of the LMR Investment Managers with respect to the securities held by the LMR Master Fund and LMR CCSA Master Fund.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the Reporting Persons.

 

Item 2(b).

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o LMR Partners LLP, 9th Floor, Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place, London, W1J 8AJ, United Kingdom.


Item 2(c).

CITIZENSHIP:

LMR Master Fund is a Cayman Islands exempted company. LMR CCSA Master Fund is a Cayman Islands exempted company. LMR Partners LLP is a United Kingdom limited liability partnership. LMR Partners Limited is a Hong Kong corporation. LMR Partners LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. LMR Partners AG is a Swiss corporation. LMR Partners (DIFC) Limited is a United Arab Emirates corporation. Ben Levine is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Stefan Renold is a citizen of Switzerland.

 

Item 2(d).

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (Class A Ordinary Shares).

 

Item 2(e).

CUSIP NUMBER:

G11537100

 

Item 3.

IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

  (a)         Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
  (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)         An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
  (f)         An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
  (g)         A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(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)         A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
  (k)         Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
          If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: investment adviser.

Item 4.

OWNERSHIP.

The information required by Items 4(a) (c) is set forth in Rows 5 11 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.

LMR Master Fund holds 574,076 Class A Ordinary Shares (the LMR Master Fund Shares). LMR CCSA Master Fund holds 543,149 Class A Ordinary Shares (the LMR CCSA Master Fund Shares). The LMR Master Fund Shares represents approximately 3.4%, the LMR CCSA Master Fund Shares represents approximately 3.2% and the LMR Master Fund Shares and the LMR CCSA Master Fund Shares in the aggregate represent approximately 6.6% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, based on 16,900,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 9, 2022, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2022.

In addition to the LMR Master Fund Shares, LMR Master Fund also directly holds warrants (Warrants) to purchase 456,862 Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition to the LMR CCSA Master Fund Shares, LMR CCSA Master Fund also directly holds Warrants to purchase 441,399 Class A Ordinary Shares. The Warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per Class A Ordinary Share and are exercisable on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Issuers initial public offering or 30 days after the completion of the Issuers initial business combination, and will expire five years after the completion of the Issuers initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or our liquidation.

 

Item 5.

OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

Not applicable.


Item 10.

CERTIFICATION.

Each of the LMR Investment Managers and Messrs. Levine and Renold hereby certifies as follows:

By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Each of the LMR Investment Managers other than LMR Partners LLC hereby certifies as follows:

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to an investment adviser is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

Each of LMR Master Fund and LMR CCSA Master Fund hereby certifies as follows:

By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: February 14, 2023

 

LMR MULTI-STRATEGY MASTER FUND LIMITED
By: LMR Partners LLP, its Investment Manager
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR CCSA MASTER FUND LTD
By: LMR Partners LLP, its Investment Manager
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR PARTNERS LLP
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR PARTNERS LIMITED
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR PARTNERS LLC
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR PARTNERS AG
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name:   Shane Cullinane
Title:   Chief Operating Officer
LMR PARTNERS (DIFC) LIMITED
By:   /s/ Shane Cullinane
Name: Shane Cullinane
Title: Chief Operating Officer
/s/ Ben Levine
BEN LEVINE

 

/s/ Stefan Renold
STEFAN RENOLD