# View Inc. to go public via merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II

Smart glass company View Inc. announced a merger agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald-sponsored SPAC CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II, valuing View at US$1.6 billion and providing US$800 million in capital.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-11-30
- Where: Milpitas, California, United States
- Value: $800.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: smart windows, dynamic glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [View Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/51538.md)
- [SoftBank Group](https://endata.com/companies/15862.md) (investor)
- [View Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/51538.md) (target)
- [CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II](https://endata.com/companies/51539.md) (acquirer)
- [Cantor Fitzgerald](https://endata.com/companies/51552.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bisnow.com](https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/technology/smart-window-company-view-to-go-public-at-16b-valuation-106897), 2020-11-30: "View announced Monday it entered into a merger agreement with a Cantor Fitzgerald-sponsored SPAC in a deal that values View at $1.6B."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/view-the-leader-in-smart-windows-to-merge-with-cf-finance-acquisition-corp-ii-301181897.html), 2020-11-30: "The combined company will be called View, Inc. and will be publicly listed on the NASDAQ market following the close of the transaction."

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