Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000902664-22-002737
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2022-05-01 20:00:00
Filed By:
Empyrean Capital Partners
Company:
Austerlitz Acquisition Corp I
Filing Date:
2022-05-02
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
Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd 0 3,618,760 0 3,618,760 3,618,760 5.2%
Empyrean Capital Partners 0 3,618,760 0 3,618,760 3,618,760 5.2%
Amos Meron 0 3,618,760 0 3,618,760 3,618,760 5.2%
Filing

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.  )*
 

Austerlitz Capital Acquisition Corporation I

(Name of Issuer)
 

Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

G0633D109

(CUSIP Number)
 

April 20, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
ý Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 9 Pages)

 

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's 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. G0633D10913GPage 2 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

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

3,618,760

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,618,760

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

3,618,760

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

         

 

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 3 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Empyrean Capital Partners, LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

3,618,760

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,618,760

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

3,618,760

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 4 of 9 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Amos Meron

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

3,618,760

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

3,618,760

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

3,618,760

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 5 of 9 Pages

 

Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER.
   
  The name of the issuer is Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation I (the "Issuer").

 

Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
   
  The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at 1701 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas, NV 89134.

 

Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

 

  This statement is filed by:

 

  (i) Empyrean Capital Overseas Master Fund, Ltd. ("ECOMF"), a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined in Item 2(d)) directly held by it;
     
  (ii) Empyrean Capital Partners, LP ("ECP"), a Delaware limited partnership, which serves as investment manager to ECOMF with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares directly held by ECOMF;
     
  (iii) Mr. Amos Meron, who serves as the managing member of Empyrean Capital, LLC, the general partner of ECP, with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares directly held by ECOMF.

 

  The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."  Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
   
  The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares owned by another Reporting Person.

 

Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

 

  The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Empyrean Capital Partners, LP, 10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 2950, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

 

Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

 

  ECOMF - a Cayman Island exempted company
  ECP - a Delaware limited partnership
  Amos Meron - United States

 

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
   
  Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares")

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 6 of 9 Pages

 

Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
   
  G0633D109

 

Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO §§ 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-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. 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 in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f) ¨

Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with

§ 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

  (g) ¨

Parent holding company or control person in accordance with

§ 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

  (h) ¨

Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

  (i) ¨

Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

  (j) ¨ 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:___________________________

   

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP.

 

    The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person.
     
    The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 69,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 15, 2022, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2022.

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 7 of 9 Pages

 

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 Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
   
  By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of 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.

 

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 8 of 9 Pages

SIGNATURES

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

DATED: May 2, 2022

 

  empyrean capital partners, lp
   
  By:

/s/ C. Martin Meekins

  Name: C. Martin Meekins
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
     
  Empyrean Capital Overseas MASTER Fund, Ltd.
  By: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP,
    its Investment Manager
     
  By:

/s/ C. Martin Meekins

  Name: C. Martin Meekins
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
   
  /s/ Amos Meron
  AMOS MERON

 

 

 

CUSIP No. G0633D10913GPage 9 of 9 Pages

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

DATED: May 2, 2022

 

  empyrean capital partners, lp
   
  By:

/s/ C. Martin Meekins

  Name: C. Martin Meekins
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
     
  Empyrean Capital Overseas MASTER Fund, Ltd.
  By: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP,
    its Investment Manager
     
  By:

/s/ C. Martin Meekins

  Name: C. Martin Meekins
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
   
  /s/ Amos Meron
  AMOS MERON