June 6, 2019

GigCapital2, Inc. to Ring Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on June 11, 2019

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GigCapital2, Inc. (NYSE: GIX.U) (www.gigcapital2.com) (the “Company”) today announced that Dr. Avi Katz, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will ring The Opening Bell, which signals the opening of the day’s trading at the New York Stock Exchange, on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Dr. Katz will be joined by several members of the Company’s leadership and advisory teams who will participate in the ceremonial ringing to mark the initial public offering (IPO) of its second Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)™ company, also known as a blank check company or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

“I am thrilled to be joined by many of GigCapital Group’s key contributors to open the New York Stock Exchange after the successful completion of our oversubscribed initial public offering,” said Dr. Avi Katz. “This IPO comes approximately 18 months after the IPO of our first Private-to-Public Equity (PPE) company, GigCapital, Inc. (NYSE:GIG), which is on track to complete its previously announced business combination with Kaleyra S.p.A. later this year. Our second IPO is a testament to the success we are achieving with our industry leading Mentor Investors™ methodology. This industry-first platform offers fast-growing private companies who are looking to accelerate their path to a U.S. listed public company access to GigCapital Group’s experienced entrepreneurs. We appreciate the trust and support we have received from our investors and the NYSE and look forward to expanding our footprint in the PPE marketplace as we continue our global growth and expansion.”

GigCapital2 is sponsored by GigAcquisitions2, LLC, which was founded by GigFounders, LLC (www.gigfoundersglobal.com), each a member entity of the GigCapital Group, and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to capitalize on the GigCapital Group’s experience and background in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries and to target TMT companies that are at the forefront of high technology and are enabling the future evolution of intelligent systems and solutions (such as data-intense mobility, autonomous platforms, smart sensor applications, human interaction, unified data management and artificial intelligence). The Company applies its unique “Mentor-Investor” philosophy to partner with its targets where it offers financial, operational and executive mentoring in order to accelerate their growth and development from a privately held entity to a fast growing publicly traded company.