GoGreen Investments Corporation *
PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION: Lifezone Metals
ENTERPRISE VALUE: $681 million
ANTICIPATED SYMBOL: LZM
GoGreen Investments Corporation proposes to combine with Lifezone Metals, a developer of cleaner battery metals,
- Lifezone Metals is a modern metals company creating value across the battery metals supply chain from resource to metal and recycling.
- Lifezone Metals aims to responsibly and cost-effectively provide supply chain solutions to the global battery metals market.
- The company seeks to solve battery supply-chain challenges through pairing one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulphide deposits in the world with its proprietary hydromet technology, to produce cleaner metals.
- Its tailored hydromet technology is a cleaner and lower cost alternative to smelting, and the company is partners with BHP in Tanzania with the aim of developing world-class battery metal assets.
- Lifezone Metals is a champion for Tanzanian metals production.
- Its aim is to empower Tanzania to be the next premier source of nickel, with the goal to achieve full value in-country.
- Lifezone Metals’ mission is to provide commercial access to patented technology and battery metals through a scalable platform.
EXTENSION – 4/17/23 – LINK
- The SPAC approved it auto extension from April 25, 2023, to July 25, 2023
- $2,760,000 was deposited into the trust account
EXTENSION – 1/18/23 – LINK
- The SPAC will be extending the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from January 25, 2023 to April 25, 2023 (the “Extension”).
- The Extension is the first of two three-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents.
- In connection with the Extension, the Sponsor has notified the Company that it intends to deposit an aggregate of $2,760,000 (representing $0.10 per public share) into the Company’s trust account on or before January 25, 2023.
TRANSACTION
- The combined company will have an estimated post?transaction equity value of approximately $1 billion with over $357 million in net cash, assuming no redemptions and $33 million in estimated transaction fees.

PIPE
- Strategic and institutional investors agreed to subscribe for 7,017,317 Holdings ordinary shares for $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $70,173,170.00 (the “PIPE Financing”)
LOCK-UP
- Sponsor and Company
- 180 Days from the Closing Date
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
- Subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement, each Company Shareholder’s Closing Number of Shares issued at the Share Acquisition Closing shall be increased by a number of Holdings ordinary shares equal to the number of Sponsor Shares forfeited pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement.
- The Sponsor shall forfeit its shares at a value of $10 per share, up to a maximum value of $35 million, to the extent Holdings would have less than $50 million of net cash from the PIPE Investment and the Trust Account after payment of certain transaction expenses, as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
- These shares will be forfeited first from the Sponsor Earn-Out Shares subject to vesting at the $16 level and then those subject to vesting at the $14 level, until there are no Sponsor Earn-Out Shares remaining, and thereafter, from Holdings ordinary shares that the Sponsor would have received as transaction consideration.
- An equivalent number of Holdings ordinary shares will be issued to the Company Shareholders at the Share Acquisition Closing.
EARNOUT
- Sponsor
- the Sponsor additionally agreed to deposit 1,725,000 shares of Sponsor Securities (“Sponsor Earn-Out Shares”) into escrow and, if at any time prior to or as of the fifth anniversary of the Share Acquisition Closing, the VWAP (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period, is greater than or equal to:
- (i) $14.00, then 862,500 of the Sponsor Earn-Out Shares will vest, or
- (ii) $16.00, then 1,725,000 of the Sponsor Earn-Out Shares (less any Sponsor Earnout Shares previously vested pursuant to clause (i)) will vest.
- If a Change of Control occurs as of or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Share Acquisition Closing, pursuant to which Holdings or its shareholders receive consideration implying a value per Holdings ordinary share (as determined in good faith by the board of directors of Holdings) of
- (a) less than $14.00, then no Sponsor Earnout Shares will vest,
- (b) greater than or equal to $14.00 but less than $16.00, 862,500 Sponsor Earnout Shares will vest, and
- (c) greater than or equal to $16.00, then 1,725,000 Sponsor Earnout Shares (less any Sponsor Earnout Shares previously vested pursuant to clause (b)) will vest.
- the Sponsor additionally agreed to deposit 1,725,000 shares of Sponsor Securities (“Sponsor Earn-Out Shares”) into escrow and, if at any time prior to or as of the fifth anniversary of the Share Acquisition Closing, the VWAP (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period, is greater than or equal to:
- Company
- Over a 5 year period after the Closing Date, the company will be eligible to receive 25,072,052 Holdings Ordinary Shares
- 50% if the VWAP is greater than $14.00
- 50% if the VWAP is greater than $16.00
- Over a 5 year period after the Closing Date, the company will be eligible to receive 25,072,052 Holdings Ordinary Shares
NOTABLE CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
- The Minimum Cash Amount the SPAC must have is $50M
NOTABLE CONDITIONS TO TERMINATION
- By either GoGreen or the Company if any of the closing conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement have not been satisfied or waived by July 25, 2023 (the “Outside Date”)
ADVISORS
- BTIG, LLC and Sprott Capital Partners LP acted as placement agents for the PIPE financing.
- Sprott Capital Partners LP also acted as the financial and capital markets advisor to GoGreen Investments.
- Latham & Watkins LLP served as counsel to GoGreen Investments.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP acted as legal counsel to the placement agents.
- RBC Capital Markets acted as exclusive financial adviser to Lifezone Metals.
- Travers Smith LLP served as UK legal counsel and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP served as US legal counsel to Lifezone Metals.
- Mayer Brown LLP acted as legal counsel to RBC Capital Markets.
MANAGEMENT & BOARD
Executive Officers
John Dowd, 53
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
John Dowd has decades of experience generating attractive risk-adjusted returns as a manager of capital. He currently serves as treasurer to the board of directors at the Commonwealth School in Boston and is co-chair of InCommon, the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiative. Mr. Dowd previously spent more than three decades researching and investing in the global energy industry. From 2006 to 2019, he served as portfolio manager at Fidelity Research & Management Co., LLC, managing Fidelity’s energy- and natural resources-oriented sector funds. Mr. Dowd previously served as a Senior Research Analyst of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC from 2000 to 2006 and from 1995 to 1997, where he covered the oil service and equipment, and refining and integrated oil segments. Mr. Dowd also previously served as a partner of Lawhill Capital Partners, an energy-focused investment management firm, from 1997 to 2000. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Vikas Anand, 45
Chief Development Officer
Vikas Anand is an executive with extensive experience in renewable energy. He has 22 years of financial expertise and a record of transformational leadership across diverse businesses at General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE). From January 2018 to January 2021, Mr. Anand served as the Chief Executive Officer of GE Renewable Energy — Onshore Wind Americas where helped the business expand its customer base, and improved its delivery performance, earnings and return on invested capital. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of GE Renewable Energy — Onshore Wind Americas from April 2016 to December 2017. During that period, he provided financial leadership to the company and strengthened its operations. From July 2014 to April 2016, Mr. Anand served as Chief Financial Officer of GE Energy Financial Services, an energy investment business with approximately $16 billion in assets during Mr. Anand’s tenure, focused on providing equity and debt financing to solar, wind and natural gas-fueled power generation and midstream sectors. Prior to that, he held various managerial positions at a number of business units of General Electric Co. Mr. Anand holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Bangalore University, an MBA from Columbia Business School and a chartered accountancy certification in India. Mr. Anand was the executive sponsor of GE Renewable Energy Junior Officer Leadership, a hiring and development program focused on U.S. military veterans, and was a founding member of AWEA’s Diversity & Inclusion Industry Task Force.
Dan Foley, 53
Chief Technology Officer
Dan Foley has over 30 years of energy sector experience in developing, building, owning and operating traditional and renewable energy projects throughout North America. From August 2017 to April 2020, he served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of GlidePath Power Solutions LLP, a leading independent developer and owner of advanced energy systems, with a portfolio of 445 megawatts of battery storage and renewable energy projects and 3 gigawatts of battery storage projects in development. Prior to founding GlidePath Power, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Acciona Energy North America Corp., one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, from August 2013 to August 2017. He also worked in power marketing at Invenergy LLC, in risk management consultation with utilities and at Deloitte LLP, and served as a transmission and generation operator and engineer for Commonwealth Edison Co. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in electrical engineering computer concentration from University of Notre Dame, a Master of Engineering degree from State University of New York, Buffalo and an MBA from University of Chicago.
Govind Friedland, 46
Chief Operating Officer
Govind Friedland has more than 20 years of experience working internationally to finance, explore and develop strategic mineral deposits critical for combating global air pollution. His career experience has focused primarily on nickel, copper and uranium. Mr. Friedland has served as the Executive Chairman of GoviEx Uranium Inc., an advanced stage African-focused uranium mine developer and explorer, since October 2012 and previously served as its Chief Executive Officer from June 2006 to October 2012. He serves on the board of directors at Cordoba Minerals Corp., which is developing the San Matias copper/gold complex north of Medellin, Colombia and Sama Resources Inc., which is exploring the Samapleau nickel/copper project in Ivory Coast, West Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Geological Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.
Sergei Pokrovsky, 41
Chief Decarbonization Officer
Sergei Pokrovsky has 20 years of experience in energy and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He spent majority of his career on the upstream energy side. Mr. Pokrovsky founded and has served as Managing Director of Werrus Energy, an energy-focused private equity fund based in Houston since 2017. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Manager, Unconventional Resources, at Lukoil International Upstream West, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Pokrovsky served as Senior Operations Manager at Kimmeridge Energy from 2012 to 2015, where he led operational activities of private equity portfolio focusing on investing in oil and gas assets. He also held various management roles at Baker Hughes Company from 2005 to 2012. Mr. Porkovsky brings hands-on experience of operations execution, proprietary deal flow, private companies’ valuation, and bridges the gap between traditional and sustainable clean energy projects. Mr. Pokrovsky understands the challenges traditional energy companies are facing transitioning to carbon neutral future and can identify the best technological solutions to address it. Mr. Pokrovsky holds a Bachelor’s degree in engineering geology from Moscow State University, and a Master degree in geophysics from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Michael Sedoy, CFA, 46
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Sedoy, CFA, has 20 years of experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure and alternative energy investment. Mr. Sedoy has served as portfolio manager at a number of hedge funds and private equity firms. He has served as a portfolio manager at Cinctive Capital since April 2019. He was a portfolio manager at Imua Capital from January 2018 to March 2019, Scoria Capital from February 2016 to December 2017, Kimmeridge Capital from January 2013 to February 2015, Diamondback Capital from January 2007 to December 2012. Prior to joining the hedge fund industry, Mr. Sedoy was co-portfolio manager of two capital and income funds at Salomon Brothers Asset Management, and served as sector head of its energy and utilities investments. Mr. Sedoy was a senior analyst at AllianceBernstein Holding LP, where he worked on senior investment-grade, high-yield debt and distressed utilities and pipelines. Mr. Sedoy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Kharkov University of Trade, Ukraine, and holds an MBA from the University of Bridgeport.
Board of Directors
Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, 75
Director
Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn was appointed and served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment from September 2013 until January 2017. Previously, Mr. McGinn served on active duty in the United States Navy for 35 years as a naval aviator, test pilot, aircraft carrier commanding officer, and national security strategist. His capstone assignments as Vice Admiral included serving as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations and as Commander of the United States Third Fleet. Mr. McGinn is former President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and a past member of the Steering Committee of the Energy Future Coalition, United States Energy Security Council, Bipartisan Policy Center Energy Board, and CNA Military Advisory Board. He currently serves as a director of the Electric Power Research Institute, the Rocky Mountain Institute, Customer First Renewables, Willdan Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN), and HALO Maritime Defense Systems. He is a senior advisor to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the Center for Climate and Security. Admiral McGinn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and was a Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College.
Neha Palmer, 46
Director
Neha Palmer is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Pearl Street Operating Company, a company focused on developing charging for electric vehicles. From January 2012 to March 2021, Ms. Palmer served as head of energy strategy, global infrastructure at Google LLC (formerly Google Inc.)(Google) where she led the team responsible for procurement of energy and electric infrastructure, risk management, energy trading operations, and sourcing as much renewable energy as possible to power Google’s global operations. As a result of initiatives that Ms. Palmer led, Google became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy and the first company of its size to achieve 100% renewable energy for operations, which it has done since 2017. Prior to joining Google, Ms. Palmer held several positions at PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) from June 2010 to December 2011, the last being director of corporate development. She previously served as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs Inc. (NYSE: GS), serving clients in the electricity sector. Ms. Palmer holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Nereida Flannery, 50
Director
Nereida Flannery has 20 years of M&A, consulting, investment banking and operational experience in China, working with prominent multinational clients as well as leading Chinese firms across a broad range of industries. Ms. Flannery is currently an independent consultant based in Hong Kong. She was the co-founder of The Balloch Group (TBG), a leading investment advisory firm in China and served as Chief Operating Officer of TBG from 2001 to 2007. At TBG, she headed business development activities and was engaged with the firm’s M&A mandates in the natural resources sector. She led the team that advised Hong Kong-listed Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. on several of its major overseas acquisitions and originated or managed several other transactions, including Sinopec Group’s 2005 purchase of a 40% interest in a Canadian oil sands project. Ms. Flannery has advised Chinese sector leaders such as Sinochem Corp., China Minmetals Corp., and other mining and oil and gas firms in China, helping them identify overseas acquisition targets and sourcing foreign strategic partners for their projects overseas. Prior to founding TBG, she was the Shanghai general manager and vice president for international business development at Alibaba.com, Asia’s largest e-commerce marketplace from 2000 to 2001. Ms. Flannery served as Country Manager of the Canada China Business Council in China from 1997 to 2000, where she worked closely with Canadian-member companies to design, execute and monitor their China entry strategies. Ms. Flannery received a Bachelor of Art degree in Political Science from Queen’s University in Canada. She also serves as a director of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY).
Greg Hill, 60
Director
Greg Hill is president and chief operating officer of Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), a global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Prior to joining Hess Corp. in 2009, Mr. Hill spent 25 years at Shell Oil Co. in a variety of operations, engineering, technical and business leadership roles in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. He served as executive vice president — exploration and production (E&P) of Singapore-based Shell Asia Pacific; vice president of production for Shell E&P Europe; and senior vice president of Aera Energy, LLC, a California-based natural gas and oil producer jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil Corp. He is a member of the board of directors of Harbour Energy Plc, and Hess Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: HESM); a general member of the Council on Competitiveness and a national commissioner on the Council’s National Commission on Innovation & Competitiveness Frontiers; and a member of the Upstream Committee of the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Hill is also a board member of the National Ocean Industries Association, the Greater Houston Partnership, Accenture Global Energy Board, and CEOs Against Cancer (Gulf Coast Chapter). He chaired the Wyoming Governor’s ENDOW initiative to develop a 20-year economic diversification plan for the state of Wyoming; co-chaired the Wyoming Governor’s Energy, Engineering, STEM Integration Task Force; and chaired the University of Wyoming Foundation Board until 2020. He is a founding member of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources created in 2014 by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wyoming.
Livia Mahler, 62
Director
Livia Mahler is a co-founder of Vancouver-based Computational Geosciences Inc., which provides technological solutions to the natural resource industry. She has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Computational Geosciences Inc. since 2010. From 1999 to 2010, she was the Managing Partner of Greenstone Venture Partners L.P., a closed end venture capital fund for early stage technology companies. Ms. Mahler has served on the boards of directors of a number of public and private companies. She is currently a director and a member of the Technical, Audit and Compensation committees at Endeavour Mining Corp., a West African gold producer focused on developing and operating a portfolio of high quality low-cost, long-life mines. She also previously served on the boards of directors of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (audit and compensation committees), Diversified Royalty Corp. (audit and compensation committees) and Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (audit and compensation committees). Ms. Mahler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and an MBA from University of British Columbia.
Robert Hvide Macleod, 42
Director
Robert Hvide Macleod is the owner and has served as the Chairman of Hans Hvide & Co. since January 2011. From November 2014 to October 2020, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the management division of Frontline Ltd., the world’s largest tanker company, where he led the company through a period of significant fleet growth. Prior to Frontline, Mr. Macleod was employed by maritime and energy conglomerate A.P. Moller Maersk Group from 2002 to 2004 and by Glencore-ST Shipping from May 2004 to August 2011. He is the founder of Highlander Tankers AS and currently holds board positions and equity interests across a wide range of companies. He is the Chairman of the board of directors of Highlander Tankers AS — Norway and also serves as a director of Rankedin AS — Norway. Mr. Macleod holds a maritime business degree from University of Plymouth in the U.K.
