 GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management firm, will become a public company through a merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. CFAC NASDAQ: CFFA, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services firm. The companies announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to effect the transaction. The combined company will operate as GCM Grosvenor Inc. and expects its Class A common stock to be listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. GCM Grosvenors existing senior management team, led by Chairman CEO Michael J. Sacks, will continue to lead the business. The transaction values GCM Grosvenor at 2 billion. 