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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

Description
 
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:
                 
Investments held in Trust Account - U.S Treasury securities
 
$
345,002,727
   
$
-
    $
-
 
                         
Liabilities:
                       
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
17,135,000
 
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
8,840,670
 


Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no other transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the period January 19, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2021.

Level 1 instruments include investments in mutual funds invested in government securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.

The initial fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants have been estimated using a lattice model in a risk-neutral framework.  For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, the Public Warrants’ traded market price will be used as the fair value.  The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants, prior to being traded in an active market, and of the Private Placement Warrants is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a lattice model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary share warrants based on implied volatility from the Company’s traded warrants and from historical volatility of select peer company’s common stock that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants, and the Public Warrants prior to being separately listed and traded, is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a lattice model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock warrants based on implied volatility from the Company’s traded warrants and from historical volatility of select peer company’s common stock that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at their measurement dates:

   
March 16, 2021
   
March 31, 2020
 
Exercise price
 
$
11.50
   
$
11.50
 
Stock price
 
$
10.00
   
$
10.00
 
Volatility
   
24.0
%
   
24.0
%
Expected life (years)
   
5.25
     
5.25
 
Risk-free rate
   
0.07
%
   
0.07
%

The change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities, measured using Level 3 inputs, for the period from January 19, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows:

Derivative liabilities at January 19, 2021 (inception)
 
$
-
 
Issuance of derivative liabilities
   
26,150,000
 
Change in fair value of derivative  liabilities
   
(174,330
)
Derivative liabilities at March 31, 2021
 
$
25,975,670