B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II (NYSE: BMRG.U), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY), today announced it closed its initial public offering of 17,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $175 million.

The units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and commenced trading under the ticker symbol "BMRG.U" on May 20, 2020. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the shares of Class A common stock and the warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE under the symbols "BMRG" and BMRG WS," respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade.

B. Riley FBR, Inc. acted as the sole book-running manager. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,625,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

About B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II

B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II is a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue a business combination target in any industry or geographic region, the Company intends to focus on established businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $400 million to $1 billion that would benefit from access to public markets and the operational and strategic expertise of the Company's management team and board of directors. The Company is sponsored by an affiliate of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY). Visit https://brileyfin.com/principalmergercorp/ for more information.