Exhibit 10.1
Final Form
CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ___________, 2023 by and among all of the shareholders of Nuvini Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a direct subsidiary of the Company’s shareholders (the “Company”), all of whom are set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each such shareholder, a “Company Shareholder” and collectively, the “Company Shareholders”) and Nvni Group Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“New PubCo”). Each Company Shareholder and New PubCo are referred to herein, individually, as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, each Company Shareholder is the legal and beneficial owner of that number of outstanding ordinary shares (the “Company Shares”) of the Company set forth next to their respective names on Schedule 1;
WHEREAS, the Company Shareholders constitute all of the shareholders of the Company and collectively are the legal and beneficial owners of (i) all of the issued and outstanding Company Shares, representing all of the Company’s outstanding capital stock as of the date hereof, and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of New PubCo (the “Existing New PubCo Shares”), representing all of New PubCo’s outstanding share capital as of the date hereof;
WHEREAS, the Company, New PubCo, Nuvini Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2023 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”); capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, effective 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day preceding the date on which the Merger occurs (such time, the “Contribution Effective Time”), the Company Shareholders will contribute to New PubCo all of the issued and outstanding Company Shares in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of New PubCo and, after giving effect thereto, the Company will become a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New PubCo;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is a condition to the obligations of SPAC to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for the benefits to be received directly or indirectly by the Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and as a material inducement to SPAC agreeing to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Parties agree to enter into this Agreement and to be bound by the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement.