In an unusual and unexpected deal, Oakland, California-based Sungevity has agreed to merge with Easterly Acquisitions Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, and list shares on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol SGVT.

The IPO plans have been approved by Sungevity’s board of directors, and if the company’s shareholders give a thumbs up later this year, investors will be able to buy and trade shares of Sungevity sometime later this year.

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