Special Purpose Acquisition Company Focused on Renewables, E&C, Infrastructure and Industrials
Legato III, a NYSE American listed special purpose acquisition company with approximately $201.25 million in its trust account, went public in February 2024 with the intent to merge with a private company that has an equity value greater than $400 million. Legato III has a focus on target businesses in the infrastructure, engineering and construction, industrial and renewables industries.
Mr. Pratt has over 35 years of hands-on operations and management experience in the construction industry. From 1983 through 2015, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Primoris Services Corp. (NASDAQ:PRIM) and its predecessor entity, ARB, Inc. Mr. Pratt served as Chairman of Primoris Services Corp from 2008 until 2019 and as a Director until February 2020. Mr. Pratt served as Chairman of Legato Merger Corp I & II., and now sits as Chairman of the Board of Southland Holdings (NYSE:SLND).
Mr. Rosenfeld has been the president and CEO of Crescendo Partners, L.P., since 1998. Mr. Rosenfeld serves as a director of Aecon Group Inc. (TSX:ARE), Algoma Steel (NASDAQ:ASTL) and Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL). Mr. Rosenfeld previously served on an additional 24 public company boards and was a managing director at CIBC Oppenheimer and its predecessor company for 15 years, Mr. Rosenfeld holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB from Brown University.
Mr. Monahan is a Senior Managing Director of Crescendo Partners, L.P. and he is the Portfolio Manager of Jamarant Advisors. Mr. Monahan serves as a director of Southland Holdings (NYSE:SLND). Mr. Monahan previously served on an additional nine public company boards. Mr. Monahan previously co-founded Bind Network Solutions. Mr. Monahan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Mr. Sgro serves as the Director of Research of Jamarant Advisors. Mr. Sgro is a director or Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and a director of Algoma Steel (NASDAQ:ASTL). He has been involved in the management of 8 prior Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and has served on the board of 14 public companies in the US and Canada. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from TCNJ.
Joined Crescendo Partners, LP in 2018 and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer. He also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Jamarant Capital, L.P., and the Chief Financial Officer of Allegro Merger Corp. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Legato Merger Corp. and Legato Merger Corp. II. Mr. Jaffe served on the board of The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. / BZAM (CSE:BZAM). Mr. Jaffe was the Senior Fund Accountant for GTIS Partners from 2016 to 2018. From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Jaffe worked at EisnerAmper LLP. Mr. Jaffe is a New York State Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Ing has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Maison Placements Canada, an independent, Toronto-based IIROC investment dealer since 1985. Mr. Ing started his career with Jones Heward & Company in Montreal in 1969. He then joined Mead Company in 1972 and moved to Pitfield Mackay Ross in 1980 which was acquired by Dominion Securities in Toronto. Mr. Ing has served on numerous industry committees and on the Toronto Stock exchange Stock List Committee as its Chairman from 1993 to 2007. Mr. Ing served on the board of Legato Merger Corp. until its merger with Algoma Steel. He is a member of the CFA Society Toronto and a former director of Aequitas Innovations Inc, parent of the NEO Stock Exchange.
Mr. Semler has served as a member of the board of directors of Allegro Merger Corp. since 2018, served as a member of Harmony Merger Corp’s board of directors until its merger with NextDecade, and served as a member of Legato Merger Corp.'s board until its merger with Algoma Steel. Mr. Semler joined York Capital Management, LLC in 1995 and held several positions with the firm, most recently holding the position of chief operating officer and member of its managing partner until he retired in December 2011. Previously, he was at Granite Capital International Group, Goldstein, Golub, Kessler & Co. and Berenson, Berenson, Adler. Mr. Semler is a C.P.A.
Legato Merger Corp. III
777 Third Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 319-7676