Company: TDWDU
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-075099
Chunk: 210

Company: Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-08-12
Form: S-1
Chunk 210
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 practice spanned emerging companies, M&A, fund formation, and capital markets, with a focus on energy, real estate, and healthcare. Mr. Cotton earned his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in 2010 and holds a B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin, awarded in 2007. Andreas Pennahas served as our director since July 2025. Mr.Penna is a President at Rain Instant Pay, a financial services provider started in 2019, and is also major investor having invested in the first round and several rounds thereafter. He brings over two decades of global experience in technology, venture capital, and corporate strategy. Since July 2019, he has served as Co -Founderand General Partner of West Quad Ventures, an evergreen fund investing from Seed to Series B in technology, media, food & beverage, and health and wellness, and related funds and investments. Mr. Penna is also Chairman and Founder of Penna & Company, a global advisory firm specializing in M&A, venture capital, and international business development. Previously, he held senior roles at Samsung Mobile as Director of Business Development and New Venture in Silicon Valley, and at Tele2 Group, Vodafone Group, and Microsoft Mobile, where he led initiatives in partnerships, strategy, and product management across the U.S. and Europe. Andreas holds a BBA in business administration from University of Michigan and has received executive education in Marketing from Duke Fuqua school of business in partnership with Kellogg School of Management during his time at Microsoft. He is also a guest lecturer on negotiations strategy at Northwestern Law and Kellogg School of Management. Ralph Alexanderwill be appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Mr. Alexander is a seasoned executive and has held multiple senior leadership roles across the global energy and industrial sectors. Mr.Alexander served as Chief Executive Officer of Talen Energy Corporation, one of the largest competitive power generation and infrastructure companies in North America, from December 2016 to June 2021 and as its Chairman from June 2021 to April 2023. In December 2022, Talen Energy Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and consummated the strategic transactions contemplated by its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and completed its restructuring in May 2023. Mr.Alexander was previously affiliated with Riverstone Holdings LLC, an energy and power -focusedprivate equity firm, from 2007 to 2016. Prior to that, for nearly