EX-10.23



 Exhibit 10.23 

March 21, 2013 

HF2 Financial Management Inc. 
 999 18th Street,
Suite 3000 
 Denver, Colorado 80202 
  

	 	Re:	Initial Public Offering 

 Gentlemen: 

This letter is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) entered into by and between HF2 Financial Management Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., as Representative (the
“Representative”) of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the
“IPO”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 10
hereof. 
 In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the
IPO, and in recognition of the benefit that such IPO will confer upon the undersigned as a stockholder of the Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned
hereby agrees with the Company as follows: 
 1. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that with respect to any Target Business
the Company seeks to acquire that is affiliated with the undersigned or any other Insider, the Company will be required to obtain (i) a fairness opinion from an independent investment banking firm which is a member of Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority that the Initial Business Combination is fair to the Company’s unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii) approval of a majority of the Company’s disinterested and independent directors (if
the Company as any at that time). 
 2. Neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive
and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). The undersigned shall be entitled to
reimbursement from the Company for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating an Initial Business Combination; provided, however, that unless and until the consummation of an Initial Business
Combination such out-of-pocket expenses may be reimbursed only using funds held outside of the Trust Account and interest income on the Trust Account. In addition, the undersigned will be entitled to repayment of the non-interest bearing loan made
by it to the Company to cover offering expenses, in accordance with the terms of the Promissory Note, dated as of November 30, 2012. 







 3. Neither the undersigned nor any affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive
or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned originates an Initial Business Combination. 
 4. The undersigned agrees to vote any IPO Shares held by it in favor of any proposed Initial Business Combination. 
 5. The undersigned agrees not to convert any IPO Shares purchased in or after the IPO in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an Initial Business Combination. 

6. The undersigned agrees to waive any conversion rights with respect to any Founders’ Common Stock, Sponsors’ Common Stock and
any IPO Shares it may hold in connection with any vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. 
 7. The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other assets of the Company as a result of any
liquidation of the Trust Account with respect to any shares of Founders’ Common Stock or Sponsors’ Common Stock held by the undersigned. 
 8. The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and the Representative and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects and does not omit any material
information with respect to the undersigned’s background. 
 9. This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby (a) agrees that any
action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York of the United States
of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive and (b) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient
forum. 
 10. As used herein: 
 (a) “Initial Business Combination” shall mean the acquisition by the Company, whether through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
reorganization, recapitalization or similar type of transaction, of one or more business or entities (“Target Business” or “Target Businesses”), whose collective fair market
value is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account and resulting in ownership by the Company or the holders of IPO Shares of at least 51% of the voting equity interests of the Target Business or Businesses or all or substantially all
of the assets of the Target Business or Businesses; 
 (b) “Insiders” shall mean all
officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; 

  
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 (c) “Founders’ Common Stock” shall mean all of
the shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO for a price of approximately $0.005875 per share; 
 (d) “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO; 
 (e) “Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus relating to the IPO; and 
 (f) “Sponsors’ Common Stock” shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO for a price of $10.00 per share;

 (g) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust account into which a portion of the net
proceeds of the Company’s IPO will be deposited. 
 11. The undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters
and the Company will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in proceeding with the IPO. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to render the Underwriters a representative of, or a fiduciary with respect to, the
Company, its stockholders or any creditor or vendor of the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 12. This letter
agreement, and the exhibits thereto, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties
hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This letter agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error)
as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. 
 13. Neither party may assign
either this letter agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate
to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This letter agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and each of the undersigned’s heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. 

14. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this letter agreement shall be in
writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile transmission. 
 15. This letter agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and such person’s respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. This letter agreement shall terminate on the
earlier of (a) the consummation of an Initial Business Combination and (b) the liquidation of the Company; provided, that such termination shall not relieve the undersigned from liability from any breach of this letter agreement
prior to its termination. 

  
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	/s/ Randall S. Yanker
	Randall S. Yanker
	Address:



  
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 Acknowledged and agreed: 
 HF2 Financial Management Inc. 

					
		
	By:	 	/s/ R. Bradley Forth
		 	Name:	 	R. Bradley Forth
		 	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President, Chief

Financial Officer and Secretary



  
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 Exhibit A 
 Randall S. Yanker. Mr. Yanker has more than 29 years of trading, investment management and business development experience with various investment banks including Salomon Brothers,
Swiss Bank Corporation and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Yanker is a co-founder and senior partner of Alternative Asset Managers LP, or AAM, a private investment boutique focused on advising institutions on alternative asset management. Mr. Yanker
founded AAM in 2004 to develop strategic investments in emerging alternative asset managers. Prior to founding AAM, Mr. Yanker was the chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers Alternative Investment Management and was responsible for
developing the operation from its initial stages to becoming a global hedge fund platform. Before joining Lehman in 2002, Mr. Yanker co-founded a private investment boutique focused on investments in early-stage managers, development of new
investment products and the valuation of general partnership interests in hedge funds. Prior to founding that private investment boutique, Mr. Yanker was a managing director of Swiss Bank Corp., or SBC, (now part of UBS Financial Services
Inc.), where he founded and managed SBC’s alternative asset management business from initial concept in 1992 until 1998. At SBC, he built a global hedge fund platform for both single strategy hedge funds and a fund of hedge funds business with
primary offices in New York, London and Tokyo. Mr. Yanker is a graduate of Harvard College (1983) with a degree in Economics and is a Trustee of The New School University. 

  
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