MPRA Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation

  1.  

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Aristeia Capital, L.L.C.

  2.  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

  5.  

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

1,031,008 (1)

6.  

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  0

7.  

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  1,031,008 (1)

8.  

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

  9.  

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  1,031,008 (1)

10.  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  ☐

11.  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

  4.48 %

12.  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

  IA, OO

(1)

 

Aristeia Capital, L.L.C. is the investment manager of, and has voting and investment control with respect to the securities described herein held by, one or more private investment funds.

 

 

Item 1.

(a).

Name of Issuer:

Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp (the “Issuer”)

Item 1.

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

2750 E. Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 500

Cottonwood Heights, Utah 84121

 

Item 2.

(a).

Name of Person Filing:

Item 2.

(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence.

Item 2.

(c)

Citizenship.

Aristeia Capital, L.L.C.

One Greenwich Plaza, 3^rd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Delaware limited liability company

 

Item 2.

(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one warrant (“Shares”)

Item 2.

(e).

CUSIP Number:

58759A108

Item 3.

If this statement is filed  pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

☐

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(b)

☐

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

☐

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

☐

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

☒

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

☐

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

☐

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

☐

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.1813);

(i)

☐

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

☐

Group, in accordance with  § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4

Ownership

The following is information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1 as of 12/31/2022.

 

Items 5-9 and 11 of the cover page to this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:  1,031,008

(b)

Percent of Class:  4.48 %

(c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)

sole power to vote or direct the vote:  1,031,008

(ii)

shared power to vote or direct the vote:  0

 

The percentage of Shares reported to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based on 23,000,000 Shares outstanding as of November 14, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September, 30, 2022 filed with the SEC on November 15, 2022.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X] .

Item 6.

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

 

N/A

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 

If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

 

N/A

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

 

N/A

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.

 

N/A

Item 10.

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

February 10, 2023

ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C.

By:

Name: Andrew B. David

Title:   Chief Operating Officer