Topps to go public with its trading cards

Topps has reached a merger deal with Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II, a special acquisition company (SPAC), that will take the trading card company and owner of Bazooka gum public this year. The deal between the two is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third. Topps’ net sales rose 23 percent to a record $567 million in 2020.