D.C.-based legal and regulatory software tracking technology company FiscalNote, which acquired CQ Roll Call for $180 million in 2018, will become a publicly traded company through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. The transaction is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2022, and it will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NOTE.” The transaction values FiscalNote at $1.3 billion and will combine the company with Duddell Street Acquisition, a company backed by Hong Kong-based hedge fund Maso Capital. FiscalNote’s backers are a Who’s Who list of technology investors, including AOL co-founder Steve Case, Yahoo!