NEW YORK, April 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against BurgerFi International, Inc. (“BurgerFi” or the “Company”) f/k/a Opes Acquisition Corp. (“OPES”) BFI BFIIW, OPESU, OPES, OPESW))) and certain officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and registered at 23-cv-60657, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than the defendants who purchased or otherwise acquired BurgerFi securities have December 17, 2020 and November 15, 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Collection Period”), in an attempt to recover damages caused by the Defendants’ violations of the federal securities laws and remedies under Sections 10(b ) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder against the Company and certain of its senior officials.

If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of BurgerFi during the class action period, you have until June 5, 2023 to ask the court to appoint you as lead plaintiff in the class action. A copy of the complaint is available at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this promotion, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, ext. 7980. Persons inquiring by email are asked to provide their mailing address, telephone number and the number of shares purchased.

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BurgerFi previously operated as a blank check corporation, also referred to as a special purpose entity, which is a development-stage company formed for the purpose of completing a merger, stock swap, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business transaction with one or more operating companies or units.

On December 17, 2020, the company announced that it had closed a deal…