Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business.
Overview
We are a blank check company
incorporated on February 20, 2025, as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a Business Combination
with one or more businesses or entities. While we may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any industry, we are concentrating
our efforts in identifying businesses in the financial industry group (“FIG”) sector, with a focus on differentiated private
wealth/asset managers positioned to become multi-asset fund managers with diversified distribution channels and global market presence.
To date, our efforts have been limited to (i) organizational activities, (ii) activities related to our Initial Public Offering, and (iii)
searching for and consummating a Business Combination. As of the date of this Report, we have not selected any specific Business Combination
target. We have generated no operating revenues to date, and we do not expect that we will generate operating revenues until we consummate
our initial Business Combination.
Initial Public Offering
Our IPO Registration Statement
became effective on June 26, 2025. On June 30, 2025, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 15,065,000 Public Units, including
1,965,000 Option Units issued pursuant to the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. Each Public Unit consists of one Public Share
and one-half of one Public Warrant, with each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share
for $11.50 per share. The Public Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds to our Company of $150,650,000.
Simultaneously with the closing
of the Initial Public Offering and pursuant to the Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, we completed the private sale of an aggregate
of 443,470 Private Placement Units to our Sponsor and Cantor in the Private Placement at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement
Unit, generating gross proceeds to our Company of $4,434,700. Of those 443,470 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 312,470
Private Placement Units and Cantor purchased 131,000 Private Placement Units. The Private Placement Units (and underlying securities)
are identical to the Public Units (and underlying securities), except as otherwise disclosed in the IPO Registration Statement.
A total of $150,650,000, comprised
of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, was placed in the Trust Account maintained by Continental,
acting as trustee.
We must complete our initial
Business Combination by (i) June 30, 2027, the end of our Combination Period, which is 24 months from the closing of our Initial Public
Offering, (ii) such earlier liquidation date as our Board may approve or (iii) such later date as our shareholders may approve pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Articles. If our initial Business Combination is not consummated by the end of our Combination Period, our
existence will terminate, and we will distribute all amounts in the Trust Account as described elsewhere in this Report. We may seek to
extend the Combination Period consistent with applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange rules by amending our Amended and Restated
Articles. Any such amendment would require the approval of our Public Shareholders, who will be provided the opportunity to redeem all
or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with the vote on such approval. Such redemptions will decrease the amount held in our
Trust Account and our capitalization, and may affect our ability to maintain our listing on Nasdaq. In addition, the Nasdaq Rules currently
require SPACs (such as us) to complete their initial Business Combination in accordance with the Nasdaq 36-Month Requirement. If we do
not meet the Nasdaq 36-Month Requirement, our securities will likely be subject to suspension of trading and delisting from Nasdaq. Our
Sponsor may also, in its discretion, consider selling its interest in our Company to another sponsor entity, which may result in a change
to our Management Team.
Management Team
We seek to capitalize on the
multiple decades of combined investment experience of our Management Team. Our Management Team consists of (i) Louis Gerken, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Mike Rollins, Chief Financial Officer and (iii) Jide James Zeitlin, the Vice President of our Board.
Our Management Team has spent their careers building, operating and investing in businesses, where they have collectively managed several
multi-billion-dollar platforms. Investments have been both in public and private companies in a variety of market sectors across
various asset classes, including, without limitation, equities, fixed income, private equity, venture capital, direct debt, real estate,
infrastructure, hedge fund, private investment in public equity (“PIPEs”), foreign exchange, GP solutions, and secondary investing.
As a group, they have invested institutional capital across a variety of geographic locations, including, without limitation, the US,
Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, the People’s Republic of China,
and Africa. In addition, collectively, our Management Team has been exclusive advisor to numerous global capital markets and merger &
acquisition transactions.
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Business Combination opportunities
are sourced from our Management Team’s network of operating executives, investors and advisors. We believe that our Management Team
will be able to leverage its expertise and industry experiences, vast network and relationships for sourcing potential acquisitions including
but not limited to the US, and capable of expanding to the international markets. However, the past performance of our Management Team
or our Senior Advisors is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any Business Combination we may consummate or (ii) that
we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial Business Combination. Our shareholders should not rely on the historical
record of our Management Teams’ or our Board’s performance as indicative of our future performance. Our officers and directors
may have conflicts of interest with other entities to which they owe fiduciary or contractual obligations with respect to initial Business
Combination opportunities.
Our Sponsor
Our Sponsor, FIGX Acquisition
Partners LLC, is a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed on January 31, 2025, to invest in our Company. Although our Sponsor
is permitted to undertake any activities permitted under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and other applicable laws, our Sponsor’s
business is focused on investing in our Company. Louis Gerken, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the managing member of our
Sponsor and holds voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by our Sponsor. As of the date hereof,
other than Mr. Gerken and our independent directors, no other person has a direct or indirect material interest in our Sponsor. Our independent
directors have each received for their services as a director, an indirect interest in the Founder Shares through membership interests
in our Sponsor, but have no right to control the Sponsor or participate in any decision regarding the disposal of any security held by
the Sponsor, or otherwise. Other than Messrs. Gerken, Zeitlin and Rollins and our independent directors, none of the other members of
our Sponsor participate in our Company’s activities. Mr. Gerken holds approximately 32.9% of the Sponsor membership interests reflecting
indirect interests in the Founder Shares and approximately 11.3% of the Sponsor membership interests reflecting indirect interests in
the Private Placement Units.
Because our Sponsor acquired
the Founder Shares at a nominal price, our Public Shareholders incurred immediate and material dilution upon the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, assuming no value is ascribed to the Warrants included in the Units. Further, the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable
in connection with the conversion of the Founder Shares may result in material dilution to our Public Shareholders due to the anti-dilution rights
of our Founder Shares that may result in an issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares on a greater than one-for-one basis upon conversion.
If we raise additional funds through equity or convertible debt issuances, our Public Shareholders may suffer significant dilution. This
dilution would increase to the extent that the anti-dilution provision of the Founder Shares result in the issuance of Class A
Ordinary Shares on a greater than one-for-one basis upon conversion of the Founder Shares at the time of our initial Business Combination.
In addition, the cashless exercise of the Warrants would further increase the dilution to our Public Shareholders.
The Founder Shares will automatically
convert into Class A Ordinary Shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial Business Combination
or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations,
reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A
Ordinary Shares, or any other equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Initial
Public Offering and related to or in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B
Ordinary Shares convert into Class A Ordinary Shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B
Ordinary Shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A
Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B Ordinary Shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20% of the sum of (i) the
total number of all Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering (including any Class A
Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option and excluding the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying
the Private Placement Units issued to the Sponsor), plus (ii) all Class A Ordinary Shares and equity-linked securities
issued or deemed issued, in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities
issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement-equivalent warrants issued to
our Sponsor or any of its affiliates or to our officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans) minus (iii) any redemptions
of Class A Ordinary Shares by Public Shareholders in connection with an initial Business Combination; provided that such conversion
of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
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In addition, in order to facilitate
our initial Business Combination or for any other reason determined by our Sponsor in its sole discretion, our Sponsor may surrender or
forfeit, transfer or exchange our Founder Shares, Private Placement Units or any of our other securities, including for no consideration,
as well as subject any such securities to earn-outs or other restrictions, or otherwise amend the terms of any such securities or
enter into any other arrangements with respect to any such securities. We may also issue Class A Ordinary Shares upon conversion
of the Class B Ordinary Shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial Business Combination as a result
of the anti-dilution provisions as set forth in the IPO Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement,
each of our Sponsor, directors and officers has agreed to a lock-up and restrictions on their ability to transfer, assign, or sell
the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units (including the underlying securities). Further, the Sponsor membership interests are locked
up and not transferable because the Letter Agreement prohibits indirect transfers. Our Letter Agreement may be amended without shareholder
approval. Such transfer restrictions have been amended in connection with Business Combinations for certain other SPACs. While we do not
expect our Board to approve any amendment to the Letter Agreement prior to our initial Business Combination, it may be possible that our
Board, in exercising its business judgment and subject to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve one or more amendments to the Letter
Agreement.
Business Strategy & Competitive Strengths
Our acquisition and value
creation strategy is to identify, acquire and, after the initial Business Combination, build a company in the FIG sector, which complements
the experience of our Management Team, and which can benefit from their management and operating expertise. In addition to leveraging
our Management Team’s, Board’s, and Senior Advisors’ networks of proprietary and public transaction sources, where we
believe the combination of our relationships, knowledge and experience could affect a positive transformation or augmentation of an existing
business to improve its value proposition, we also use the following competitive strengths to our advantage in the search and combination
process:
● extensive experience in both investing in and operating across the FIG sector;
● experience in sourcing, structuring, acquiring, operating, developing, growing, financing and selling
businesses;
● relationships with sellers, financing providers and target management teams; and
● experience in executing transactions in the FIG sector under varying economic and financial market conditions.
These networks provide our
Management Team with a robust flow of Business Combination opportunities. In addition, target business candidates are brought to our attention
by various unaffiliated sources, which include investment market participants, private equity groups, investment banking firms, consultants,
accounting firms and large business enterprises. Members of our Management Team communicate with their networks of relationships to articulate
the parameters for our search for a target company and a potential Business Combination and have begun the process of pursuing and reviewing
potentially interesting leads.
Our Differentiating Factors
We are differentiated from
other SPACs in the FIG sector due to a combination of operational experience and significant investment expertise from our Management
Team. Our Management Team has run and held senior management positions at some of the most successful companies in the financial services
sector.
A significant advantage brought
by the relationships driven by our Management Team is their sourcing ability. As a group, they have invested institutional capital across
a variety of asset classes with a key focus on alternative asset investing and integrating related FIG sector service providers into the
business platform. Business Combination opportunities are sourced from our Management Team’s network of operating executives, investors,
and advisors that they have built over their long and distinguished careers. Their complementary networks span the gamut, providing extensive
leverage to us.
Our Management Team’s
value creation abilities are not just limited to sourcing experience, as our Management Team has historically created value by post-purchase operational
and strategic enhancements. We firmly believe that our work is not complete at the closing of a Business Combination, but rather that
the enhancement process is ongoing.
Furthermore, as investors
and veterans of financial services companies, our Management Team understands the importance of building relationships with management
teams, intermediaries, financing sources, customers, and prospective investment partners. Our Management Team constantly engages with
and seeks new opportunities with previous business partners, which is a key differentiating factor as it leads to consistent unique and
significant sourcing opportunities and favored status, ideally allowing us to circumvent competitive processes and realize cost savings.
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Acquisition Criteria
Consistent with our investment
themes and business strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating
prospective target businesses. We use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter
into our initial Business Combination with a target business that does not meet these criteria and guidelines. We expect that no individual
criterion will entirely determine a decision to pursue a particular opportunity.
● possible targets include privately held companies interested in a public listing, non-US listed companies
seeking a dual listing or to relist in the US, FIG sector firms looking to carve-out their wealth/asset management business, private
equity funds seeking to list their wealth/asset management portfolio companies, or companies addressing succession ownership issues;
● we seek companies that we believe will embrace our transformation and revaluation strategy and to integrate
a select group of our executives and advisors into the combined company board to enhance shareholder value;
● are at and an inflection point to leverage public currency to drive improved financial performance, and
positioned to streamline and scale operations via application of enabling information technology (“IT)”/artificial technology
(“AI”)– activity around research/synthesis, reporting, compliance, back-office operations, customer service, and development/IT
operations), with a target to improve FIG operating margins;
● can benefit from being a publicly traded company, with access to broader capital markets and cheaper capital,
to achieve the company’s business strategy;
● have a strong management team with a top-decile investment track record of driving growth and profitability,
and can benefit from the vast network, experience and guidance of our Management Team;
● have recurring, predictable revenues and the history of generating, or the near-term potential to
generate, stable and sustainable free cash flow;
● audited financial statements, in addition target company’s financial statements may be required
to be brought to PCAOB standards;
● compliant with relevant regulatory requirements to protect investors and maintain market integrity;
● given the size of our Initial Public Offering and comparable enterprise values for FIG sector companies,
target companies with $10-$50 billion in assets under management (“AUM”) and enterprise values of $200 million -
$1 billion;
● given size and number of underlying FIG targets, our principal focus is U.S. based private wealth/asset
management firms positioned to grow internationally;
● comparatively high levels of AUM growth and client retention rates;
● exhibiting the ability to succeed through multiple investment cycles;
● requisite in good standing industry certifications for the company (Registered Investment Adviser, SEC,
FINRA, etc.) and employees (Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner, etc.);
● a multi-asset management platform (equities, fixed Income, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, including
exposure to alternative assets);
● integration of financial information services providing tools for highly specialized and highly regulated
tasks (e.g., FactSet, Moody’s S&P Global, Fair Issac, Experian comparables);
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● a scalable platform for geographic add-on acquisitions, including the U.S., United Kingdom, European
Union, Latin America, the GCC, and Asia-Pacific;
● client composition (i.e., private banking, asset management, retail, high-net worth, institutional, separately
managed accounts, interval funds, perpetual funds); and
● key opinion leader strategic investor(s) ownership and affiliations, if any.
Amongst the most important
criteria to identify suitable Business Combination targets is succession issues — the current generation of management
passing the baton of ownership to the next generation. To detect potential succession issues at a company, we look for signs like a lack
of identified key positions, high turnover among high-potential employees, a lack of development plans for key roles, limited bench strength,
inadequate leadership skills in potential successors, and a failure to assess current and future needs within the organization, which
can lead to disruptions when key employees leave. Management believes that we are an ideal vehicle for targets to monetize the transfer
of ownership coupled with an infusion of growth/expansion capital.
These criteria and guidelines
are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial Business Combination may be based, to
the extent relevant, on these general criteria guidelines as well as other considerations, factors, criteria and guidelines that our Management
Team may deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial Business Combination with a target business that, in our
judgement, does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria
and guidelines in our shareholder communications related to our initial Business Combination, which, as discussed in this Report, would
be in the form of proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents that we would file with the SEC.
We have not selected any specific
Business Combination target. While we intend to pursue a potential Business Combination with a business in the FIG industry, we are not
limited to pursuing an initial Business Combination in that industry, and therefore we may pursue Business Combination targets that our
Management Team may enter into discussions with following our Initial Public Offering.
Our Value Proposition
Our Management Team targets
companies that can leverage and capitalize on our collective Management Team’s value proposition consisting of both organic innovation
and expansion and inorganic growth. Our collective value proposition includes, but is not limited to the following integration plan:
● Core asset management-related innovation, expansion and acquisition opportunities (exchange-traded
fund products, interval funds, separately managed accounts, perpetual funds, and insurance company assets).
● Expansion/acquisition opportunities into alternative assets (private equity, venture capital, direct debt,
real estate, infrastructure, real assets, secondaries, and digital assets).
● Expansion/acquisition into the US, European Union, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, and Asian
asset management/private wealth markets.
● Fintech enabling efficient automation of processes, leveraging big data analytics and user-friendly digital
platforms for client interaction to make informed investment decisions ultimately improving the overall client experience and reducing
operational costs.
● Financial information services providing tools for highly specialized and highly regulated tasks (FactSet,
Moody’s S&P Global, Fair Issac, Experian).
● Asset risk management takes into account assets, asset systems, asset portfolios, and the overall business,
then views these against acquisition risks, disposal risks, operational risks, asset criticality, and spares criticality.
● Client services geared toward tax optimization and inheritance planning.
● Investment banking to attract high-net worth clients and to offer complex investment products and private
assets.
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● Ability to extend loans and take deposits.
● Specialty finance to the underbanked sectors.
● Streamlining and scaling operations via application of enabling IT/AI (research/synthesis, reporting,
compliance, back-office operations, customer service, and development/IT operations).
● Integration of end-to-end compliance solutions.
● Streamlining regulatory standards.
Finally, our Management Team
believes that our value proposition offers compelling rational for target companies in the current investment climate compared to traditional
initial public offerings. Reasons include: (i) up to $150 million of expansion capital from our Initial Public Offering proceeds; (ii)
possible access to additional PIPE financing at the time of the Business Combination; (iii) merger partners typically retain majority
ownership of the combined company; (v) typically higher valuation and less dilution than traditional initial public offerings; and (vi)
our seasoned Management Team aligned to actively participate in the Business Combination transition and revaluation strategy. In summary,
a competitive alternative to traditional initial public offerings, strategic sales, secondary sales, continuation vehicles, and dividend
recaps.
Evaluation of a Target Business and Structuring of Our Initial Business
Combination
In evaluating a prospective
target business, we conduct a due diligence review that encompasses, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees,
document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities, as applicable, as well as a review of financial, operational,
legal and other information that is made available to us. If we determine to move forward with a particular target, we will proceed to
structure and negotiate the terms of the business combination transaction. We also utilize our Management Team’s operational and
capital planning experience.
Each of our directors and
officers, directly or indirectly, owns Founder Shares and/or Private Placement Units following the Initial Public Offering and, accordingly,
may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate
our initial Business Combination. Further, such officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular
Business Combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition
to any agreement with respect to our initial Business Combination.
Certain of our officers and
directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, pursuant
to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a Business Combination opportunity to such entity subject to his or
her fiduciary duties. As a result, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a Business Combination opportunity that is suitable
for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, then, subject to such officer’s and
director’s fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, he or she will need to honor such fiduciary or contractual obligations to
present such Business Combination opportunity to such entity, before we can pursue such opportunity. If these other entities decide to
pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing the same. However, we do not expect these duties to materially affect our
ability to complete our initial Business Combination. Our Amended and Restated Articles provide that to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed
by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and
(ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or
matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.
In addition, our Sponsor and
our officers and directors may sponsor or form other SPACs similar to ours or may pursue other business or investment ventures during
the period in which we are seeking an initial Business Combination. As a result, our Sponsor, officers and directors could have conflicts
of interest in determining whether to present Business Combination opportunities to us or to any other SPACs with which they may become
involved. Any such companies, businesses or investments may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an initial Business Combination
target, which could materially affect our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
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The time required to select
and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete our initial Business Combination, and the costs associated with this process,
are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of,
and negotiation with, a prospective target business with which our initial Business Combination is not ultimately completed will result
in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another Business Combination.
Initial Business Combination
We are not presently engaged
in, and we will not engage in, any operations for an indefinite period of time following the Initial Public Offering. We intend to effectuate
our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, the proceeds of
the sale of our shares in connection with our initial Business Combination (including pursuant to any forward purchase agreements or backstop
agreements into which we may enter), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of
the target, other securities issuances, or a combination of the foregoing. We may seek to complete our initial Business Combination with
a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth, which would subject us to the
numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses.
We will provide our Public
Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of our initial Business Combination
either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote
by means of a tender offer. If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete our initial Business Combination only if we receive an Ordinary
Resolution. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer
will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether
the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement.
If our initial Business Combination
is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the Trust Account are used for payment of the consideration
in connection with our initial Business Combination or used for redemptions of our Class A Ordinary Shares, we may use the balance
of the cash released to us from the Trust Account following the closing for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion
of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our
initial Business Combination, to fund the purchase of other companies, or for working capital.
We have not selected any Business
Combination target and may pursue an initial Business Combination in any business or industry. Accordingly, there is no current basis
for investors to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial Business
Combination. Although our Management Team will assess the risks inherent in a particular target business with which we may combine, we
cannot assure you that this assessment will result in our identifying all risks that a target business may encounter. Furthermore, some
of those risks may be outside of our control, meaning that we can do nothing to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely
affect a target business
We have until June 30, 2027,
or until such earlier liquidation date as our Board of Directors may approve, to consummate our initial Business Combination. If we anticipate
that we may be unable to consummate our initial Business Combination within such Combination Period, we may seek shareholder approval
to amend our Amended and Restated Articles to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial Business Combination. If we seek
shareholder approval for an extension, our Public Shareholders will be offered an opportunity to redeem their Public Shares at a per share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned thereon (less taxes
payable, if any), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, subject to applicable law.
If we are unable to complete
our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, or by such earlier liquidation date as our Board of Directors may approve,
we will redeem 100% of the Public Shares at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest earned thereon (less taxes, if any, payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided
by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, subject to applicable law and certain conditions as further described herein.
While the pro rata Redemption Price was approximately $10.20 per Public Share as of December 31, 2025 we cannot assure our Public Shareholders
that we will in fact be able to distribute such amounts as a result of claims of creditors, which may take priority over the claims of
our Public Shareholders.
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The Nasdaq Rules require that
we must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held
in the Trust Account (excluding the Deferred Fee and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account, if any, and such test,
the “80% Test”). Our Board of Directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our initial Business Combination.
If our Board of Directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial Business Combination, we will obtain
an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect
to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it likely that our Board of Directors will be able to make an independent determination
of the fair market value of our initial Business Combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the
business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of the target’s assets or prospects.
Additionally, pursuant to the Nasdaq Rules, any initial Business Combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
We anticipate structuring
our initial Business Combination so that the post-transaction company in which our Public Shareholders own shares will own or acquire
100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial Business Combination
such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order
to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such Business
Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise
acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders
prior to the Business Combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations
ascribed to the target and us in the Business Combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial
number of new Ordinary Shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of a target. In this
case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new
Ordinary Shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial Business Combination could own less than a majority of our issued and
outstanding Ordinary Shares subsequent to our initial Business Combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target
business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is
owned or acquired is what will be taken into account for purposes of the 80% Test. If the Business Combination involves more than one
target business, the 80% Test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses.
Potential Additional Financings
We may need to obtain additional
financing to complete our initial Business Combination, either because the transaction requires more cash than is available from the proceeds
held in our Trust Account or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of the Business
Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. If we raise
additional funds through equity or convertible debt issuances, our Public Shareholders may suffer significant dilution and these securities
could have rights that rank senior to our Public Shares. If we raise additional funds through the incurrence of indebtedness, such indebtedness
would have rights that are senior to our equity securities and could contain covenants that restrict our operations. Further, as described
above, due to the anti-dilution rights of our Founder Shares, our Public Shareholders may incur material dilution. In addition, we
target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and
the Private Placement, and, as a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the Trust Account,
net of amounts needed to satisfy any redemptions by Public Shareholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such
proposed initial Business Combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial Business Combination to fund our
working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial Business Combination. There
is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances
or other indebtedness in connection with our initial Business Combination, including pursuant to any forward purchase agreements or backstop
agreements into which we may enter. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously
with the completion of our initial Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination because we do not
have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our initial Business Combination,
if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Status as a Public Company
We believe our structure makes
us an attractive Business Combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we offer a target business an alternative
to the traditional initial public offering through a merger or other Business Combination with us. In a Business Combination transaction
with us, the owners of the target business may, for example, exchange their shares of stock or shares in the target business for our Class A
Ordinary Shares (or shares of a new holding company) or for a combination of our Class A Ordinary Shares and cash, allowing us to
tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. We believe target businesses will find this method a more expeditious and
cost-effective method to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. The typical initial public offering
process takes a significantly longer period of time than the typical Business Combination transaction process, and there are significant
expenses and market and other uncertainties in the initial public offering process, including underwriting discounts and commissions,
marketing and road show efforts that may not be present to the same extent in connection with a Business Combination with us.
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Furthermore, once a proposed
initial Business Combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial public offering
is always subject to the underwriters’ ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which could delay
or prevent the offering from occurring or could have negative valuation consequences. Following an initial Business Combination, we believe
the target business would then have greater access to capital, an additional means of providing management incentives consistent with
shareholders’ interests and the ability to use its shares as currency for acquisitions. Being a public company can offer further
benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.
While we believe that our
structure and our Management Team’s backgrounds make us an attractive business partner, some potential target businesses may view
our status as a blank check company, such as our lack of an operating history and our ability to seek shareholder approval of any proposed
initial Business Combination, negatively.
Financial Position
With funds available for a
Business Combination as of December 31, 2025 in the amount of $153,708,127 (before redemptions, taxes payable on the interest earned,
if any, and payment of the Deferred Fee), we offer a target business a variety of options, such as creating a liquidity event for its
owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its
debt ratio. Because we are able to complete our initial Business Combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination
of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid
to the target business to fit its needs and desires. However, we have not taken any steps to secure third-party financing and there can
be no assurance it will be available to us.
Sources of Target Businesses
We believe our Management
Team’s and Senior Advisors’ significant operating and transaction experience and relationships provide us with a substantial
number of potential initial Business Combination targets. Over the course of their careers, the members of our Management Team and Senior
Advisors developed a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships around the world. This network has grown through the activities
of our Management Team and Senior Advisors sourcing, acquiring and financing businesses, the reputation of our Management Team and Senior
Advisors for integrity and fair dealing with sellers, financing sources and target management teams and the experience of our Management
Team and Senior Advisors in executing transactions under varying economic and financial market conditions.
This network has provided
our Management Team and Senior Advisors with a flow of referrals that has resulted in numerous transactions that were proprietary or where
a limited group of investors were invited to participate in the sale process. We believe that the network of contacts and relationships
of our Management Team and Senior Advisors provide us important sources of investment opportunities.
Collectively our officers,
directors and Senior Advisors have utilized and intend to continue to utilize financial information services data sets and applications
for specialized tasks to support its sourcing, diligence, and selection of Business Combination targets. These financial information services
include, but are not limited to FactSet, Moody’s, Bloomberg, Morningstar, S&P Capi, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Fair
Issac, Experian, Nasdaq, Pitchbook, ISS/Discovery Data, Dealogic, Fintrx, and RIA Channel).
In addition to the collective
efforts of our officers, directors and Senior Advisors, our sourcing, diligence and selection efforts will be augmented by the collective
groups direct relationships with global multi-asset management companies, and FIG-sector related investment banks, research
analysts, consultants, audit firms, law firms, and regulatory bodies. These relationships that have been developed over a series of business
and investment cycles.
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In addition, target business
candidates are brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers and private investment funds.
Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings.
These sources may also introduce us to target businesses in which they think we may be interested on an unsolicited basis, since many
of these sources will have read our Initial Public Offering prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers
and directors, as well as their affiliates, may also bring to our attention target business candidates of which they become aware through
their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending trade shows or
conventions. In addition, we expect to receive a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be
available to us as a result of the track record and business relationships of our officers and directors. While we do not presently anticipate
engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may
engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation
to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction.
Prior to or in connection
with the completion of our initial Business Combination, there may be payment by us to our Sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their
affiliates, of a finder’s fee, advisory fee, consulting fee or success fee for any services they render in order to effectuate the
completion of our initial Business Combination, which, if made prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, will be paid
from funds held outside the Trust Account.
We engage a finder only to
the extent our Management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may not otherwise be available to us
or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our Management determines is in our best interest
to pursue. Payment of a finder’s fee is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case any such fee will be paid
out of the funds held in the Trust Account.
We are not prohibited from
pursuing an initial Business Combination with a company that is affiliated with our Sponsor, officers or directors, or completing the
Business Combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our Sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we
seek to complete our initial Business Combination with a company that is affiliated (as defined in our Amended and Restated Articles)
with our Sponsor (including its members), officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, stating that the consideration
to be paid by us in such an initial Business Combination is fair to our Company from a financial point of view. We are not required to
obtain such an opinion in any other context.
Lack of Business Diversification
For an indefinite period of
time after the completion of our initial Business Combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely on the future performance
of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete Business Combinations with multiple entities in one or
several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the risks of being in
a single line of business. By completing our initial Business Combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:
● subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have
a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial Business Combination, and
● cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services.
Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target’s Management Team
Although we closely scrutinize
the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial Business Combination with that
business, our assessment of the target business’s management may not prove to be correct. In addition, the future management may
not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of members of our
Management Team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. The determination as to whether any of
the members of our Management Team will remain with the combined company will be made in connection with our initial Business Combination.
While it is possible that one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial Business
Combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to our initial Business Combination.
Moreover, we cannot assure our shareholders that members of our Management Team will have significant experience or knowledge relating
to the operations of the particular target business.
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We cannot assure our shareholders
that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to
whether any of our key personnel will remain with the combined company will be made in connection with our initial Business Combination.
Following a Business Combination,
we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure our shareholders
that we will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or
experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Shareholders May Not Have the Ability to Approve Our Initial Business
Combination
We may conduct redemptions
without a shareholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles.
However, we will seek shareholder approval if it is required by applicable law or stock exchange rule, or we may decide to seek shareholder
approval for business or other reasons.
Under the Nasdaq Rules, shareholder
approval would be required for our initial Business Combination if, for example:
● we issue Ordinary Shares that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of our Ordinary Shares
then outstanding (other than in a public offering);
● any of our directors, officers or substantial shareholders (as defined by the Nasdaq Rules) has a 5% or
greater interest earned on the Trust Account (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly, in
the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential issuance of Ordinary Shares could result in an
increase in outstanding Ordinary Shares or voting power of 5% or more; or
● the issuance or potential issuance of Ordinary Shares will result in our undergoing a change of control.
The decision as to whether
we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination in those instances in which shareholder approval is not required
by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on business and
legal reasons, which include a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) the timing of the transaction, including in
the event we determine shareholder approval would require additional time and there is either not enough time to seek shareholder approval
or doing so would place us at a disadvantage in the transaction or result in other additional burdens on us; (ii) the expected cost
of holding a shareholder vote; (iii) the risk that the shareholders would fail to approve the proposed Business Combination; (iv) other
time and budget constraints of our Company; and (v) additional legal complexities of a proposed Business Combination that would be
time-consuming and burdensome to present to shareholders.
Permitted Purchases of Our Securities
If we seek shareholder approval
of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial Business Combination pursuant to
the tender offer rules, our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates may purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants in privately
negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial Business Combination, although
they are under no obligation or duty to do so. Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgment that such Public Shareholder,
although still the record holder of our Public Shares is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its
redemption rights. In the event that our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates purchase Public Shares in privately negotiated
transactions from Public Shareholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling Public Shareholders would
be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their Public Shares. It is intended that, if Rule 10b-18 would apply to
purchases by Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates, then such purchases will comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act,
to the extent it applies, which provides a safe harbor for purchases made under certain conditions, including with respect to timing,
pricing and volume of purchases.
Additionally, at any time
at or prior to our initial Business Combination, subject to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information),
our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives
to acquire Public Shares, vote their Public Shares in favor of our initial Business Combination or not redeem their Public Shares. However,
they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for
any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants in such transactions.
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The purpose of any such transactions
could be to (1) increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the Business Combination, (2) reduce the number
of Public Warrants outstanding and/or increase the likelihood of approval on any matters submitted to the Public Warrant holders for approval
in connection with our initial Business Combination or (3) satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires
us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial Business Combination, where it appears that such
requirement would otherwise not be met. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of our initial Business Combination
that may not otherwise have been possible.
In addition, if such purchases
are made, the public “float” of our securities may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be
reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities
exchange.
Our Sponsor, directors, officers
and their affiliates anticipate that they may identify the Public Shareholders with whom our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates
may pursue privately negotiated transactions by either the Public Shareholders contacting us directly or by our receipt of redemption
requests submitted by Public Shareholders (in the case of Public Shares) following our mailing of proxy materials in connection with our
initial Business Combination. To the extent that our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates enter into a private transaction,
they would identify and contact only potential selling or redeeming Public Shareholders who have expressed their election to redeem their
Public Shares for a pro rata share of the Trust Account or vote against our initial Business Combination, whether or not such Public Shareholder
has already submitted a proxy with respect to our initial Business Combination but only if such Public Shares have not already been voted
at the general meeting related to our initial Business Combination. Our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates will select
from which Public Shareholders to purchase Public Shares based on the negotiated price and number of shares and any other factors that
they may deem relevant, and will be restricted from purchasing Public Shares if such purchases do not comply with Regulation M under
the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.
Our Sponsor, directors, officers
and their affiliates are restricted from making purchases of Public Shares if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or
Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of
the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements. Additionally, in the event our Sponsor,
directors, officers and their affiliates were to purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants from Public Shareholders, such purchases would
be structured in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act including, in pertinent part, through
adherence to the following:
● our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our Business Combination transaction would disclose
the possibility that our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates may purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants from Public Shareholders
outside the redemption process, along with the purpose of such purchases;
● if our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates were to purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants
from Public Shareholders, they would do so at a price no higher than the price offered through our redemption process;
● our registration statement/proxy statement filed for our Business Combination transaction would include
a representation that any of our securities purchased by our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates would not be voted in favor
of approving the Business Combination transaction;
● our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates would not possess any redemption rights with respect
to our securities or, if they do acquire and possess redemption rights, they would waive such rights; and
● we would disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K, before our general meeting of shareholders to
approve the Business Combination transaction, the following material items:
● the amount of our securities purchased outside of the redemption offer by our Sponsor, directors, officers
and their affiliates, along with the purchase price;
● the purpose of the purchases by our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates;
● the impact, if any, of the purchases by our sponsor, Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates
on the likelihood that the Business Combination transaction will be approved;
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● the identities of our security holders who sold to our Sponsor, directors, officers and their affiliates
(if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of our security holders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold to our Sponsor, directors,
officers and their affiliates; and
● the number of our securities for which we have received redemption requests pursuant to our redemption
offer.
Redemptions in Connection with Our Initial
Business Combination
Redemption Rights for Public Shareholders upon Completion of
Our Initial Business Combination
We will provide our Public
Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares, regardless of whether they abstain, vote for, or
vote against, our initial Business Combination, upon the completion of our initial Business Combination at a per-share price, payable
in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the
consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable,
if any), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. As
of December 31, 2025, the Redemption Price was approximately $10.20 per Public Share (before taxes payable, if any). The per share amount
we will distribute to Public Shareholders who properly redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the Deferred Fee we will pay
to the Underwriters. Our Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into the Letter Agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed
to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and any Public Shares they may hold in
connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination.
Our proposed initial Business
Combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash
for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event
the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Public Shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any
amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed initial Business Combination exceed the aggregate amount
of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial Business Combination or redeem any Public Shares, and all Public Shares submitted
for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity-linked securities
or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial Business Combination, including pursuant to any forward
purchase agreements or backstop arrangements into which we may enter, in order to, among other reasons, satisfy such net tangible assets
or minimum cash requirements.
Manner of Conducting Redemptions
We will provide our Public
Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of our initial Business Combination
either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote
by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct
a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction
and whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing
requirement or whether we were deemed to be a foreign private issuer (which would require a tender offer rather than seeking shareholder
approval under SEC rules). Asset acquisitions and share purchases would not typically require shareholder approval while direct mergers
with our Company (other than with a 90% subsidiary of ours) and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares or seek to amend our Amended and Restated Articles would require shareholder approval. So long as we obtain and maintain
a listing for our securities on Nasdaq, we will be required to comply with the shareholder approval requirements of the Nasdaq Rules.
The requirement that we provide
our Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares by one of the two methods listed above is contained in provisions
of our Amended and Restated Articles and will apply whether or not we maintain our registration under the Exchange Act or our listing
on Nasdaq. Such provisions may be amended if approved by a Special Resolution.
If we provide our Public Shareholders
with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in connection with a general meeting, we will, pursuant to our Amended and Restated
Articles:
● conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the
Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and
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● file proxy materials with the SEC.
In the event that we seek
shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, we will distribute proxy materials and, in connection therewith, provide our
Public Shareholders with the redemption rights described above upon completion of the initial Business Combination.
If we seek shareholder
approval, we will complete our initial Business Combination only if we receive an Ordinary Resolution. A quorum for such meeting
will be present if the holders of at least one third of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote at the meeting are
represented in person or by proxy. Our Sponsor, officers and directors will count toward this quorum and, pursuant to the Letter
Agreement, our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote their Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and any Public
Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions,
aside from shares they may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act, which
would not be voted in favor of approving the Business Combination transaction) in favor of our initial Business Combination. For
purposes of seeking approval of an Ordinary Resolution, non-votes will have no effect on the approval of our initial Business
Combination once a quorum is obtained. As a result, in addition to our Sponsor’s Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares,
we would need 5,503,207 Public Shares, or approximately 36.53%, of the 15,065,000 Public Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering
to be voted in favor of an initial Business Combination in order to have our initial Business Combination approved by an Ordinary
Resolution, assuming all outstanding Public Shares are voted and the parties to the Letter Agreement do not acquire any Public
Shares. Assuming that only the holders of one-third of our issued and outstanding Public Shares, representing a quorum under
our Amended and Restated Articles, vote their Public Shares at a general meeting of the company, we will not need any Public Shares
in addition to our Founder Shares to be voted in favor of an initial Business Combination in order to approve an initial Business
Combination by an Ordinary Resolution. However, if our initial Business Combination is structured as a statutory merger or
consolidation with another company under Cayman Islands law, the approval of our initial Business Combination will require a Special
Resolution, we would need 8,734,138 Public Shares, or approximately 57.98% of the 15,065,00 Public Shares sold in the Initial Public
Offering, to be voted in favor of an initial Business Combination in order to have our initial Business Combination approved by a
Special Resolution and the parties to the Letter Agreement do not acquire any Public Shares.
In addition, prior to the
closing of our initial Business Combination, only holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to vote (i) to appoint and
remove directors prior to or in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination and (ii) on continuing our Company
in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any Special Resolution required to amend our constitutional documents or to adopt
new constitutional documents, in each case, as a result of our approving a transfer by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the
Cayman Islands). These quorum and voting thresholds, and the voting agreement of our Sponsor, officers and directors, may make it more
likely that we will consummate our initial Business Combination. Each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective
of whether they vote for or vote against the proposed transaction, or whether they do not vote or abstain from voting on the proposed
transaction, or whether they were a Public Shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction.
If a shareholder vote is not
required and we do not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will:
● conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act,
which regulate issuer tender offers, and
● file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial Business Combination that contain
substantially the same financial and other information about the initial Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required
under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
In the event we conduct redemptions
pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under
the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial Business Combination until the expiration of the tender offer
period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on Public Shareholders not tendering more than the number of Public Shares we
are permitted to redeem. If Public Shareholders tender more Public Shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the tender
offer and not complete the initial Business Combination.
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Upon the public announcement
of our initial Business Combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we, or our Sponsor will terminate
any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase our Public Shares in the open market, in order to comply with
Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
We intend to require our Public
Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their Public Shares in “street
name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their share certificates to our transfer agent or deliver their Public Shares
to our transfer agent electronically using the DWAC System, prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents,
as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal
to approve the initial Business Combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with a shareholder vote, we intend to
require a Public Shareholder seeking redemption of its Public Shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent
two business days prior to the scheduled vote in which the name of the beneficial owner of such Public Shares is included. The
proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to our Public Shareholders in connection with our initial
Business Combination will indicate whether we are requiring Public Shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. We believe that
this will allow our transfer agent to efficiently process any redemptions without the need for further communication or action from the
redeeming Public Shareholders, which could delay redemptions and result in additional administrative cost. If the proposed initial Business
Combination is not approved and we continue to search for a target company, we will promptly return any certificates or Public Shares
delivered by Public Shareholders who elected to redeem their Public Shares.
Our proposed initial Business
Combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash
for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event
the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Public Shares that are validly submitted for redemption plus any
amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed initial Business Combination exceed the aggregate amount
of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial Business Combination or redeem any Public Shares, and all Public Shares submitted
for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities
or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial Business Combination, including pursuant to any forward
purchase agreements or backstop arrangements into which we may enter, in order to, among other reasons, satisfy such net tangible assets
or minimum cash requirements.
Limitation on Redemptions Upon Completion of Our Initial Business
Combination If We Seek Shareholder Approval
If we seek shareholder approval
of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial Business Combination pursuant to
the tender offer rules, our Amended and Restated Articles provide that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such Public
Shareholder or any other person with whom such Public Shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13
of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its Public Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public
Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Excess Shares”) without our prior consent. We believe this restriction will
discourage Public Shareholders from accumulating large blocks of Public Shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability
to exercise their redemption rights against a proposed Business Combination as a means to force us or our Management to purchase their
Public Shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a Public
Shareholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering could threaten to exercise
its redemption rights if such Public Shares are not purchased by us, our Sponsor or our Management at a premium to the then-current market
price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our Public Shareholders’ ability to redeem no more than 15% of the Public Shares
sold in the Initial Public Offering without our prior consent, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of Public Shareholders
to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete our initial Business Combination, particularly in connection with a Business
Combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash.
However, we will not restrict
our Public Shareholders’ ability to vote all of their Public Shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial Business
Combination.
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Delivering Share Certificates in Connection with the Exercise
of Redemption Rights
As described above, we intend
to require our Public Shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their Public Shares
in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their share certificates to our transfer agent or deliver
their Public Shares to our transfer agent electronically using the DWAC System, prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or
tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the
scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the initial Business Combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with
a shareholder vote, we intend to require a Public Shareholder seeking redemption of its Public Shares to also submit a written request
for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the scheduled vote in which the name of the beneficial owner
of such Public Shares is included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to our Public Shareholders
in connection with our initial Business Combination will indicate whether we are requiring Public Shareholders to satisfy such delivery
requirements. Accordingly, a Public Shareholder would have up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the initial
Business Combination if we distribute proxy materials, or from the time we send out our tender offer materials until the close of the
tender offer period, as applicable, to submit or tender its Public Shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights. In the
event that a Public Shareholder fails to comply with these or any other procedures disclosed in the proxy or tender offer materials, as
applicable, its Public Shares may not be redeemed. Given the relatively short exercise period, it is advisable for Public Shareholders
to use electronic delivery of their Public Shares.
There is a nominal cost associated
with the above-referenced process and the act of certificating the Public Shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The
transfer agent will typically charge the broker submitting or tendering Public Shares a fee of approximately $100.00 and it would be up
to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or
not we require Public Shareholders seeking to exercise redemption rights to submit or tender their Public Shares. The need to deliver
Public Shares is a requirement of exercising redemption rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated.
Any request to redeem such
Public Shares, once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable.
Furthermore, if a Public Shareholder delivered its certificate in connection with an election of redemption rights and subsequently decides
prior to the applicable date not to elect to exercise such rights, such Public Shareholder may simply request that the transfer agent
return the certificate (physically or electronically). It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to our Public Shareholders electing
to redeem their Public Shares will be distributed promptly after the completion of our initial Business Combination.
If our initial Business Combination
is not approved or completed for any reason, then our Public Shareholders who elected to exercise their redemption rights would not be
entitled to redeem their Public Shares for the applicable pro rata share of the Trust Account. In such case, we will promptly return any
certificates delivered by Public Shareholders who elected to redeem their Public Shares.
If our initial Business Combination
is not completed, we may continue to try to complete a Business Combination with a different target until the end of the Combination Period.
Redemption of Public Shares and Liquidation if No Initial Business
Combination
Our Amended and Restated Articles
provide that we have only the duration of the Combination Period to complete our initial Business Combination. If we have not completed
our initial Business Combination within such time period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up,
(ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter (and subject to lawfully available
funds therefor), redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in
the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes, if any, and
less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption
will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions,
if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval
of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to our Warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within
the Combination Period.
Our Sponsor, officers and
directors have entered into the Letter Agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within
the Combination Period; although, they are entitled to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account. However, if our
Sponsor or Management Team acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination
Period.
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Our Sponsor, officers and
directors have also agreed, pursuant to the Letter Agreement, that they will not propose any amendment to our Amended and Restated Articles to
modify (i) the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial Business Combination or to redeem
100% of our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, or (ii) any other material
provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, in each case unless we provide our
Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the
Trust Account (less taxes payable, if any), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.
We expect that all costs and
expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be funded from amounts remaining
out of the approximately $905,141 of proceeds held outside the Trust Account (as of December 31, 2025, although we cannot assure our Public
Shareholders that there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses
associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the Trust Account not required
to pay income taxes on interest income earned on the Trust Account balance, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional
amount of up to $100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If we were to expend all of
the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, other than the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account, and
without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the Trust Account, the Redemption Price upon our dissolution would be approximately
$10.20 as of December 31, 2025. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors
which would have higher priority than the claims of our Public Shareholders. We cannot assure our Public Shareholders that the actual
per-share redemption amount received by Public Shareholders will not be substantially less than the Redemption Price. While we intend
to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure our shareholders that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’
claims.
Although we seek to have all
vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving
any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of our Public Shareholders,
there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from
bringing claims against the Trust Account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other
similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect
to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the Trust Account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving
such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account, our Management will consider whether competitive alternatives are reasonably available
to us and will only enter into an agreement with such third party if Management believes that such third party’s engagement would
be in our best interests under the circumstances. Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute
a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by Management to be significantly
superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where Management is unable to find a service provider
willing to execute a waiver. Withum, our independent registered public accounting firm, and the Underwriters did not execute agreements
with us waiving such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree
to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and
will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason.
To protect the amounts held
in the Trust Account, our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services
rendered or products sold to us (except for our independent registered public accounting firm), or a prospective target business with
which we have entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce
the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public
Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions
in the value of the Trust Account assets, less taxes payable, if any, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third
party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not
such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act. However, we have not asked our Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have
we independently verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and we believe that our Sponsor’s
only assets are securities of our Company. Therefore, we cannot assure our Public Shareholders that our Sponsor would be able to satisfy
those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against the Trust Account, the funds available for our initial
Business Combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per Public Share. In such event, we may not be able to complete
our initial Business Combination, and our Public Shareholders would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption
of their Public Shares. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation,
claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
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In the event that the proceeds
in the Trust Account are reduced below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share
held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions
in the value of the Trust Account assets, in each case less taxes payable, if any, and (y) up to $100,000 for dissolution expenses, and
our Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related
to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification
obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our Sponsor to enforce
its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose
not to do so in any particular instance if, for example, the cost of such legal action is deemed by the independent directors to be too
high relative to the amount recoverable or if the independent directors determine that a favorable outcome is not likely. Accordingly,
we cannot assure our Public Shareholders that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will
not be less than $10.00 per Public Share.
We seek to reduce the possibility
that our Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers,
prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Our Sponsor will also not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity
of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2025, we had access
to up to approximately $905,141 from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering held outside of the Trust Account with which to pay any
such potential claims (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with our liquidation, currently estimated to be no more than
approximately $100,000). In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and liabilities
is insufficient, shareholders who received funds from our Trust Account could be liable for claims made by creditors.
If we file a bankruptcy or
insolvency petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in
the Trust Account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject
to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the Trust
Account, we cannot assure our Public Shareholders we will be able to return $10.00 per Public Share to our Public Shareholders. Additionally,
if we file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency petition is filed against us that is not dismissed,
any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy/insolvency laws as either
a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance, preference or disposition.” As a result, a liquidator or
bankruptcy or other court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our Board of Directors
may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself
and our Company to claims of punitive damages, by paying Public Shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of
creditors. We cannot assure our shareholders that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our Public Shareholders are
entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account only (i) in the event of the redemption of our Public Shares if we do not complete
our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, (ii) in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our Amended and
Restated Articles to modify (x) the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial Business
Combination or to redeem 100% of our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period
or (y) any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity or (iii) if
they redeem their respective Public Shares for cash upon the completion of our initial Business Combination, subject to applicable law
and any limitations (including but not limited to cash requirements) created by the terms of the proposed Business Combination. In no
other circumstances will a Public Shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the Trust Account. In the event we seek
shareholder approval in connection with our initial Business Combination, a Public Shareholder’s voting in connection with the Business
Combination alone will not result in a Public Shareholder’s redeeming its Public Shares to us for an applicable pro rata share of
the Trust Account. Such Public Shareholder must have also exercised its redemption rights described above. These provisions of our Amended
and Restated Articles, like all provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles, may be amended with a shareholder vote.
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Competition
In identifying, evaluating
and selecting a target business for our initial Business Combination, we encounter competition from other entities having a business objective
similar to ours, including other SPACs, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, public companies and operating businesses seeking
strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting Business Combinations
directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than
us. Our ability to acquire larger target businesses is limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others
an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our Public Shareholders
who exercise or are forced to exercise their redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our initial Business Combination
and our issued and outstanding Warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target
businesses. Either of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial Business Combination.
Employees
We currently have two officers:
Mr. Louis Gerken, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Mike Rollins, our Chief Financial Officer. Neither of them
is obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters, but they devote as much of their time as they deem necessary
to our affairs until we have completed our initial Business Combination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period varies
based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial Business Combination and the stage of the Business Combination process
we are in. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination.
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
We have registered our Public
Units, Public Shares and Public Warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we
file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual
reports, including this Report, contain financial statements audited and reported on by Withum, our independent registered public accountant.
We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent
to the consummation of our initial Business Combination
We will provide shareholders
with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents
sent to shareholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, these financial statements will need to be prepared
in accordance with, or reconciled to, GAAP or IFRS, depending on the circumstances, and the historical financial statements may be required
to be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential
target businesses we may conduct an initial Business Combination with because some targets may be unable to provide such statements in
time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial Business Combination within the
prescribed time frame. We cannot assure our shareholders that any particular target business identified by us as a potential Business
Combination candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with the requirements outlined above, or that the potential
target business will be able to prepare its financial statements in accordance with the requirements outlined above. To the extent that
these requirements cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business. While this may limit the pool of potential
Business Combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
We are required to evaluate
our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Only in
the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company,
will we be required to have our internal control procedures audited. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity
to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such Business Combination.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted
company. Exempted companies are Cayman Islands companies conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands and, as such, are exempted
from complying with certain provisions of the Companies Act. As an exempted company, we have applied for and received a tax exemption
undertaking from the Cayman Islands government that, in accordance with Section 6 of the Tax Concessions Act (Revised) of the Cayman
Islands, for a period of 30 years from the date of the undertaking, no law that is enacted in the Cayman Islands imposing any tax
to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciations will apply to us or our operations and, in addition, that no tax to be levied
on profits, income, gains or appreciations or which is in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax will be payable (i) on or
in respect of our Ordinary Shares, debentures or other obligations or (ii) by way of the withholding in whole or in part of a payment
of dividend or other distribution of income or capital by us to our shareholders or a payment of principal or interest or other sums due
under a debenture or other obligation of us.
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We are an “emerging
growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible
to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not
“emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements
of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports
and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder
approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result,
there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107
of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided
in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging
growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We intend to continue to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging
growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following June 30, 2030, (b) in which
we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer,
which means the market value of our Class A Ordinary Shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of
the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities
during the prior three-year period.
We are also a “smaller
reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage
of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.
We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our Class A
Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter,
or (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our Class A
Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.
In addition, prior to the
consummation of a Business Combination, only holders of our Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to vote on (i) the appointment
or removal of directors and (ii) an amendment to continue our existence in a jurisdiction outside of the Cayman Islands. As a result,
Nasdaq considers us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq corporate governance standards. Under Nasdaq
corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the appointment of directors is held by an individual,
group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements.
We currently do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, but may do so in the future. Accordingly, if we
choose to do so, our shareholders will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of
the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements.