Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. For additional risks relating to our operations, other
than as set forth below, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-287198)
(the “IPO Registration Statement”). Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our
results of operations or financial condition. Additional risks could arise that may also affect our ability to consummate an initial
Business Combination. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future
filings with the SEC.
Changes in international trade policies,
tariffs and treaties affecting imports and exports may have a material adverse effect on our search for an initial Business Combination
target or the performance or business prospects of a post-Business Combination company.
There have recently been significant changes to
international trade policies and tariffs affecting imports and exports. Any significant increases in tariffs on goods or materials or
other changes in trade policy could negatively affect our search for a target and/or our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
Recently, the U.S. has implemented a range of
new tariffs and increases to existing tariffs. In response to the “tariffs announced by the U.S., other countries have imposed,
are considering imposing, and may in the future impose new or increased tariffs on certain exports from the United States. There is currently
significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and other countries with respect to trade policies, taxes,
government regulations and tariffs. and we cannot predict whether, and to what extent, current tariffs will continue or trade policies
will change in the future.
Tariffs, or the threat of tariffs or increased
tariffs, could have a significant negative impact on certain businesses (either due to domestic businesses’ reliance on imported
goods or dependence on access to foreign markets, or foreign businesses’ reliance on sales into the United States). In addition,
retaliatory tariffs could have a significant negative impact on foreign businesses that rely on imports from the United States, and domestic
businesses that rely on exporting goods internationally. These tariffs and threats of tariffs and other potential trade policy changes
could negatively affect the attractiveness of certain initial Business Combination targets, or lead to material adverse effects on a post-Business
Combination company. Among other things, historical financial performance of companies affected by trade policies and/or tariffs may not
provide useful guidance as to the future performance of such companies, because future financial performance of those companies may be
materially affected by new U.S. tariffs or foreign retaliatory tariffs, or other changes to trade policies. The business prospects of
a particular target for a Business Combination could change even after we enter into a Business Combination agreement, as a result of
tariffs or the threat of tariffs that may have a material impact on that target's business, and it may be costly or impractical for us
to terminate that Business Combination agreement. These factors could affect our selection of a Business Combination target.
We may not be able to adequately address the risks
presented by these tariffs or other potential trade policy changes. As a result, we may deem it costly, impractical or risky to complete
an initial Business Combination with a particular target or with a target in a particular industry or from a particular country. Consequently,
the pool of potential target companies may be reduced, which could impair our ability to identify a suitable target and to complete an
initial Business Combination. If we complete an initial Business Combination with such a target, the post-Business Combination company’s
operations and financial results could be adversely affected as a result of tariffs or changes to trade policies, which may cause
the market value of the securities of the post-Business Combination company to decline.
We may seek to extend the business combination
period, which could reduce the amount held in our Trust Account and have adverse effects on our Company.
If we are unable to consummate our initial Business
Combination on or before the end of business combination period, we may seek shareholder approval to extend the business combination period
by amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In such event, our public shareholders will be provided the
opportunity to have all or a portion of their shares redeemed. Any redemptions will reduce the amount held in our Trust Account, the effect
of which may adversely affect our ability to consummate our initial Business Combination and may also impair our ability to maintain our
Nasdaq listing.
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The share price of the post-Business Combination
company may be less than the Redemption Price (as defined below) of our Public Shares.
Each public unit sold in our Initial Public Offering
at an offering price of $10.00 per public unit consisted of one public share and one public right. Of the proceeds we received from the
Initial Public Offering and the private placement, $230,000,000 was placed in our Trust Account. We will provide our public shareholders
the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination,
and potentially upon the occurrence of certain other events prior to our initial Business Combination. We expect that the pro rata redemption
price in any redemption will be approximately $10.03 per public share as of June 30, 2025 (before taxes payable, if any, and such amount,
the “Redemption Price”), representing a pro rata portion of our Trust Account without taking into account any interest or
other income earned on such funds (less any withdrawals from such interest or income for taxes paid), although the Redemption Price may
be less in certain circumstances. As a result, public shareholders who own our public shares on a redemption date can anticipate receiving
the Redemption Price in connection with a redemption for each public share that they choose to redeem.
There can be no assurance that, after our initial
Business Combination, our public shareholders would be able to sell their shares in the post-Business Combination company for the Redemption
Price, or any higher price. We have not, as yet, identified a target and are therefore unable to provide any assurances as to its financial
condition, business prospects or potential risks. It is therefore possible that the share price of the post-Business Combination company
may decline below the Redemption Price. In recent years, the share prices of many post-Business Combination companies have fallen
following a Business Combination. As a result, if our Public Shareholders continue to hold shares in the post-Business Combination company
following our initial Business Combination, we cannot assure our shareholders that the trading price of such shares will be greater than
the Redemption Price.
Certain agreements related to the Initial
Public Offering may be amended, or their provisions waived, without shareholder approval.
Certain of the agreements related to the Initial
Public Offering to which we are a party may be amended, or their provisions waived, without shareholder approval. Such agreements include
the (i) Underwriting Agreement, (ii) the Letter Agreement, (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the Private Placement Units
Purchase Agreement and (iv) the Administrative Services Agreement. These agreements contain various provisions that our public shareholders
might deem to be material. For example, our Letter Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement contain certain lock-up provisions with respect
to the Founder Shares and other securities held by our sponsor, officers and directors, subject to certain exceptions. Amendments or waivers
to such agreements would require the consent of the applicable parties thereto and, in certain cases, the consent of the underwriters
of the Initial Public Offering. Any such modification, such as an amendment to shorten lock-up restrictions, may benefit our sponsor,
officers and/or directors. Any such amendments would not require approval from our shareholders, may result in the completion of our initial
Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible, and may have an adverse effect on the value of an investment in our securities.
For example, although we would not amend lock-up provisions to permit securities held by our sponsor to be freely sold prior to our initial
Business Combination, we may amend such provisions to permit them to be freely sold after the Business Combination earlier than they would
otherwise be permitted, which may have an adverse effect on the price of our securities.
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