Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business.
Overview
We are a blank check company
incorporated on October 10, 2025 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a Business Combination with
one or more businesses or entities. We may pursue an initial Business Combination in any business or industry. 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.
Although we are initially
focused on target businesses that are technology-enabled across any industry, we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business,
sector or geographical location. We are focused on industries that complement our Management Team’s background, and to capitalize
on the ability of our Management Team to identify and acquire a business. We seek to acquire established businesses of scale that we believe
are poised for continued growth with capable management teams and strong unit economics, but potentially in need of financial, operational,
strategic or managerial enhancement to maximize value.
Initial Public Offering
Our IPO Registration Statement
became effective on January 29, 2026. On February 2, 2026, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 20,125,000 Public Units, including
2,625,000 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 $201,250,000.
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 486,875 Private Placement Units to our Sponsor and BTIG in the Private Placement at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement
Unit. generating gross proceeds to our Company of $4,868,750. Of those 486,875 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 335,938
Private Placement Units and BTIG purchased 150,937 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 $201,250,000 of
the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account maintained by Continental, acting
as trustee.
It is the job of our Sponsor
and Management Team to complete our initial Business Combination. Our Management Team consists of (i) Von Lam, our Chief Executive Officer
and director, (ii) Yuming Zou, our Chief Financial Officer, (iii) Patrick Aber, our Chief Operating Officer and director, and (iv) Steven
Maksymyk, our Chief Strategy Officer. We believe that the experience and capabilities of our Management Team makes us an attractive partner
to potential target businesses, enhance our ability to complete a successful Business Combination and bring value to the business post-Business
Combination. Our Management Team has broad sector knowledge through their collective involvement across a variety of industries, as well
as extensive global capital markets experience, with local and cross-border capabilities allowing access to different sectors of the capital
markets.
We must complete our initial
Business Combination by (i) February 2, 2028, 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 shareholders, and our Public Shareholders 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.
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Competitive Strengths
We believe we have the following
competitive strengths:
● Management Operating and Investing Experience.
Our Management Team possesses a multi-faceted skillset, combining decades of investment experience in public equity, public credit, private
equity, venture capital and special situations credit with operating experience in a number of industries. We believe this background
provides a foundation for identifying and evaluating a business’s capabilities and may assist in partnering with a management team
in the context of a Business Combination.
● Extensive Sourcing Network and Sector Familiarity.
We leverage our team’s focus on sectors with which they are familiar. We have cultivated a range of industry relationships
over time, which we believe may assist us in sourcing potential acquisition opportunities. Our target selection process is typically grounded
in fundamental investing principles that emphasize investing in companies with what we perceive to be strong, underlying value propositions,
defensible market positions, or the potential to achieve them. While our relationships span several industries, we are not limited to
pursuing opportunities in any particular sector.
● Strong Financial Position and Potential
Flexibility. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we deposited $201,250,000 into the Trust Account and have a public
market for our Public Units, Public Shares and Public Warrants. We believe this may provide a target business with a variety of options
to facilitate a combination and fund future growth. Our structure could allow for the use of equity, debt or cash, potentially providing
flexibility in designing a transaction. We have not, however, taken any steps to secure third party financing and would expect to do so
only in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination. Accordingly, our flexibility in structuring an initial Business
Combination may be constrained by our ability to arrange third-party financing, if required.
● Strategic Value as a Public Company.
We believe our structure may be attractive to certain prospective targets. We offer an alternative to a traditional initial public offering,
which could enable a business to become public at a key inflection point where access to capital and a public profile can accelerate growth.
As a public entity, a target gains access to public capital markets and additional tools to attract and retain talent.
● Oversight from an Experienced Independent
Board. Our Board of Directors is composed of independent members with professional experience in corporate governance, public
company leadership, and global investments. Their collective experience includes senior leadership at global financial institutions, service
on audit committees, and legal expertise in capital markets. We believe this experience will guide the Board in its oversight role. However,
our independent directors own indirect interests in Founder Shares, which may create a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular
target is appropriate for our initial Business Combination.
● Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Experience. While we are not limited to a particular industry, our Management Team has meaningful experience in technology enabled
business models and artificial intelligence. This experience may provide added insight when identifying, evaluating and executing an initial
Business Combination. However, this expertise is illustrative only and does not limit our ability to pursue an initial Business Combination
in any business, industry, sector, or geography.
Our Acquisition Process
Our process for identifying
and evaluating a potential target business is disciplined, and we leverage our Management Team’s network and expertise. The following
is a summary of our process, which is subject to change and revision.
● Sourcing and Origination. We leverage
the extensive network of contacts of our Management Team, Board members and Advisors in an effort to generate a pipeline of potential
opportunities. Our Management Team’s relationships, built over decades of investing in and operating companies, may provide us with
access to a broad range of potential targets, including those that may not be widely marketed or available through traditional channels.
● Qualitative Assessment and Screening.
Potential targets are generally evaluated against our core investment principles. While we often seek to identify businesses that we believe
possess durable competitive advantages, strong defensible franchise values, capable management teams and a sustainable position for long-term
growth, we may also evaluate early-stage or disruptive companies where these attributes are still developing or where we believe our Management
Team can help build them. This initial screening is designed to focus our efforts on the most compelling opportunities that align with
our strategic criteria and our team’s sector expertise.
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● Due Diligence and Financial Analysis.
For targets that pass our initial screening, we intend to conduct a customary due diligence review. This process is designed to deepen
our understanding of the target’s business, including its financial performance, balance sheet quality, liquidity profile, business
model and unit economics, market position, competitive landscape, operational strengths and weaknesses, legal and regulatory compliance
and growth prospects. Our Management Team’s collective experience is expected to inform this review. However, we cannot assure you
that our due diligence will uncover all material issues, uncover all past or future liabilities, or correctly assess the target’s
prospects. Furthermore, we may be forced to rely on financial or operational information provided by the target that later proves to be
inaccurate.
● Transaction Structuring and Negotiation.
We seek to utilize our Management Team’s transaction experience and capital structure acumen to negotiate and structure
a Business Combination that we believe is in the best interests of our shareholders and positions the combined company for long-term success.
Our financial position, including the funds in our Trust Account, may provide us with the flexibility to consider structures using cash,
equity, debt or a combination thereof. We believe our status as a public company may make us an attractive partner, offering a target
an alternative path to the public markets. We also expect to work with management to develop a public market strategy.
● Approval and Post-Combination Support.
Any potential initial Business Combination will be presented to our shareholders for approval as and to the extent described herein. Following
a Business Combination, we may provide ongoing support to the combined company. Our Board’s governance practices and our Management
Team’s, long-term, partnership-oriented mindset are designed to help navigate the public markets, implement growth strategies and
drive value creation for all shareholders, if applicable and appropriate. However, you should be aware that our directors have financial
interests in the Sponsor, including indirect interests in Founder Shares, that may conflict with your interests as a public shareholder.
Because these Founder Shares will expire worthless if we do not complete an initial Business Combination, our directors may be incentivized
to approve a Business Combination with a less-than-ideal target rather than liquidate.
Initial Business Combination
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.
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Members of our Management
Team and our independent directors directly or indirectly own Founder Shares and/or Private Placement Units after 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. The low price that our Sponsor, officers, directors and Advisors (directly or indirectly)
paid for the Founder Shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if
we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for Public Shareholders. If we are unable to complete
our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units may expire worthless, except
to the extent they receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account, which could create an incentive for our Sponsor,
executive officers and directors to complete a transaction even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value
and is unprofitable for Public Shareholders. Further, each of our 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.
Each of our officers and directors
presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties to one or more
other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a Business Combination opportunity to such
entities. Accordingly, 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, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual
obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such other entity, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands
law. Our Amended and Restated Articles provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law: (i) no individual serving as a director or
an officer, among other persons, 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 (a) may be a corporate opportunity
for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other or (b) the presentation of which would breach an existing legal obligation
of a director or officer to any other entity. As a result, the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors
could materially affect our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
Sponsor Information
Our Sponsor is a Delaware
limited liability company, which was formed in October 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 law, our Sponsor’s business is focused
on investing in our Company. Von Lam and Yuming Zou are the managing members of our Sponsor, Muzero Acquisition Sponsors LLC, and hold
voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held by the Sponsor. As of the date of the Report, other than Von Lam
and Yuming Zou, no other person has a direct or indirect material interest in our Sponsor. Our Chief Executive Officer and director, Von
Lam, and our Chief Financial Officer, Yuming Zou, through their ownership in our Sponsor and as the managing members of our Sponsor, have
a beneficial ownership interest in 6,708,333 Founder Shares. Our Chief Operating Officer and director, Patrick Aber, has received an indirect
interest in 50,000 Founder Shares through membership interest in our Sponsor. Our Chief Strategy Officer, Steven Maksymyk, has received
an indirect interest in 30,000 Founder Shares through membership interest in our Sponsor. In addition, each of our independent directors
has received an indirect interest in the Founder Shares through membership interests in our Sponsor for service as our director. Sheldon
Trainor-DeGirolamo, our Chairman, has received an indirect interest in 65,000 Founder Shares through membership interests in our Sponsor,
Hope Ni has received an indirect interest in 50,000 Founder Shares through membership interests in our Sponsor, and Derek Reisfield has
received an indirect interest in 50,000 Founder Shares through membership interests in our Sponsor. Other than members of our Management
Team who are members of our Sponsor, none of the other members of our Sponsor participate in our Company’s activities.
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Because our Sponsor acquired
the Founder Shares at a nominal price ($0.004 per share), our Public Shareholders incurred immediate and substantial dilution upon the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, assuming no value is ascribed to the Warrants included in the Units. Our Sponsor and Management
Team could suffer a total loss of their investment if an initial Business Combination is not completed, but could still realize a substantial
profit even if we complete an initial Business Combination that is highly dilutive, value-destructive or causes the trading price of our
Public Shares to decline significantly below $10.00. 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-to-one basis upon conversion. Additionally,
our Public Shareholders may experience dilution from the exercise of the 243,437 Private Placement Warrants, as well as conversion of
any Working Capital Loans into units, if elected by the Sponsor or by another person or entity who made such Working Capital Loans. The
exercise of the Warrants would cause the actual dilution to the Public Shareholders to be higher, particularly where a cashless exercise
is utilized.
The Founder Shares will automatically
convert into Class A Ordinary Shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial Business Combination,
or at any time prior thereto at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
In the case that additional Class A Ordinary Shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the
amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of our initial Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B
Ordinary Shares shall 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 anti-dilution 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,
on an as-converted basis, approximately 25.0% of 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 Over-Allotment Option
and excluding the Private Placement Shares), 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 units 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 Public Shares by Public
Shareholders in connection with an initial Business Combination or in connection with an amendment of the Amended and Restated Articles;
provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis. Our Public Shareholders may incur
material dilution due to such anti-dilution adjustments that result in the issuance of Class A Ordinary Shares on a greater
than one-to-one basis upon conversion.
The Sponsor and our officers
and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares and any Class A Ordinary Shares issued upon
conversion thereof until the earlier to occur of (i) six months after the completion of the initial Business Combination or
(ii) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business
Combination that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities
or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Sponsor and our officers
and directors with respect to any Founder Shares (the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the closing price
of the Class A Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the initial Business
Combination or (2) if the Company consummates a transaction after the initial Business Combination which results in our shareholders
having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the Founder Shares will be released from the Lock-up.
If we raise additional funds
through equity or convertible debt issuances, our Public Shareholders may also 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-to-one basis upon conversion of the Founder Shares at the time of our initial Business Combination. In addition,
the cashless exercise of the Private Placement Warrants would further increase the dilution to our Public Shareholders.
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.
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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 are 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.
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. There is no current basis for our
shareholders to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial Business
Combination.
Members of our Management
Team directly or indirectly own Founder Shares and/or Private Placement Units 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, each
of our 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.
Each of our officers and directors
presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties to one or more
other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a Business Combination opportunity to such
entities. Accordingly, 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, he or she may be required to honor his or her fiduciary
or contractual obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such other entity. Our Amended and Restated Articles provide
that, to the fullest extent permitted by law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer, among other persons, 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 (a) may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the
one hand, and us, on the other or (b) the presentation of which would breach an existing legal obligation of a director or officer
to any other entity. As a result, the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors could materially affect
our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
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 special purpose acquisition company
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. The other
entities to which our officers and directors currently owe fiduciary duties or contractual obligations are not themselves in the business
of engaging in Business Combinations. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations
with SPACs, unless a Business Combination opportunity is expressly offered to us or to one of our directors or officers solely in his
or her capacity as our director and/or officer and such opportunity is one we are permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable
for us to pursue, subject to their other legal obligations, we expect that our officers and directors who become officers and/or directors
of other SPACs during the Combination Period will present suitable target businesses to us and the other applicable SPACs based on which
SPAC went public first and taking into account any contractual restrictions applicable to each such SPAC and other reasonable considerations
(including, but not limited to, the relative sizes of the SPACs and the amount in trust compared to the sizes of the targets, the need
or desire for additional financings, the amount of time required to complete a Business Combination and the relevant experience of the
directors and officers involved with a particular blank check company).
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 in the amount of $201,250,000 following the closing of the Initial Public Offering (assuming no redemptions and before
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.
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, preferred equity, convertible preferred 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. As of the date of this Report, we have not selected any specific Business Combination target,
but may target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than what we could acquire with the net proceeds of the Initial Public
Offering and the Private Placement. 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 redemption by Public Shareholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete
such proposed initial Business Combination. Such additional financing may be in the form of private placement transactions (so-called
PIPE transactions), which may be in the form of an equity, convertible preferred equity, debt or convertible debt transactions. The price
of the Public Share so issued in connection with an initial Business Combination may be less, and potentially significantly less, than
$10.00 per Public Share or the market price for our Public Shares at such time. Any such issuances of equity securities at a price that
is less than $10.00 or the prevailing market price of our Public Shares at that time could be structured to ensure a return on investment
to the investors and could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders in a manner that would not ordinarily occur in a traditional
initial public offering and could result in both a reduction in the trading price of our shares to the price at which we issue such equity
securities and fluctuations in the net tangible book value per share of the combined company’s securities following the completion
of our initial Business Combination. We may also provide price protection or other incentives, or issue convertible securities such as
preferred equity or convertible debt, and the exercise or conversion price of those securities may be fixed or adjustable, and may be
less, and potentially significantly less, than $10.00 per Public Share or the market price for our Public Shares at such time. Such issuances
could also result in additional transaction costs related to our initial Business Combination compared to a traditional initial public
offering, including the placement fees associated with the engagement of a placement agent in connection with PIPE transactions. Although
we have no commitments as of the date of this Report to issue any notes or other debt, or to otherwise incur debt following the Initial
Public Offering, we may choose to pursue a Business Combination in connection with which we incur substantial debt. No issuance of debt
will affect the per share amount available for redemption from the Trust Account.
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However, if we issue debt
securities or otherwise incur significant debt to banks or other lenders or the owners of a target, it could result in:
● default and foreclosure on the assets of the
post-Business Combination company if its operating revenues are insufficient to repay its debt obligations;
● acceleration of the post-Business Combination
company’s obligations to repay such indebtedness, even if it makes all principal and interest payments when due, if it breaches
certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
● the post-Business Combination company’s
immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;
● the post-Business Combination company’s
inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting its ability to obtain such financing
while the debt security is outstanding;
● using a substantial portion of the post-Business
Combination company’s cash flow to pay principal and interest on its debt, which will reduce the funds available for expenses, capital
expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
● limitations on the post-Business Combination
company’s flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in its business and in the industry in which it operates; and
● increased vulnerability to adverse changes in
general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation, and limitations on the post-Business
Combination company’s ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements,
execution of its strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to its competitors who have less debt.
We cannot assure you that
financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. None of our Sponsor, directors or officers or their affiliates are obligated
to provide any such financing to us. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to complete our initial
Business Combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular Business Combination and
seek an alternative target business candidate. At this time, we are not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any third party
with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or otherwise.
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 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. In addition, even if we do not need additional financing to complete our initial Business
Combination, we may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing
could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of our directors, officers or
shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial Business Combination.
Sources of Target Businesses
We believe our Management
Team’s 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, Board and our Advisors have developed
a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships around the world. This network has grown through the activities of our Management
Team, Board and Advisors sourcing, acquiring and financing businesses, the reputation of our Management Team for integrity and fair dealing
with sellers, financing sources and target management teams and the experience of our Management Team in executing transactions under
varying economic and financial market conditions.
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This network has provided
our Management Team 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 will provide us important sources of investment opportunities.
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, Advisors, 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 may engage a finder only
if 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’ management may not prove to be correct. In addition, 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 at the time of 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 at the time of 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 you 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 law or applicable 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 us; 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, Advisors 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, Advisors 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, Advisors 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, Advisors 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. To the extent such securities are purchased, such public securities will not be voted as
required by Tender Offers and Schedules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 166.01 promulgated by the SEC.
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,
Advisors and their affiliates anticipate that they may identify the Public Shareholders with whom our Sponsor, directors, officers, Advisors
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, Advisors 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,
Advisors and their affiliates will select from which Public Shareholders to purchase Public Shares based on the negotiated price and number
of Public 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,
Advisors 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, Advisors and their affiliates were to purchase Public Shares or 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, Advisors 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, Advisors
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, Advisors and their affiliates would not be voted in favor of approving the Business Combination transaction;
● our Sponsor, directors, officers, Advisors 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,
Advisors and their affiliates, along with the purchase price;
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○ the purpose of the purchases by our Sponsor, directors, officers, Advisors and their affiliates;
○ the impact, if any, of the purchases by our Sponsor, directors, officers, Advisors and their affiliates
on the likelihood that the Business Combination transaction will be approved;
○ the identities of our security holders who sold to our Sponsor, directors, officers, Advisors 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, Advisors 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. The
Redemption Price was initially $10.00 per Public Share following the closing of the Initial Public Offering. 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, directors and Advisors 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. The Amended and Restated Articles also require that resolutions
put to the vote of a meeting shall be decided on a poll, in accordance with section 60(4) of the Companies Act and regard shall be
had to the number of votes to which each member is entitled to cast when computing whether the requisite approval threshold has been obtained
to pass a Special Resolution, so long as we offer redemption in connection with such amendment.
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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
● 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,
directors and Advisors 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, except that any Public Shares such parties
may purchase in compliance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act 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 6,615,834 Public Shares, or 32.87% of the 20,125,000
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, assuming all outstanding Ordinary Shares are voted and the parties to the Letter Agreement do not acquire
any Class A Ordinary Shares. Assuming that only the holders of one-third of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, representing
a quorum under our Amended and Restated Articles vote their Ordinary Shares at a general meeting of our shareholders, we would not need
any Public Shares in addition to our Sponsor’s Founder Shares and Private Placement 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 of our Company with another company under Cayman Islands law, the approval of our
initial Business Combination will require a Special Resolution, or a resolution approved in writing by all of the holders of the issued
and outstanding Ordinary Shares entitled to vote on such matter. The Amended and Restated Articles require that resolutions put to the
vote of a meeting shall be decided on a poll, in accordance with section 60(4) of the Companies Act and regard shall be had to the
number of votes to which each member is entitled to cast when computing whether the requisite approval threshold has been obtained to
pass a Special Resolution.
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.
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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.
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 Class A Ordinary 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 (if any) 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 (if any) 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 (if any) 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 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.
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Our Sponsor, officers, directors
and Advisors 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.
Our Sponsor, officers, directors
and Advisors 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 $1,200,000 of proceeds held outside the Trust Account following closing of the Initial Public Offering, although
we cannot assure our 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 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
$10.00 as of the closing of the Initial Public Offering. 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, with funds from outside the Trust Account, we cannot assure our shareholders
that we will have sufficient funds 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 (x) 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 Redemption Price will not be less than
$10.00 per Public Share (as of the closing of the Initial Public Offering).
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. Following our Initial Public Offering,
we have access to up to $1,200,000 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, or (ii) if they redeem their respective Public Shares for cash (x)
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 or (y) in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our Amended
and Restated Articles to modify (1) 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 (2) any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity.
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 significant 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), which competition may impact the attractiveness of the acquisition terms that we will be able
to negotiate. 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 financial, technical, human and other resources that are similar
to or greater 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 the exercise of redemption rights by our Public Shareholders 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 or both of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial Business
Combination. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our Public Shareholders may receive only their pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to Public Shareholders, and our Warrants will expire worthless.
Employees
We currently have four officers:
Mr. Lam, Mr. Zou, Mr. Aber and Mr. Maksymyk. These individuals are not 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 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 accounting
firm. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior 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.
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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.
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 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 February 2, 2031, (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.