Liquidity and Capital Resources
On August 19, 2024, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Units. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of an aggregate of 455,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $4,550,000.
For the period from April 16, 2024 (inception) through September 30, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $314,085. Net income of $1,358,488 was affected by interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $1,266,313, formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares of $15,524 and change in fair value of over-allotment option liability of $306,504. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $115,280 of cash for operating activities.
As of September 30, 2024, we had investments held in the Trust Account of $202,266,313 (including approximately $1,266,313 of interest income) consisting of U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2024, we had cash of $952,134. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $2,500,000 of such loans (the “Working Capital Loans”) may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units and the underlying securities would be identical to the Private Placement Units and the underlying securities of such Private Placement Units.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the Sponsor a total of $15,000 per month for office space, secretarial, administrative and shared personnel support services.
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $1,700,000 or 0.85% of the gross proceeds of the units sold in the Initial Public Offering, which was paid on August 19, 2024. Additionally, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 5.15% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account, $10,300,000 in the aggregate upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.