Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $100,000,000 Initial Public Offering
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Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp (NYSE: VECAU) closed its IPO of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit on May 6–7, 2026, raising $100,000,000 in the public offering and $2,512,500 in a concurrent private placement.
$100,500,000 of net proceeds were placed in trust at $10.05 per unit; units trade as VECAU, with expected separate listings VECA (shares) and VECAR (rights).
Positive
- Public offering raised $100,000,000
- Concurrent private placement added $2,512,500
- Total trust deposit of $100,500,000 to back trust accounts
- Units already trading on NYSE under symbol VECAU
- Underwriters have a 45-day 1,500,000-unit over-allotment option
Negative
- Sponsor cash locked in trust until business combination consummation
- Potential dilution if full 1,500,000-unit overallotment is exercised
Key Figures
- IPO size
- $100,000,000
- Initial public offering gross proceeds
- Public units
- 10,000,000 units
- Units sold in IPO at $10.00 per unit
- IPO unit price
- $10.00 per unit
- Pricing of units in initial public offering
- Private placement units
- 251,250 units
- Units sold in concurrent private placement
- Private placement proceeds
- $2,512,500
- Gross proceeds from private placement
- Over-allotment option period
- 45 days
- Underwriters’ option period to purchase extra units
- Over-allotment units
- 1,500,000 units
- Additional units available to cover over-allotments
- Trust account funding
- $100,500,000
- Net proceeds placed in trust at $10.05 per public unit
Key Terms
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prospectus financial
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NEW YORK, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: VECAU) (the “Company”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at
Concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering, the Company closed a private placement of 251,250 units at a price of
D. Boral Capital LLC is acting as sole book-running manager of the offering. The underwriters have been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 units offered by the Company to cover over-allotments, if any. The Company was represented by Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC as its legal counsel, and D. Boral Capital LLC was represented by Robinson & Cole LLP as its legal counsel.
Of the net proceeds received from the consummation of the initial public offering and simultaneous private placement,
A final prospectus relating to and describing the final terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained, when available, from D. Boral Capital LLC, 590 Madison Ave., 39th Floor, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at (212) 970-5150 or by email at dbccapitalmarkets@dboralcapital.com. Copies of the final prospectus can also be accessed through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp.
Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the initial public offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus for the Company’s offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.
Contact:
Binghan Yi
Chief Financial Officer
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