ClearThink 1 Acquisition (NASDAQ: CTAAU) completes $125M SPAC IPO
ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. completed its initial public offering of 12,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of
As of February 25, 2026,
On February 26, 2026, the underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option for 15,000 additional units, adding
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ClearThink 1 secures $125M in trust to pursue a future merger.
ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. has completed its SPAC IPO, selling 12,500,000 units at
The balance sheet shows total assets of
Impact for investors is mainly structural: funds are locked in a U.S. Treasuries–backed trust until a business combination or liquidation, and public shareholders hold redemption rights at approximately
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2026, on February 25, 2026, ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 12,500,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share (“Ordinary Share”) and one right to receive one-fifth of an Ordinary Share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $125,000,000.
As of February 25, 2026, a total of $125,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and the private placement with ClearThink 1 Sponsor LLC, the Company’s sponsor, consummated simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders (the “Trust Account”).
In addition, on February 26, 2026, the IPO underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option for 15,000 Units, generating additional gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000. Such proceeds, consisting of the entirety of the proceeds received by the Company after deduction for commissions from the IPO, plus additional funds from the private placement, were deposited in the Trust Account.
An audited balance sheet as of February 25, 2026 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the private placement is included with this report as Exhibit 99.1
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Balance Sheet dated February 25, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CLEARTHINK 1 ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ William Brock | |
| Name: | William Brock | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: March 3, 2026
Exhibit 99.1
CLEARTHINK 1 ACQUSITION CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 100) | F-2 |
| Financial Statement: | |
| Balance Sheet as of February 25, 2026 | F-3 |
| Notes to Financial Statement | F-4 – F-14 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp.:
Opinion on the Financial Statement
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp.(the “Company”) as of February 25, 2026, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statement”). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of February 25, 2026, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
New York, New York
March 3, 2026
PCAOB ID Number 100
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CLEARTHINK 1 ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2026
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current Assets: | ||||
| Cash | $ | 1,737,168 | ||
| Prepaid expenses | 193,748 | |||
| Total Current Assets | 1,930,916 | |||
| Cash held in Trust Account | 125,000,000 | |||
| Total Assets | $ | 126,930,916 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY | ||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||
| Over-allotment liability | $ | 203,639 | ||
| Total Current Liabilities | 203,639 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||
| Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value; 12,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption at $10.00 per share | 125,000,000 | |||
| Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||
| Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | — | |||
| Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 440,000,000 shares authorized, 315,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 12,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption) | 31 | |||
| Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 4,791,667 shares issued and outstanding (1) | 479 | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,773,259 | |||
| Accumulated deficit | (46,492 | ) | ||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 1,727,277 | |||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 126,930,916 |
(1) |
Includes 625,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 7). On February 23, 2025, the sponsor cancelled and surrendered 958,333 |
| (2) | Class B ordinary shares and 4,791,667 Class B ordinary shares were outstanding On February 26, 2026, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 15,000 units at the public offering price (see note 7). |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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CLEARTHINK 1 ACQUISITION CORP.
Notes to Financial Statement
NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
ClearThink 1 Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on September 11, 2025. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, however, it intends to focus our search on high potential businesses based in the United States. The Company is an early-stage and emerging growth company; and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early-stage and emerging growth companies.
As of February 25, 2026, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from September 11, 2025 (inception) through February 25, 2026 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
On February 25, 2026, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 12,500,000 units (the “Public Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares (as defined below) included in the Public Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $125,000,000 (the “Public Proceeds”). See Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company completed the private sale of 315,000 Units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit in a private placement for proceeds of $3,150,000, to the Company’s sponsor, ClearThink 1 Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”). See Note 4.
On February 26, 2026, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 15,000 units at the public offering price, resulting in additional gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
Transaction costs amounted to $1,225,021, consisting of underwriter’s commission of $625,000, and $600,021 of other offering costs.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of this offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The stock exchange listing rules require that the Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding income and franchise taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, management has agreed that $10.00 per Public Share sold in the Initial Public Offering, including proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, will be held in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and initially invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below. To mitigate the risk that the Company might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which risk increases the longer that the Company holds investments in the Trust Account, the Company may, at any time (based on the management team’s ongoing assessment of all factors related to the Company’s potential status under the Investment Company Act), instruct the trustee to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash or in an interest bearing demand deposit account at a bank.
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The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer in connection with the Business Combination. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account), net of taxes payable for the Company’s franchise and income taxes or funds for working capital requirements (“Permitted Withdrawals”). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Private Placement Units. The Public Shares subject to redemption were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires a resolution be passed by a majority of the holders of the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Class A ordinary shares”) and the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Class B ordinary shares,” and together with the Class A ordinary shares, the “ordinary shares”) as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the Company, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination and waive its redemption rights with respect to any such shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting and, if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Articles provide that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other material provisions relating to (x) the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares or (y) pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment.
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If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company may seek shareholder approval to amend its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination, provided the Company deposits an additional $0.033 per share, or such lesser amount as shall be acceptable to the non-redeeming public holders, for each month in the Trust Account (the “Combination Period”), the Company 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, redeem 100% of the outstanding 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 and not previously released to pay the Permitted Withdrawals, if any (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation and dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares it will receive if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction 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 assets, less taxes payable, 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 the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has it independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations, and we believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that the 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 the Company’s initial Business Combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per Public Share. In such event, the Company may not be able to complete its initial Business Combination, and the Public Shareholders would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption of their Public Shares. None of the Company’s officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statement is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At February 25, 2026, the Company had cash of $1,737,168 and working capital of $1,727,277.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5).
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), and it may 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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of this financial statement in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The cash balance was $1,737,168 as of February 25, 2026. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of February 25, 2026.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering.” Deferred offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applied this guidance to allocate the Initial Public Offering proceeds from the Public Units between Class A ordinary shares and rights, using the residual method by allocating the Initial Public Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the rights and then to the Class A ordinary shares. Offering costs allocated to the rights included in the Public Units and the Private Units are charged to shareholders’ equity as the rights, after management’s evaluation, are accounted for under equity treatment.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of February 25, 2026. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.
Cash Held in Trust Account
On February 25, 2026, the Company had $125,000,000 in cash held in the Trust Account.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature. As of February 25, 2026, the over-allotment option of $203,639 qualifies as a financial instrument.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
| ● | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; | |
| ● | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and | |
| ● | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statement of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Over-allotment Liability
The underwriters’ over-allotment option is deemed to be a freestanding financial instrument indexed on the contingently redeemable shares and is accounted for as a liability pursuant to the guidance contained in FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” since the over-allotment option was not exercised at the time of the Initial Public Offering.
Rights
The Company accounts for the Public Rights issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Rights in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Under ASC 815-40, the Public Rights and the Private Placement Rights meet the criteria for equity treatment and as such will be recorded in shareholders’ equity. If the Public Rights and Private Placement Rights no longer meet the criteria for equity treatment, they will record as a liability and remeasured each period with changes recorded in the statement of operations.
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Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) limit of $250,000 and cash held in the trust with a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) limit of $250,000. The cash balance as of February 25, 2026 was $1,737,168, any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Redemption
The Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, or if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, the Company classifies public shares subject to redemption outside of permanent equity as the redemption provisions are not solely within the control of the Company. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying value of redeemable shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares will result in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. Accordingly, on February 25, 2026, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
Accordingly, on February 25, 2026, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
| Gross proceeds | $ | 125,000,000 | ||
| Less: Proceeds allocated to public rights | (3,046,875 | ) | ||
| Less: Proceeds allocated to over-allotment option | (203,639 | ) | ||
| Less: Public shares issuance costs | (1,154,669 | ) | ||
| Add: Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value | 4,405,183 | |||
| Class A shares subject to possible redemption February 25, 2026 | $ | 125,000,000 |
Recent Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 — “Segment Reporting — Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). This update requires public entities to disclose their significant segment expense categories and amounts for each reportable segment. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of February 25, 2026, the Company reported its operations as a single reportable segment, noting no disaggregation of Company activities, management or allocation of resources by geographic region, business activity or organizational method, thus this new guidance does not affect the disclosures. See Note 8 for further information.
NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 12,500,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fifth (1/5) of a Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. Each five rights entitle the holder thereof to receive one Class A ordinary share at the closing of an initial business combination. The Company will not issue fractional ordinary shares.
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NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company in a private placement sold to the Sponsor a total of 315,000 Private Placement Units, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, or $3,150,000 in the aggregate. Each Private Placement Unit will consist of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fifth (1/5) of a Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination. The Private Placement Units are identical to the Public Units, subject to certain limited exceptions. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units were added to the cash outside the Trust Account, and the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering were held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Units may be used to in part fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) if necessary, and the Private Placement Units will expire worthless. The Private Placement Units (and the securities comprising such units) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination or earlier if, subsequent to an initial Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of its shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, subject to certain exceptions.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTIES
Founder Shares
On October 14, 2026, the Sponsor received 5,750,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) in exchange of a payment of $25,000 to a vendor. On February 23, 2025, the sponsor cancelled and surrendered 958,333 Class B ordinary shares and 4,791,667 Class B ordinary shares were outstanding.
Up to 625,000 Founder Shares held by the Sponsor are subject to forfeiture by the holders thereof depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised, so that the number of Founder Shares will collectively represent 25 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
The Founder Shares are designated as Class B ordinary shares and, except as described below, are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold in the Initial Public Offering, and holders of Founder Shares have the same stockholder rights as public stockholders, except that (i) the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below, (ii) the Founder Shares are entitled to registration rights; (iii) the initial stockholders, officers, directors and members of the advisory board, pursuant to a letter agreement with the Company, and the representative of the underwriters, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, have agreed to (A) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, private shares and public shares in connection with the completion of the initial business combination, (B) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, private shares and public shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the amended and restated articles of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial business combination within the completion window or (b) with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, (C) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares and private shares if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within the completion window, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within such time period and to liquidating distributions from assets outside the Trust Account and (D) vote any Founder Shares held by them and any public shares purchased during or after this offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the initial business combination (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), (iv) the Founder Shares are automatically convertible into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial business combination or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as described herein and in the amended and restated articles of incorporation, and (v) prior to the closing of the initial business combination, only holders of shares of Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the appointment and removal of directors.
With certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares are not transferable, assignable or saleable (except to officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the Sponsor, each of whom will be subject to the same transfer restrictions) until the completion of the initial business combination.
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General and Administrative Services
The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof a monthly fee of $15,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. As of February 25, 2025 there was no outstanding balance.
Promissory Note – Related Party
The Sponsor has agreed to loan the Company up to $500,000 under an unsecured promissory note to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. These loans are non-interest bearing, unsecured and are due at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of February 25, 2026, there was $0 outstanding under such promissory note, and borrowing is no longer available under the note.
Working Capital Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into units at a price of $1.00 per right. Such units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of February 25, 2026, there was no amount outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units (and the securities comprising such units and any ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the rights and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreements to be signed prior to or on the effective date of Initial Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreements provide that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. As of February 25, 2026, the over-allotment option remains open.
The underwriters was paid an underwriting discount of $0.05 per unit, or $625,000 in the aggregate (or approximately $718,750 in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.
On February 26, 2026, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 15,000 units at the public offering price, resulting in additional gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
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NOTE 7 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of February 25, 2026, there were no preferred shares issued or outstanding.
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 440,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of February 25, 2026, there were 315,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding 12,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption).
Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 40,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of February 25, 2026, there were 4,791,667 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, up to 625,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. Only holders of the Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders except as otherwise required by law. In connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination, it may enter into a shareholders agreement or other arrangements with the shareholders of the target or other investors to provide for voting or other corporate governance arrangements that differ from those in effect upon completion of the Initial Public Offering.
The Founder Shares are designated as Class B ordinary shares and will automatically convert at a ratio of one-for-one into Class A ordinary shares (which such Class A ordinary shares delivered upon conversion will not have redemption rights or be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination) at the time of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
Rights — Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving company in a Business Combination, each holder of a right will automatically receive one fifth (1/5) of one Class A ordinary share upon consummation of the initial Business Combination, even if the holder of a public right redeemed all Class A ordinary shares held by him, her or it in connection with the initial Business Combination or an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association with respect to its pre-initial business combination activities. In the event the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of its initial Business Combination, each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert his, her or its rights in order to receive the one fifth (1/5) of one ordinary share underlying each right upon consummation of the Business Combination. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive his, her or its additional Class A ordinary shares upon consummation of an initial Business Combination. The Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company). If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which it will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same consideration per ordinary share the holders of the Class A ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into Class A ordinary shares basis.
NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION
ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
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The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Financial Officer (“CODM”), who reviews the operating results for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that the Company only has one operating segment.
The measure of segment assets is total assets as presented on the balance sheet. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews several key metrics included total assets:
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| Cash | $ | 1,737,168 | ||
| Prepaid expenses | 193,748 | |||
| Cash held in Trust | 125,000,000 | |||
| Total Assets | $ | 126,930,916 | ||
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of the Public Rights issued in the Initial Public Offering is $3,154,084, or $0.24 per Public Right. The fair value of the Public Rights was determined using the Black-Scholes model, which is a Level 3 measurement. The Public Rights issued in the Initial Public Offering have been classified within shareholders’ deficit and will not require remeasurement.
The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Public Rights are as follows:
| February 25, 2026 | ||||
| Term to Initial Business Combination | 1.75 years | |||
| Probability of Initial Business Combination and other market adjustments | 24.00 | % | ||
| Risk Free Rate | 3.45 | % | ||
| Dividend rate | 0 | % | ||
| Volatility | 6.00 | % | ||
| Value of Class A Ordinary Share | $ | 9.75 | ||
The fair value of the underwriters’ over-allotment option issued in the Initial Public Offering is $203,639. The fair value of the underwriters’ over-allotment option was determined using the Black-Scholes model, which is a Level 3 measurement.
The assumptions used to determine fair value of the underwriters’ over-allotment option are as follows:
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| Term | 45 days | |||
| Dividend rate | 0 | % | ||
| Risk Free Rate | 3.74 | % | ||
| Volatility | 6.00 | % | ||
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statement is issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred up to the date of filing. Based upon this review, except as noted below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statement.
On February 26, 2026, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 15,000 units, resulting in additional gross proceeds to the Company of $150,000, before underwriting discounts and commissions.
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