ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
We are a newly organized blank check company incorporated
in November 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset
acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that we have not yet identified
(the “Initial Business Combination”). We have not entered into a definitive agreements with any specific Initial Business
Combination target.
While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity
in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, we intend to focus on industries that complement our management team’s
background and to capitalize on the ability of our management team to identify, acquire and operate a business in the software and tech-enabled
services sectors. We will seek to acquire one or more businesses with an aggregate enterprise value between $750 million and $3 billion.
Our registration statement for our initial public
offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on February 1, 2021. On February 4, 2021, we consummated our
Initial Public Offering of 24,150,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the
Units offered, the “Public Shares”), including 3,150,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment
Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $241.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $14.4 million,
inclusive of approximately $9.1 million for deferred underwriting commissions.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 4,553,334 warrants (each, a “Private
Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant
with the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $6.8 million.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering
and the Private Placement, $241.5 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds
of the Private Placement were placed in a Trust Account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
acting as trustee and invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations,
as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of an Initial Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of
the Trust Account as described below.
Our management has broad discretion with respect
to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially
all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating an Initial Business Combination. Our Initial 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 (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any
deferred underwriting fees and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time we sign a definitive agreement in
connection with the Initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete an Initial 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.
We consummated our Initial Public Offering on February
4, 2021. As of December 31, 2022, we had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from November 4, 2020 (inception) through
December 31, 2022 related to our formation and the Initial Public Offering, and since the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective
Initial Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Initial Business Combination,
at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived
from the Initial Public Offering.
We will provide the holders of our Public Shares
(the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of
an Initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Initial Business Combination
or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business Combination or
conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion. 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 share, plus any pro rata interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The per-share amount
to be distributed to Public Shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the
Company will pay to the underwriters.
If we are unable to complete an Initial Business
Combination prior to September 4, 2023 (the “Combination Period”), we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose
of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, 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 (less up to $100,000 of
interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights 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 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.
Recent Developments
Proposed Business Combination
On March 20, 2023, we entered into a Business Combination
Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with our Sponsor, Braiin Limited, an Australian public company limited by
shares (“Braiin”), and certain Braiin shareholders (the “Braiin Supporting Shareholders”) who collectively own
100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Braiin (the “Braiin Shares”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination
Agreement, a business combination between NRAC and Braiin (the “Business Combination”) will be effected as a share exchange
in which Braiin shareholders exchange 100% of their Braiin Shares for a pro rata portion of Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001
per share, of NRAC (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) with an aggregate value of $190 million (the “Share Exchange”).
The number of shares to be issued will be based upon a per share value of $10.00. The aggregate value is subject to adjustment up or down
based upon certain indebtedness and cash on hand of Braiin as set forth in its audited financial statements. Prior to the consummation
of the Business Combination, Braiin will acquire PowerTec Holdings Ltd., an Australian distributor that supplies connectivity solutions
to individuals and businesses around the world. (“PowerTec”). Following the Share Exchange, Braiin will continue as a subsidiary
of the Company, and the Company will change its name to “Braiin Holdings.” We refer to NRAC after giving effect to the Business
Combination, as “New Braiin.”
Simultaneously with the execution of the Business
Combination Agreement, NRAC and Braiin entered into separate support agreements with the Braiin Supporting Shareholders and the Sponsor
pursuant to which the Braiin Supporting Shareholders and the Sponsor have agreed to vote their Braiin shares and NRAC shares, respectively,
in favor of the Business Combination and against any competing acquisition proposal, and not to solicit any competing acquisition proposal.
In addition, the Sponsor has agreed to surrender 1,500,000 NRAC founder shares immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination
(the “Closing”) and to waive: (i) redemption rights with respect to its NRAC shares in connection with the Business Combination,
and (ii) the right to have any working capital loans extended to NRAC converted into warrants.
In connection with the Business Combination, on
March 16, 2023, NRAC and Braiin entered into an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”)
with certain funds managed by Meteora Capital, LLC, an investor in the Sponsor (the “Meteora Funds”).
Shareholder Meeting
On January 27, 2023, we held an extraordinary general
meeting of shareholders where the shareholders approved a special resolution to amend our Amended andRestated Memorandum and Articles
of Association (the “Extension Amendment”) to extend the date by which the company may either (i) consummate a merger, shareexchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination, from February 4, 2023 to September 4, 2023 (such later
date, the “extended date”) or such earlier date as determined by the board or (ii) cease its operations, except for the purpose
of winding up if it fails to complete an initial businesscombination, and (iii) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001
per share, of the company, included as part of the units sold in the company’s InitialPublic Offering that was consummated on February
4, 2021 from February 4, 2023 to September 4, 2023 or such earlier date as determined by the board.
On March 16, 2023, we held an extraordinary general
meeting of shareholders where the shareholders approved: (i) a special resolution, to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association (the “charter”) to change the name of the company from Noble Rock Acquisition Corporation to Northern Revival
Acquisition Corporation (the “Name Change Proposal”); and (ii) a special resolution, to amend the charter to change certain
provisions which restrict our Class B ordinary shares from converting to Class A ordinary shares prior to the closing of the business
combination (the “Conversion Proposal”). On February 9, 2023, certain officers and directors of the company resigned, a new
management team was appointed and we agreed to change our name in connection with these changes. The purpose of the Name Change Proposal
was to amend the name of the company accordingly. The purpose of the Conversion Proposal was to remove restrictions contained in the charter
in order to permit the Class B ordinary shares to convert into Class A ordinary shares prior to the closing of the business combination
which will enable the company to meet certain Nasdaq listing requirements. The holders of such shares will continue to be subject to the
same restrictions as the Class B ordinary shares before any conversion, including, among others, certain transfer restrictions, waiver
of redemption rights and the obligation to vote in favor of a business combination as described in the prospectus for our initial public
offering.
In connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Extension
Amendment, holders of 21,240,830 Class A ordinary shares of our then24,150,000 Class A ordinary shares outstanding with redemption rights,
elected to redeem their shares at a per share redemption price of approximately $10.17. In connection with the solicitation of proxies
in connection with the Conversion Proposal, holders of 433,699 Class A ordinary shares of our then-outstanding 8,946,670 Class A ordinary
shares outstanding with redemption rights, elected to redeem their shares at a per share redemption price of approximately $10.33. On
March 28, 2023, the Company elected to permit one shareholder, at the shareholder’s request, to reverse their redemption as to 5,000
Class A ordinary shares, resulting in a total of 428,699 redemptions in connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with
the Conversion Proposal. On April 5, 2023, the Sponsor elected to convert 6,037,499 Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares.
Following such meetings and the redemptions related thereto and the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares, there are a total of 8,517,970
Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, and (ii) one Class B ordinary shares As of April 27, 2023 there was a total of approximately
$25.8 million held in the trust account.
As previously disclosed in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for the Extension Proposal, the Sponsor has indicated that, it will contribute to theCompany as a loan (each
loan being referred to herein as a “contribution”) the lesser of (i) $100,000 and (ii) an aggregate amount equal to
$0.055 multiplied by thenumber of public shares of the Company that are not redeemed, for each month commencing on February 4, 2023
and on or prior to the fourth day of each subsequentmonth, if applicable (each such month period an “extension period) until
the earlier of (x) the date of the extraordinary general meeting held in connection with ashareholder vote to approve an Initial
Business Combination (y) the extended date and (z) the date that the board determines in its sole discretion to no longer seek
anInitial Business Combination. Each contribution will be deposited in the trust account within three business days of the beginning
of the extended period which suchcontribution is for. The contributions will be repayable by the company to the Sponsor upon
consummation of an Initial Business Combination. The Company’s board ofdirectors will have the sole discretion whether to
continue extending for additional extension periods, and if the board determines not to continue extending for additionalmonths, the
additional contributions will terminate. If this occurs, the Company would wind up the Company’s affairs and redeem 100% of
the outstanding public sharesin accordance with the procedures set forth in the company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and
Articles of Association (“Charter”). The Sponsor contributed to the Company as a loan the first, second and third deposits of $100,000 each into the Trust Account on February
4, 2023, March 4, 2023 and April 4, 2023.
Nasdaq Letter
On April 4, 2023, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC notifying the Company
that for the last 30 consecutive business days prior to the date of the letter, the Company’s Minimum Market Value of Listed Securities
(“MVLS”) was less than $35.0 million, which does not meet the requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market,
as required by Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the “MVLS Rule”). In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), Nasdaq
has provided the Company with 180 calendar days, or until October 3, 2023, to regain compliance with the MVLS Rule. The MVLS Notice has
no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Our Sponsor, the holder of our Class B ordinary shares, agreed to convert 6,037,499 of its Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary
shares which the Company believes will allow it to regain compliance with the MVLS requirement. On a pro forma basis, based on the closing
stock price of the Class A ordinary shares on April 4, 2023 of $10.27, this conversion would increase the MVLS by approximately $62 million.
In order for the Company to regain compliance with the MVLS Rule, the Company’s MVLS must equal or exceed $35.0 million for at least
10 consecutive trading days however and Nasdaq must provide written confirmation to the Company to close the matter.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the MVLS Rule prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive
written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. At that time, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to
a Hearings Panel.
Business Combination Agreement
On March 20, 2023, we entered into the Business
Combination Agreement with our Sponsor, Braiin and the Braiin Supporting Shareholders who collectively own 100% of the outstanding ordinary
shares of Braiin. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a business combination between NRAC and Braiin will be
effected as a share exchange in which Braiin shareholders exchange 100% of their Braiin Shares for a pro rata portion of Class A Ordinary
Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of NRAC with an aggregate value of $190 million. The number of shares to be issued will be based
upon a per share value of $10.00. The aggregate value is subject to adjustment up or down based upon certain indebtedness and cash on
hand of Braiin as set forth in its audited financial statements. Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, Braiin will acquire
PowerTec, an Australian distributor that supplies connectivity solutions to individuals and businesses around the world. Following the
Share Exchange, Braiin will continue as a subsidiary of the Company, and the Company will change its name to “Braiin Holdings.”
We refer to NRAC after giving effect to the Business Combination, as “New Braiin.”
Capitalized terms used below but not otherwise defined herein have
the meanings given to them in the Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Form 10-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Merger Consideration
The total consideration to be paid at Closing by
NRAC to Braiin security holders (the “Exchange Shares”) will be payable in Class A Ordinary Shares valued at $190 million,
minus (ii) the indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness under any Company Convertible Security that will be converted into Company Shares
prior to or at the Closing) of the Company as of the date hereof, plus (iii) cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement. Such amounts shall be initially calculated based upon the consolidated financial
statements prepared by management but will be adjusted on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount that the Audited Financial Statements
differ from such amounts. (the “Equity Value”). For purposes of determining the number of Exchange Shares to be issued, the
Class A Ordinary Shares will be valued at $10.00 per share.
Treatment of Braiin Convertible Securities
Each convertible note and simple agreement for
future equity of Braiin, and approximately 2,057,000 Braiin Shares issuable as consideration for Braiin’s purchase of PowerTec (which
will not exceed 9.9% of New Braiin shares), will convert prior to the Effective Time into Braiin Shares in accordance with the agreements
governing such securities, and all such holders will grant a full release to New Braiin of all claims in connection with the underlying
agreements and will be entitled to their pro rata share of the Exchange Shares.
NRAC Warrants
At the Closing, New Braiin will pay the Sponsor
$2.5 million to purchase all outstanding Private Placement Warrants.
Post-Closing Board of Directors
Immediately following the Closing, New Braiin’s
board of directors will consist of five members designated by Braiin, a majority of whom shall be independent directors for purposes of
Nasdaq listing rules.
Registration Statement and Stockholder Approval
NRAC and Braiin will prepare, and NRAC will file
with the SEC, a Registration Statement on Form F-4 and proxy statement (the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of soliciting
proxies from holders of NRAC Class A Ordinary Shares sufficient to obtain shareholder approval for the Business Combination Agreement,
the Share Exchange and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement at a general meeting of NRAC shareholders,
which will be called and held for such purpose (the “Shareholder Meeting”). The Business Combination requires approval by
a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the NRAC ordinary shares
who, being present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Shareholder Meeting, vote at the
Shareholder Meeting.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary
representations, warranties and covenants with respect to, among other things, operation of their respective businesses prior to consummation
of the Business Combination and efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Business Combination. The Business Combination Agreement
also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, with respect to provision of information, cooperation in the
preparation of the Registration Statement and to identify additional sources of third-party financing sources in the form of debt or equity
investments (“Transaction Financing”).
NRAC Incentive Plan
NRAC has agreed to adopt an incentive plan (the
“Equity Incentive Plan”) to be developed in consultation with Braiin and third-party advisors with market-based metrics and
customary terms for incentive plans of similarly situated public companies.
Non-Solicitation Restrictions
Each of NRAC, Braiin and the Braiin Supporting
Shareholders has agreed to not to directly or indirectly take any action to solicit, initiate continue, or encourage a Business Combination
Proposal (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement).
Conditions to Closing
The consummation of the Business Combination is
conditioned upon, among other things, (i) the absence of any governmental or court order, determination or injunction enjoining or prohibiting
the Business Combination and related transactions, (ii) effectiveness of the Registration Statement and completion of the Shareholder
Meeting, including any associated redemptions by NRAC shareholders, (iii) NRAC having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (determined
in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) after all redemptions, (iv) approval of the Business Combination and related
transactions at the Shareholder Meeting, (v) the Share Consideration being approved for listing on Nasdaq, and (vi) all necessary regulatory
approvals being obtained.
Solely with respect to NRAC’s obligations,
the consummation of the Business Combination and related transactions is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Braiin’s representations
and warranties being true and correct in all material respects (except where failure, individually and in the aggregate, would not have
a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement)), (ii) Braiin having complied with all of its covenants in
all material respects, (iii) Braiin and certain Braiin Shareholders having executed and delivered the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Agreements
(as defined below), (iv) Braiin having acquired PowerTec and transferred all intellectual property and other assets used in its business
within its corporate structure, (v) all Braiin shareholders having agreed to exchange their Braiin shares for New Braiin shares in the
Share Exchange, and (vi) no Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) having occurred to Braiin or its
subsidiaries.
Solely with respect to Braiin’s obligations,
the consummation of the Business Combination and related transactions is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) NRAC’s representations
and warranties being true and correct in all material respects (except where failure, individually and in the aggregate, would not have
a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) NRAC having complied with all of its covenants in all material respects, (iii) NRAC and the Sponsor having
executed and delivered the Company Shareholder Lock-Up Agreements, and (iv) NRAC having, immediately after the closing of the Business
Combination, at least $15 million available from the trust account established in connection with NRAC’s Initial Public Offering
(the “Trust Account”) and any Transaction Financing, but after paying expenses of NRAC and Braiin and any redemption payments
due to shareholders who elect to redeem their NRAC Class A Ordinary Shares.
Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated
at any time by mutual consent or: (i) by either party if: (A) NRAC’s shareholders do not approve the Business Combination Agreement
at the Shareholder Meeting, or (B) the Business Combination is permanently enjoined by a final, non-appealable governmental order or law,
(ii) by NRAC if: (A) there is any breach that would prevent Braiin from satisfying NRAC’s closing conditions that Braiin cannot
cure within thirty days, (B) if the closing has not occurred by September 4, 2023, (iii) by Braiin if: (A) there is any breach that would
prevent NRAC from satisfying Braiin’s closing conditions that NRAC cannot cure within thirty days, or (B) if NRAC gives notice of
a breach and the closing does not occur by the end of the cure period. If the Business Combination is not consummated by September 4,
2023 (except in the case of termination by either party due to the other’s breach): (i) Braiin will pay NRAC up to $700,000 in certain
expenses if NRAC has satisfied all closing conditions and is ready, willing and able to consummate the Business Combination, or (ii) NRAC
will pay 50% of certain Braiin expenses, but up to a maximum of $700,000, if Braiin has satisfied all closing conditions and is ready,
willing and able to consummate the Business Combination.
The Business Combination Agreement and the other
agreements described below have been included to provide investors with information regarding their respective terms. They are not intended
to provide any other factual information about NRAC, Braiin or the other parties thereto. In particular, the assertions embodied in the
representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement were made as of a specified date, are modified or qualified by information
in one or more disclosure schedules prepared in connection with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, may
be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used
for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Business Combination Agreement
are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts about NRAC, Braiin or the other parties thereto at the time they were
made or otherwise and should only be read in conjunction with the other information that NRAC makes publicly available in reports, statements
and other documents filed with the SEC. NRAC and Braiin investors and securityholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Business
Combination Agreement.
Certain Related Agreements
Sponsor Support Agreement and Share Surrender
Simultaneously with the execution of the Business
Combination Agreement, NRAC and Braiin entered into a support agreement with the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to vote its NRAC ordinary shares and its Private Placement Warrants in favor of the Business
Combination and against any competing acquisition proposal, and not to solicit any competing acquisition proposal. In addition, the Sponsor
has agreed to surrender 1,500,000 NRAC Class B Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time and to waive: (i) redemption rights
with respect to its NRAC shares in connection with the Business Combination, and (ii) the right to have any working capital loans extended
to NRAC converted into warrants.
Company Shareholder Support Agreements
Simultaneously with the execution of the Business
Combination Agreement, NRAC and Braiin entered into a support agreement with the Braiin Supporting Shareholders (the “Company Shareholder
Support Agreement”) pursuant to which the Braiin Supporting Shareholders have agreed to vote their Braiin shares in favor of the
Business Combination and against any competing acquisition proposal, and not to solicit any competing acquisition proposal.
Company Shareholder Lock-Up Agreement
At the Closing, NRAC, Braiin and certain Braiin
shareholders will enter into a series of Lock-Up Agreements (the “Company Shareholder Lock-Up Agreements”) pursuant to which
the shareholders will agree not to sell or transfer any New Braiin shares or securities exercisable for or convertible into New Braiin
shares (the “Lock-Up Shares”) for a period extending from the closing until the earlier of (i) six months after the closing,
(ii) the time, 150 days or more after the closing, that the last sale price of New Braiin is at least $12.00 for any 20 trading days within
a 30-trading-day period, and (iii) the liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in
all of New Braiin’s shareholders have the right to exchange their New Braiin shares for cash, securities or other property (the
“Lock-Up”).
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
At the Closing, NRAC, Braiin, the Sponsor and certain
Braiin shareholders will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration
Rights Agreement”) with respect to the resale of shares of New Braiin held, or acquired before or pursuant to the Share Exchange
by the Sponsor and such shareholders (“Holders”). The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement amends and restates
the registration rights agreement dated February 1, 2021 entered into in connection with the NRAC Initial Public Offering. Subject to
the Lock-Up, New Braiin will file a registration statement to register the public resale of the Holders’ shares as soon as reasonably
practicable, but in any event within 30 calendar days following the consummation of the Business Combination. In addition, subject to
certain requirements and customary conditions, including with regard to when requests may be made, the Holders may request to sell all
or any portion of their registrable securities in an underwritten offering so long as the total offering price is reasonably expected
to exceed, in the aggregate, $10 million or includes all of the remaining shares held by the requesting Holder. In addition, Holders will
have certain “demand” and “piggy-back” registration rights that require New Braiin to separately register the
resale of their shares or to include such securities in registration statements that New Braiin otherwise files, respectively, subject
to certain requirements and customary conditions. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement does not contain liquidated damages
provisions or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering New Braiin’s securities. New Braiin will bear
the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Forward Purchase Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination NRAC,
Braiin and (i) Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP, (ii) Meteora Capital Partners, LP and (iii) Meteora Select Trading Opportunities
Master, LP (collectively, “Meteora”) entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”).
Entities and funds managed by Meteora own equity interests in the Sponsor.
The Forward Purchase Agreement was entered into
on March 16, 2023, prior to the signing and announcement of the Business Combination Agreement. Pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement,
Meteora has agreed to make purchases of Class A Ordinary Shares of NRAC: (a) in open-market purchases through a broker after the date
of NRAC’s redemption deadline in connection with the vote of NRAC shareholders to approve the Business Combination from holders
of Class A Ordinary Shares of NRAC, including those who elect to redeem Class A Ordinary Shares and subsequently revoked their prior elections
to redeem (the “Recycled Shares”) and (b) directly from NRAC, newly-issued Class A Ordinary Shares of NRAC (the “Additional
Shares” and, together with the Recycled Shares, the “Subject Shares”). The aggregate total Subject Shares will be up
to 2,900,000 (but not more than 9.9% of NRAC’s Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding on a post-transaction basis) (the “Maximum
Number of Shares”). Meteora has agreed to waive any redemption rights with respect to any Subject Shares in connection with the
Business Combination.
The Forward Purchase Agreement provides that no
later than the earlier of (a) one business day after the closing of the Business Combination and (b) the date any assets from NRAC’s
trust account are disbursed in connection with the Business Combination, the Combined Company will pay to Meteora, out of funds held in
its Trust Account, an amount (the “Prepayment Amount”) equal to (x) the per-share redemption price (the “Initial Price”)
multiplied by (y) the number of Recycled Shares on the date of such prepayment less the Prepayment Shortfall. The Prepayment Shortfall
is equal to the lesser of (i) ten percent of the product of (x) the Number of NRAC Class A Ordinary Shares multiplied by (y) the Initial
Price and (ii) $3,000,000.
Meteora may, at its discretion and at any time
following the closing of the Business Combination, provide an Optional Early Termination notice (“OET Notice”) and pay to
the Combined Company the product of the “Reset Price” and the number of NRAC’s Class A Ordinary Shares listed on the
OET Notice. The Reset Price shall initially equal the Initial Price but shall be adjusted on the first scheduled trading date of each
two-week period commencing on the first week following the 30th day after the closing of the Business Combination to the lowest of (i)
the current Reset Price, (ii) the Initial Price and (iii) the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of NRAC’s Class
A Ordinary Shares of the prior two week period.
The Forward Purchase Agreement matures on the earlier
to occur of (a) three years after the closing of the Business Combination, (b) the date specified by Meteora in a written notice delivered
at Meteora’s discretion if (i) the VWAP of NRAC’s Class A Ordinary Shares during 10 out of 30 consecutive trading days is
at or below $5.00 per Share, or (ii) the Shares are delisted from a national securities exchange. At maturity, Meteora will be entitled
to receive maturity consideration in cash or shares. The maturity consideration will equal the product of (1) (a) the Number of NRAC Class
A Ordinary Shares less (b) the number of Terminated Shares, multiplied by (2) $1.50 in the event of cash or, in the event of NRAC Class
A Ordinary Shares, $2.00; and $2.50, solely in the event of a registration failure.
The Forward Purchase Agreement has been structured,
and all activity in connection with such agreement has been undertaken, to comply with the requirements of all tender offer regulations
applicable to the Business Combination, including Rule 14e-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Forward Purchase Agreement may be terminated
by any of the parties thereto if the Business Combination Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms prior to the closing of the Business
Combination.
NRAC has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless
Meteora, its affiliates, assignees and other parties described therein (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against all losses,
claims, damages and liabilities under the Forward Purchase Agreement (excluding liabilities relating to the manner in which Meteora sells
any shares it owns) and reimburse the Indemnified Parties for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such liabilities,
subject to certain exceptions described therein, and has agreed to contribute to any amounts required to be paid by any Indemnified Parties
if such indemnification is unavailable or insufficient to hold such party harmless.
Joseph Tonnos, a Principal and Associate Portfolio
Manager at Meteora Capital, LLC, an investor in the Sponsor, served on the NRAC board of directors from February 9, 2023 until his resignation
on March 15, 2023. Mr. Tonnos promptly disclosed this conflict of interest to the board of directors of NRAC and refrained from participating
in any discussions or any vote regarding the Forward Purchase Agreement or the transactions contemplated therein. Mr. Tonnos resigned
from the NRAC board of directors prior to any approval of the Forward Purchase Agreement. Such resignation was not a result of disagreement
with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
Our Business Strategy
Our board and advisory team will leverage their
long-standing partnerships, vast investment experience, deep networks, and technology industry expertise to identify and generate attractive
acquisition opportunities among middle-market technology companies with anticipated enterprise values between $750 million and $3 billion.
To the extent the purchase price for any acquisition to be paid in cash exceeds the net proceeds available to us, we may issue debt or
equity to consummate the acquisition. Such additional financing may come in the form of bank financings or preferred equity, common equity
or debt offerings, or a combination of the foregoing.
We believe our management team’s experience
and track record, are differentiated and will enable us to successfully identify and execute an Initial Business Combination. We will
leverage our extensive network of relationships across the middle-market technology ecosystem to assist in the identification of a target
for the Initial Business Combination.
Our management team, board and advisors have experience
in:
| ● | investing in leading technology companies to accelerate their growth and maturation; |
| ● | sourcing, structuring, acquiring, financing, and selling software and tech-enabled services businesses; |
| ● | fostering relationships with sellers, capital providers and target management teams. |
| ● | operating companies, setting and changing strategies, and identifying, mentoring and recruiting exceptional
talent; |
| ● | developing and growing companies, both organically and through strategic transactions and acquisitions,
and expanding the product range and geographic footprint; |
| ● | deploying a comprehensive value-creation toolkit including identifying avenues for growth acceleration
and delivering operating efficiency; and |
| ● | accessing the capital markets, including financing businesses and helping companies transition to public
ownership. |
The past performance of our management team or
their respective affiliates, is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any Initial Business Combination we may consummate
or (ii) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our Initial Business Combination. You should not rely on the historical
record of our management team’s or their respective affiliates’ performance as indicative of our future performance. Our management
team and their respective affiliates have been involved with a large number of public and private companies in addition to those identified
above, not all of which have achieved similar performance levels. See “Item 1.A. Risk Factors — Past performance by our management
team or their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in us or in the future performance of
any business that we may acquire.”
Initial Business Combination Criteria
Consistent with our business strategy, we expect
to identify companies that have compelling growth potential and a combination of the characteristics detailed below. We will use these
criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter our Initial Business Combination with a target
business that does not meet these criteria and guidelines. We intend to acquire companies or assets that we believe have the following
attributes:
| ● | B2B and B2B2C software and tech-enabled services businesses. We will focus on companies that are reshaping
business information technology by providing critical, high-value-add solutions via software or tech-enabled services. We believe such
companies are benefiting from the digitalization, cloud-migration, and proliferation of data across the enterprise. |
| ● | Healthy end markets with strong long-term secular trends. We will target companies that operate in markets
with attractive long-term growth prospects and reasonable overall size or potential. |
| ● | Minimal technology risk with high switching costs. We will evaluate companies that provide or automate
core solutions required to operate a business in their target markets, and whose solutions are difficult to displace due to their mission-critical
nature. These solutions are characterized by systemic integration within end customer organizations, competitive differentiation and insulation
from future disruptive technologies. |
| ● | Consistent and compelling growth prospects and significant recurring revenues. We will evaluate companies
with attractive growth vectors that demonstrate a high level of recurring revenue and strong customer retention rates. We will seek companies
that have the ability to generate strong revenue growth through new customer acquisition, cross-selling to existing customers, and acquisitions
of complementary companies and products. |
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| ● | Attractive, inherently profitable businesses with high operating leverage. We will evaluate companies
that we believe possess not only an established business model and sustainable competitive advantages, but also inherently profitable
unit economics. |
| ● | Knowledgeable management teams with relevant industry experience and a proven track record. We will target
companies with expert management teams that have specialized knowledge of their respective industry sector and are active leaders in developing
or deploying technology to provide a solution for a problem or challenge within their respective industry sector. |
| ● | Established business models. We will target companies with proven business models and a demonstrated ability
to scale by extending product portfolios into new markets. |
| ● | Benefit from being a public company. We will focus on companies that will benefit from being publicly
traded and can effectively utilize access to capital and the public profile associated with being a publicly-traded company. |
| ● | Platform that can become a consolidator. We will focus on companies that can benefit from our team’s
experience driving growth through strategic add-on acquisitions. These companies are typically in fragmented markets with many participants
offering overlapping solutions. |
These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive.
Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular Initial Business Combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general
guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant.
Our Acquisition Process
In evaluating a prospective target business, we
expect to conduct an extensive due diligence review, which may encompass, as applicable and among other things, meetings with members
of the target’s management and other employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities
and a review of financial and other information about the target and its industry.
Certain of our directors and officers indirectly
own founder shares and/or Private Placement Warrants following 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.
Further, such officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular Initial 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.
Certain of our officers and directors presently
have, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such
officer or director is or will be required to present an Initial Business Combination opportunity to such entity subject to his or her
fiduciary or contractual obligations. As a result, if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of an Initial Business Combination
opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, then, subject to
such officer’s and director’s fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, he or she will need to honor such fiduciary or contractual
obligations to present such Initial Business Combination opportunity to such entity, before we can pursue such opportunity. If these other
entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing the same. However, we do not expect these duties to
materially affect our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on
the other. Additionally, certain of our directors and officers are now, and our Sponsor, directors and officers may in the future become,
affiliated with entities that are engaged in a similar business.
Initial Business Combination
Nasdaq listing rules require that our Initial Business
Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the assets held
in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any
deferred underwriting fees and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account). We refer to this as the 80% fair market value
test. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, 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. We do not currently intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries
in conjunction with our Initial Business Combination, although there is no assurance that will be the case.
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 issued and
outstanding 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 Initial Business
Combination if the post-transaction 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”). Even if the post-transaction
company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to our Initial Business Combination
may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our
Initial Business Combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares
in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity securities of a target business or issue a substantial
number of new shares to third-parties in connection with financing our Initial Business Combination. 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 shares, our shareholders
immediately prior to our Initial Business Combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding 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 valued
for purposes of the 80% fair market value test. If our Initial Business Combination involves more than one target business, the 80% fair
market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we are not then
listed on Nasdaq for whatever reason, we would no longer be required to meet the foregoing 80% fair market value test.
Departure of certain officers and directors; name change and Class
B conversion
On February 9, 2023, in accordance with the provisions
of a binding agreement that provides for the withdrawal or significant reduction in investment in the Sponsor by certain existing investors
and the resulting transfer of control of the Sponsor: (i) Whitney Bower resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Peter Low
resigned as Chief Financial Officer and director and (iii) Michael Alter and David Lang resigned as independent directors, (iv) the board
appointed Aemish Shah as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Manpreet Singh as Chief Financial Officer and a director, and also
appointed Joseph Tonnos, David Tanzer and Asad Zafar to serve as directors, determining each of Messrs. Tonnos, Tanzer and Zafar to be
an independent director under the listing rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. We agreed to change our name in connection with these changes.
Mr. Tonnos served on the NRAC board of directors from February 9, 2023 until his resignation on March 15, 2023. Such resignation was not
a result of disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
On March 16, 2023, we held our General Meeting
for the purposes of considering and voting upon: (i) a special resolution, to amend our charter to change the name of the company from
Noble Rock Acquisition Corporation to Northern Revival Acquisition Corporation; and (ii) a special resolution, to amend the charter to
change certain provisions which restrict our Class B ordinary shares from converting to Class A ordinary shares prior to the closing of
the business combination. Both the Name Change Proposal and Conversion Proposal were approved by the shareholders at the General Meeting.
The purpose of the Name Change Proposal was to amend the name of the company as agreed in connection with the departures of Messrs. Bower,
Low, Alter and Lang. The purpose of the Conversion Proposal was to remove restrictions contained in the charter in order to permit the
Class B ordinary shares to convert into Class A ordinary shares prior to the closing of the business combination which will enable the
company to meet certain Nasdaq listing requirements. The holders of such shares will continue to be subject to the same restrictions as
the Class B ordinary shares before any conversion, including, among others, certain transfer restrictions, waiver of redemption rights
and the obligation to vote in favor of a business combination as described in the prospectus for our initial public offering.
Extension, redemptions and contributions
On January 27, 2023, we held an extraordinary general
meeting of shareholders where the shareholders approved a special resolution to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
of Association (the “Extension Amendment”) to extend the date by which the company may either (i) consummate a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination, from February 4, 2023 to September 4, 2023
(such later date, the “extended date”) or such earlier date as determined by the board or (ii) cease its operations, except
for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete an initial business combination, and (iii) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares,
par value $0.0001 per share, of the company, included as part of the units sold in the company’s Initial Public Offering that was
consummated on February 4, 2021 from February 4, 2023 to September 4, 2023 or such earlier date as determined by the board.
In connection with the solicitation of
proxies in connection with the Extension Amendment, holders of 21,240,830 Class A ordinary shares of our then 24,150,000 Class A
ordinary shares outstanding with redemption rights, elected to redeem their shares at a per share redemption price of approximately
$10.17. In connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Conversion Proposal, holders of 433,699 Class A
ordinary shares of our then outstanding 8,946,670 Class A ordinary shares outstanding with redemption rights, elected to redeem
their shares at a per share redemption price of approximately $10.33. On March 28, 2023, the Company elected to permit one
shareholder, at the shareholder’s request, to reverse their redemption as to 5,000 Class A ordinary shares, resulting in a
total of 428,699 redemptions in connection with the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Conversion Proposal. On April 5,
2023, the Sponsor elected to convert 6,037,499 Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares. Following such meetings and the
redemptions related thereto and the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares, there are a total of 8,517,970 Class A ordinary
shares issued and outstanding and (ii) one Class B ordinary share outstanding. As of April 27, 2023, there was a total of
approximately $25.8 million held in the trust account.
As previously disclosed in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for the Extension Proposal, the Sponsor has indicated that, it will contribute to the Company as a loan (each
loan being referred to herein as a “contribution”) the lesser of (i) $100,000 and (ii) an aggregate amount equal to $0.055
multiplied by the number of public shares of the Company that are not redeemed, for each month commencing on February 4, 2023 and on or
prior to the fourth day of each subsequent month, if applicable (each such month period an “extension period) until the earlier
of (x) the date of the extraordinary general meeting held in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an Initial Business Combination
(y) the extended date and (z) the date that the board determines in its sole discretion to no longer seek an Initial Business Combination.
Each contribution will be deposited in the trust account within three business days of the beginning of the extended period which such
contribution is for. The contributions will be repayable by the company to the Sponsor upon consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
The Company’s board of directors will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending for additional extension periods, and
if the board determines not to continue extending for additional months, the additional contributions will terminate. If this occurs,
the Company would wind up the Company’s affairs and redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (“Charter”). The Sponsor contributed to the Company as a loan the first, second and third deposits of $100,000 each into the Trust Account on February
4, 2023, March 4, 2023 and April 4, 2023.
Competition
We expect to encounter intense competition from
other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships),
other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire.
Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly,
acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical,
human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted
with those of many of these competitors. Additionally, the number of blank check companies looking for Initial Business Combination targets
has increased compared to recent years and many of these blank check companies are sponsored by entities or persons that have significant
experience with completing Initial Business Combinations. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire
with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our ability to compete with respect
to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive
limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder
approval of our Initial Business Combination and we are obligated to pay cash for our Class A ordinary shares, it will potentially reduce
the resources available to us for our Initial Business Combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage
in successfully negotiating an Initial Business Combination.
Human Capital Management
We do not intend to have any full-time employees
prior to the completion of our Initial Business Combination. Members of our management team are not obligated to devote any specific number
of hours to our matters but they intend to 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 that any such person will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a
target business has been selected for our Initial Business Combination and the current stage of the Initial Business Combination process.
ITEM 1A. RISK
FACTORS
Risk Factor Summary
We are providing the following summary of the risk
factors to enhance the readability and accessibility of our risk factor disclosures. We encourage you to carefully review the full risk
factors discussed below in their entirety for additional information. Some of the factors that could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects include:
| ● | Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed Initial Business Combination, which means we may
complete our Initial Business Combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination. |
| ● | The requirement that we complete our Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses
leverage over us in negotiating an Initial Business Combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential
Initial Business Combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete
our Initial Business Combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders. |
| ● | If we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
have agreed to vote in favor of such Initial Business Combination, regardless of how our public shareholders vote. |
| ● | Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential Initial Business Combination will be limited to the
exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of such Initial Business Combination. |
| ● | The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential
Initial Business Combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into an Initial Business Combination with a target. |
| ● | The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us
to complete the most desirable Initial Business Combination or optimize our capital structure. |
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| ● | The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the
probability that our Initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem
your shares. |
| ● | We may not be able to complete our Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all
operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, in which case our public shareholders
may receive only $10.33 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless. |
| ● | Our search for an Initial Business Combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate an Initial Business Combination,
may be materially adversely affected by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the status of debt and equity markets. |
| ● | If we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business Combination, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates
may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed Initial Business Combination
and reduce the public “float” of our securities. |
| ● | You are not entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies. |
| ● | Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for Initial Business Combination opportunities, it may be more difficult
for us to complete our Initial Business Combination. If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time
period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.33 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on our redemption of
their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless. |
| ● | Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption
of their shares. |
| ● | Because we are not limited to a particular industry or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our Initial Business Combination,
you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations. |
| ● | We may engage in an Initial Business Combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may
be affiliated with our Sponsor, directors or officers which may raise potential conflicts of interest. |
| ● | We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our Initial Business Combination or to fund the operations and growth
of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular Initial Business Combination. |
| ● | We may face risks related to companies in the technology industries. |
| ● | You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate
your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss. |
| ● | We are a newly incorporated company with no operating history and no operating revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate
our ability to achieve our business objective. |
| ● | Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial
loss. |
| ● | Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on our financial
results. |
| ● | Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt
about our ability continue as a “going concern.” |
Risk Factors
An investment in our securities involves a high
degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, together with the other information contained in this
Annual Report, including our financial statements and related notes, before making a decision to invest in our securities. If any of the
following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the
trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risks and uncertainties described
below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material,
may also become important factors that adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Risks Relating to Our Search for, Consummation of, or Inability
to Consummate, an Initial Business Combination and Post-Initial Business Combination Risks
Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity
to vote on our proposed Initial Business Combination, which means we may complete our Initial Business Combination even though a majority
of our public shareholders do not support such a combination.
We may not hold a shareholder vote to approve our
Initial Business Combination unless the Initial Business Combination would require shareholder approval under applicable law or stock
exchange rules or if we decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons. For instance, Nasdaq listing rules currently
allow us to engage in a tender offer in lieu of a general meeting, but would still require us to obtain shareholder approval if we were
seeking to issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares to a target business as consideration in any Initial Business Combination.
Therefore, if we were structuring an Initial Business Combination that required us to issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding
shares, we would seek shareholder approval of such Initial Business Combination. However, except as required by applicable law or stock
exchange rules, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Initial Business Combination or will allow
shareholders to sell their shares to us in 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 otherwise require us to seek shareholder
approval. Accordingly, we may consummate our Initial Business Combination even if holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares do not approve of the Initial Business Combination we consummate.
The requirement that we complete our Initial Business Combination
within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating an Initial Business Combination
and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential Initial Business Combination targets, in particular as we
approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination on terms that would
produce value for our shareholders.
Any potential target business with which we enter
into negotiations concerning an Initial Business Combination will be aware that we must complete our Initial Business Combination within
24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or during any subsequent extension period. Consequently, such target business
may obtain leverage over us in negotiating an Initial Business Combination, knowing that if we do not complete our Initial Business Combination
with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our Initial Business Combination with any target business. This risk
will increase as we get closer to the end of the 24-month period or subsequent extension period. In addition, we may have limited time
to conduct due diligence and may enter into our Initial Business Combination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive
investigation. In July 2021, the SEC charged a SPAC for misleading disclosures, which could have been corrected with more adequate due
diligence, and obtained substantial relief against the SPAC and its sponsor. Although we will invest in due diligence efforts and commit
management time and resources to such efforts, there can be no assurance that our due diligence will unveil all potential issues with
a target business and that we or our sponsor will not become subject to regulatory actions related to such efforts.
If we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business
Combination, our initial shareholders and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer have agreed to vote in favor of such Initial Business Combination,
regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
Unlike many other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders
agree to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the public shareholders in connection with an
Initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer have agreed (and their permitted transferees
will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any public shares held
by them in favor of our Initial Business Combination. As a result, in addition to our initial shareholders’ founder shares, we would
not need any of the 2,480,471 outstanding public shares sold in the Initial Public Offering to be voted in favor of an Initial Business
Combination in order to have such Initial Business Combination approved. Our directors and officers have also entered into the letter
agreement, imposing similar obligations on them with respect to public shares acquired by them, if any. We expect that our initial shareholders
and their permitted transferees will own at least approximately 71% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares at the time of any such
shareholder vote. The anchor investor’s membership interests in our Sponsor may provide an incentive for it to vote its shares in
favor of our Initial Business Combination. Accordingly, if we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business Combination, it is more
likely that the necessary shareholder approval will be received than would be the case if such persons agreed to vote their founder shares
in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by our public shareholders.
Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision
regarding a potential Initial Business Combination will be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash,
unless we seek shareholder approval of such Initial Business Combination.
Since our board of directors may complete an Initial
Business Combination without seeking shareholder approval, public shareholders may not have the right or opportunity to vote on the Initial
Business Combination, unless we seek such shareholder approval. Accordingly, if we do not seek shareholder approval, your only opportunity
to affect the investment decision regarding a potential Initial Business Combination may be limited to exercising your redemption rights
within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offer documents mailed to our public shareholders
in which we describe our Initial Business Combination.
The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their
shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential Initial Business Combination targets, which may make it difficult
for us to enter into an Initial Business Combination with a target.
We may seek to enter into an Initial Business Combination
transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount
of cash. If too many public shareholders exercise their redemption rights, we would not be able to meet such closing condition and, as
a result, would not be able to proceed with the Initial Business Combination. The amount of the deferred underwriting commissions payable
to the underwriters will not be adjusted for any shares that are redeemed in connection with an Initial Business Combination and such
amount of deferred underwriting discount is not available for us to use as consideration in an Initial Business Combination. If we are
able to consummate an Initial Business Combination, the per-share value of shares held by non-redeeming shareholders will reflect our
obligation to pay and the payment of the deferred underwriting commissions. Furthermore, in no event will we redeem our public shares
in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible
asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our Initial Business Combination. Consequently, if accepting
all properly submitted redemption requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 or such greater amount necessary
to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such redemption and the related Initial Business Combination
and may instead search for an alternate Initial Business Combination. Prospective targets will be aware of these risks and, thus, may
be reluctant to enter into an Initial Business Combination transaction with us.
The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption
rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable Initial Business Combination or optimize
our capital structure.
At the time we enter into an agreement for our
Initial Business Combination, we will not know how many shareholders may exercise their redemption rights and, therefore, we will need
to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted for redemption. If our Initial
Business Combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the purchase price, or requires us
to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, we will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to meet such requirements,
or arrange for third-party financing. In addition, if a larger number of shares is submitted for redemption than we initially expected,
we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the Trust Account or arrange for third-party financing.
Raising additional third-party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence of indebtedness at higher than desirable
levels. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable Initial Business Combination available to us or
optimize our capital structure.
The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption
rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our Initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful
and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
If our Initial Business Combination agreement requires
us to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing,
the probability that our Initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful increases. If our Initial Business Combination is unsuccessful,
you would not receive your pro rata portion of the Trust Account until we liquidate the Trust Account. If you are in need of immediate
liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market; however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro
rata amount per share in the Trust Account. In either situation, you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit
of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.
We may not be able to complete our Initial Business Combination
within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem
our public shares and liquidate, in which case our public shareholders may receive only $10.33 per share, or less than such amount in
certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Our Sponsor, directors and officers have agreed
that we must complete our Initial Business Combination on or prior to September 4, 2023. We may not be able to find a suitable target
business and complete our Initial Business Combination within such time period. Our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination
may be negatively impacted by general market conditions, volatility in the capital and debt markets and the other risks described herein,
including as a result of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities, or a significant outbreak of infectious diseases. For
example, the COVID-19 pandemic continues both in the U.S. and globally and, while the extent of the impact of the pandemic on us will
depend on future developments, it could limit our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination, including as a result of increased
market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all. Additionally,
the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities, or a significant outbreak of
other infectious diseases) may negatively impact businesses we may seek to acquire.
If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination
within such time period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible
but not more than 10 business days thereafter, 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which
interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely
extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any);
and (3) 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. In such case, our public shareholders may receive only $10.33 per share, or less than $10.33
per share, on the redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims
against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be
less than $10.33 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Our search for an Initial Business Combination, and any
target business with which we ultimately consummate an Initial Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19
pandemic and other events and the status of debt and equity markets.
The COVID-19 outbreak has adversely affected, and
other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities, or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases)
could adversely affect, economies and financial markets worldwide, business operations and the conduct of commerce generally, and the
business of any potential target business with which we consummate an Initial Business Combination could be, or may already have been,
materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, we may be unable to complete an Initial Business Combination if concerns relating to COVID-19
or other events restrict travel or limit the ability to have meetings with potential investors, or the target company’s personnel,
vendors and services providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner. The extent to which COVID-19
impacts our search for an Initial Business Combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted,
including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact,
among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities,
or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) continue for a prolonged period of time, our ability to consummate an Initial
Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate an Initial Business Combination, may
be materially adversely affected.
In addition, our ability to consummate a transaction
may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by COVID-19 and other events (such as terrorist
attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases), including as a result of increased market volatility
and decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Finally, the COVID-19 pandemic and other events
(such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities, or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) may also have
the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, such as those related to the market
for our securities and cross-border transactions.
If we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business
Combination, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from public
shareholders or warrant holders, which may influence a vote on a proposed Initial Business Combination and reduce the public “float”
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 or any of their affiliates may purchase public shares or warrants in privately negotiated
transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our Initial Business Combination. Any such price per
share may be different than the amount per share a public shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with
our Initial Business Combination. 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 or any of 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, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or
any of their affiliates are under no obligation or duty to do so and 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. The purpose of such purchases could be to
vote such shares in favor of our Initial Business Combination and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of
our Initial Business Combination or to 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. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote
such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with our Initial Business Combination. This may
result in the completion of our Initial Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible.
In addition, if such purchases are made, the public
“float” of our securities and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult
to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.
If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to
redeem our public shares in connection with our Initial Business Combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its
shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We will comply with the tender offer rules or proxy
rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our Initial Business Combination. Despite our compliance with these
rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable, such shareholder may not become aware of
the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the tender offer documents or proxy materials, as applicable, that we will furnish
to holders of our public shares in connection with our Initial Business Combination will describe the various procedures that must be
complied with in order to validly tender or redeem public shares. In the event that a shareholder fails to comply with these procedures,
its shares may not be redeemed.
You are not entitled to protections normally afforded to
investors of many other blank check companies.
We are exempt from certain rules promulgated by
the SEC related to certain blank check companies, such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors are not afforded the benefits or protections
of those rules. Among other things, this means we will have a longer period of time to complete our Initial Business Combination than
do companies subject to Rule 419. Moreover, if the Initial Public Offering was subject to Rule 419, that rule would prohibit the release
of any interest earned on funds held in the Trust Account to us unless and until the funds in the Trust Account were released to us in
connection with our completion of an Initial Business Combination.
If we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business
Combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of shareholders
are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15%
of our Class A ordinary shares.
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 memorandum and articles of association 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 Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares
sold in the Initial Public Offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares,” without our prior consent. However, we would
not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our Initial Business
Combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence over our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination
and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you
will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete our Initial Business Combination. And as a
result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell
your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition
for Initial Business Combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our Initial Business Combination. If we have
not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately
$10.33 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on our redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless.
We expect to encounter intense competition from
other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships),
other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire.
Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly,
acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical,
human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted
with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net
proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition
of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation
gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder approval
of our Initial Business Combination and we are obligated to pay cash for our Class A ordinary shares, it will potentially reduce the resources
available to us for our Initial Business Combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully
negotiating an Initial Business Combination. If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period,
our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.33 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust
Account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the
Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.33 per share” and
other risk factors herein.
As the number of special purpose acquisition companies
increases, there may be more competition to find an attractive target for an Initial Business Combination. This could increase the costs
associated with completing our Initial Business Combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target for our Initial
Business Combination and/or complete or Initial Business Combination.
In recent years, the number of special purpose
acquisition companies that have been formed has increased substantially. Many companies have entered into Initial Business Combinations
with special purpose acquisition companies, and there are still many special purpose acquisition companies seeking targets for their Initial
Business Combination, as well as many additional special purpose acquisition companies currently in registration. As a result, at times,
fewer attractive targets may be available, and it may require more time, effort and resources to identify a suitable target for an Initial
Business Combination.
In addition, because there are more special purpose
acquisition companies seeking to enter into an Initial Business Combination with available targets, the competition for available targets
with attractive fundamentals or business models may increase, which could cause target companies to demand improved financial terms. Attractive
deals could also become scarcer for other reasons, such as economic or industry sector downturns, geopolitical tensions or increases in
the cost of additional capital needed to close Initial Business Combinations or operate targets post-Initial Business Combination. This
could increase the cost of, delay or otherwise complicate or frustrate our ability to find a suitable target for and/or complete our Initial
Business Combination.
If the funds not being held in the Trust Account and the
loans provided by our Sponsor for working capital are insufficient to allow us to operate until we complete our Initial Business Combination,
we may be unable to complete our Initial Business Combination.
The funds available to us outside of the Trust
Account and the loan provided by our Sponsor for working capital may not be sufficient to allow us to operate until we complete our Initial
Business Combination. We expect to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this
need for capital through potential loans from certain of our affiliates are discussed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” However, our affiliates are not obligated to make loans to us in
the future, and we may not be able to raise additional financing from unaffiliated parties necessary to fund our expenses. Any such event
in the future may negatively impact the analysis regarding our ability to continue as a going concern at such time.
Of the funds available to us, we could use a portion
of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion
of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent or merger agreements designed
to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable
to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed Initial Business Combination, although we do not have any current intention
to do so. If we enter into a letter of intent or merger agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business
and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds
to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business. If we have not completed our Initial Business
Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.33 per share, or less in certain
circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring
claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders
may be less than $10.33 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Changes in the market for directors and officers liability
insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an Initial Business Combination.
In recent months, the market for directors and
officers liability insurance for special purpose acquisition companies has changed in ways adverse to us and our management team. Fewer
insurance companies are offering quotes for directors and officers liability coverage, the premiums charged for such policies have generally
increased and the terms of such policies have generally become less favorable. These trends may continue into the future.
The increased cost and decreased availability of
directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an Initial
Business Combination. In order to obtain directors and officers liability insurance or modify its coverage as a result of becoming a public
company, the post-Initial Business Combination entity might need to incur greater expense and/or accept less favorable terms. Furthermore,
any failure to obtain adequate directors and officers liability insurance could have an adverse impact on the post- Initial Business Combination
entity’s ability to attract and retain qualified officers and directors.
In addition, after completion of any Initial Business
Combination, our directors and officers could be subject to potential liability from claims arising from conduct alleged to have occurred
prior to such Initial Business Combination. As a result, in order to protect our directors and officers, the post- Initial Business Combination
entity may need to purchase additional insurance with respect to any such claims (“run-off insurance”). The need for run-off
insurance would be an added expense for the post- Initial Business Combination entity and could interfere with or frustrate our ability
to consummate an Initial Business Combination on terms favorable to our investors.
We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification
claims of our directors and officers.
We have agreed to indemnify our officers and directors
to the fullest extent permitted by law. However, our officers and directors have agreed to waive (and any other persons who may become
an officer or director prior to the initial business combination will also be required to waive) any right, title, interest or claim of
any kind in or to any monies in the trust account and not to seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever (except
to the extent they are entitled to funds from the trust account due to their ownership of public shares). Accordingly, any indemnification
provided will be able to be satisfied by us only if (i) we have sufficient funds outside of the trust account or (ii) we consummate an
Initial Business Combination. Our obligation to indemnify our officers and directors may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit
against our officers or directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood
of derivative litigation against our officers and directors, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and
our shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement
and damage awards against our officers and directors pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds
held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.33 per share.
Our placing of funds in the Trust Account may not
protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than our independent
registered public accounting firm), 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, such parties may not execute such agreements, or even if they execute such agreements they may not 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 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 perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into
an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if management believes that such third party’s engagement would
be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative.
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 we are unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. 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. Upon redemption of our public shares, if we have not completed
our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our Initial
Business Combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against
us within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per-share redemption amount received by public shareholders could be less
than the $10.33 per public share initially held in the Trust Account, due to claims of such creditors.
Our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to
us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered
or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the
amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust
Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of
the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights
to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed
to be unenforceable against a third party, our Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
We have not independently verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our
Sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Our Sponsor may not have sufficient funds available to satisfy those obligations.
We have not asked our Sponsor to reserve for such obligations, and therefore, no funds are currently set aside to cover any such 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 you would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption of your public shares. None of our directors
or officers will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification
obligations of our Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public
shareholders.
In the event that the proceeds in the Trust Account
are reduced below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per share held in the Trust Account as of the date
of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may
be withdrawn to pay taxes, and our Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its 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 our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations,
the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust Account
to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency
petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members of our board
of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our board of directors
and us to claims of punitive damages.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust
Account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency petition or an involuntary winding-up or 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 insolvency laws as a voidable performance. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts
received by our shareholders. In addition, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors
and/or having acted in bad faith by paying public shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors, thereby
exposing itself and us to claims of punitive damages.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust Account
to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency
petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the claims of our
shareholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may be reduced.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust
Account to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy or insolvency
petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be subject to applicable insolvency law,
and may be included in our liquidation estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders.
To the extent any liquidation claims deplete the Trust Account, the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders
in connection with our liquidation would be reduced.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the
Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which
may make it difficult for us to complete our Initial Business Combination.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under
the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:
| ● | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
| ● | restrictions on the issuance of securities; |
each of which may make it difficult for us to complete
our Initial Business Combination.
In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome
requirements, including:
| ● | registration as an investment company with the SEC; |
| ● | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
| ● | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations to which we are currently not
subject. |
We do not believe that our anticipated principal
activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. The proceeds held in the Trust Account may be invested by the trustee only in
U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Because the investment of the proceeds will be restricted to these
instruments, we believe we will meet the requirements for the exemption provided in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company
Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require
additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to complete an Initial Business Combination. If we
have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately
$10.33 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.
Changes in laws or regulations or how such laws are interpreted
or applied, or a failure to comply with any laws or regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate
and complete our Initial Business Combination, and results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations enacted
by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements, our
Initial Business Combination may be contingent on our ability to comply with certain laws and regulations and any post-Initial Business
Combination company may be subject to additional laws and regulations. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations
may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from
time to time, including as a result of changes in economic, political, social and government policies, and those changes could have a
material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our Initial Business Combination, investments
and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have
a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our Initial Business Combination, and results
of operations.
If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination
by September 4, 2023, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond such time period before redemption from our Trust Account.
If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination
by September 4, 2023, we will distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000
of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), pro rata to our public shareholders by way
of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs, as further described herein. Any redemption
of public shareholders from the Trust Account shall be effected automatically by function of our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association prior to any voluntary winding up. If we are required to windup, liquidate the Trust Account and distribute such amount
therein, pro rata, to our public shareholders, as part of any liquidation process, such winding up, liquidation and distribution must
comply with the applicable provisions of the Cayman Island Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”).
In that case, investors may be forced to wait beyond the initial time period before the redemption proceeds of our Trust Account become
available to them and they receive the return of their pro rata portion of the proceeds from our Trust Account. We have no obligation
to return funds to investors prior to the date of our redemption or liquidation unless, prior thereto, we consummate our Initial Business
Combination or amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and then only in cases where
investors have properly sought to redeem their Class A ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any liquidation will public shareholders
be entitled to distributions if we have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period and do not amend
certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior thereto.
Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third
parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
If we are forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation,
any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately following the date
on which the distribution was made, we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. As a result,
a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our directors may be viewed as having
breached their fiduciary duties to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing themselves and our company
to claims, by paying public shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that
claims will not be brought against us for these reasons. We and our directors and officers who knowingly and willfully authorized or permitted
any distribution to be paid out of our share premium account while we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course
of business would be guilty of an offense and may be liable for a fine of up to approximately $18,300 and to imprisonment for up to five
years in the Cayman Islands.
We may not hold an annual general meeting until after the
consummation of our Initial Business Combination. Our public shareholders will not have the right to appoint or remove directors prior
to the consummation of our Initial Business Combination.
In accordance with Nasdaq corporate governance
requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing
on Nasdaq. There is no requirement under the Companies Act for us to hold annual or extraordinary general meetings to appoint directors.
Until we hold an annual general meeting, public shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to discuss company affairs with management.
In addition, as holders of our Class A ordinary shares, our public shareholders will not have the right to vote on the appointment of
directors prior to consummation of our Initial Business Combination. In addition, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove
a member of our board of directors for any reason.
The grant of registration rights to our initial shareholders
and their permitted transferees may make it more difficult to complete our Initial Business Combination, and the future exercise of such
rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares.
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered
into in connection with the Initial Public Offering, at or after the time of our Initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders
and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the resale of their founder shares after those shares convert to our Class
A ordinary shares. In addition, our Sponsor and its permitted transferees can demand that we register the resale of the Private Placement
Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and holders of warrants that may be
issued upon conversion of working capital loans may demand that we register the resale of such warrants or the Class A ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of such warrants. We will bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such
a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary
shares. In addition, the existence of the registration rights may make our Initial Business Combination more costly or difficult to conclude.
This is because the shareholders of the target business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more
cash consideration to offset the negative impact on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares that is expected when the ordinary
shares owned by our initial shareholders or their permitted transferees, our Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued in connection
with working capital loans are registered for resale.
Because we are not limited to a particular industry or
any specific target businesses with which to pursue our Initial Business Combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks
of any particular target business’s operations.
We may seek to complete an Initial Business Combination
with an operating company of any size (subject to our satisfaction of the 80% fair market value test) and in any industry, sector or geography.
However, we will not, under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, be permitted to effectuate our Initial Business
Combination solely with another blank check company or similar company with nominal operations. Because we have not yet selected any specific
target business with respect to an Initial Business Combination, there is no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any particular
target business’s operations, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, financial condition or prospects. To the extent we complete
our Initial Business Combination, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations with which we combine. For
example, if we combine with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, we may be
affected by the risks inherent in the business and operations of a financially unstable or development stage entity. Although our directors
and officers will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly
ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or that we will have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some
of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely
impact a target business. We also cannot assure you that an investment in our securities will not ultimately prove to be less favorable
to our investors than a direct investment, if such opportunity were available, in an Initial Business Combination target. Accordingly,
any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our Initial Business
Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy
for such reduction in value.
We may seek acquisition opportunities outside the technology
industry, which may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We will consider an Initial Business Combination
outside the technology industry, which may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise, if an Initial Business Combination
candidate is presented to us and we determine that such candidate offers an attractive acquisition opportunity for our company. In the
event we elect to pursue an acquisition outside of the areas of our management’s expertise, our management’s expertise may
not be directly applicable to its evaluation or operation, and our management’s expertise would not be relevant to an understanding
of the business that we elect to acquire. As a result, our management may not be able to adequately ascertain or assess all of the significant
risk factors relevant to such acquisition. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant
holder, respectively, following our Initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders
and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines
that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into our Initial Business Combination with a target
that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our Initial Business Combination
may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteria and guidelines.
Although we have identified general criteria and
guidelines for evaluating prospective target businesses, it is possible that a target business with which we enter into our Initial Business
Combination will not have all of these positive attributes. If we complete our Initial Business Combination with a target that does not
meet some or all of these criteria and guidelines, such combination may not be as successful as a combination with a business that does
meet all of our general criteria and guidelines. In addition, if we announce a prospective Initial Business Combination with a target
that does not meet our general criteria and guidelines, a greater number of shareholders may exercise their redemption rights, which may
make it difficult for us to meet any closing condition with a target business that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain
amount of cash. In addition, if shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements,
or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, it may be more difficult for us to attain shareholder approval
of our Initial Business Combination if the target business does not meet our general criteria and guidelines. If we have not completed
our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share,
or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We may seek acquisition opportunities with an early stage
company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue or earnings.
To the extent we complete our Initial Business
Combination with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings,
we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the operations of the business with which we combine. These risks include investing in
a business without a proven business model and with limited historical financial data, volatile revenues or earnings, intense competition
and difficulties in obtaining and retaining key personnel. Although our directors and officers will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent
in a particular target business, we may not be able to properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors and we may not
have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability
to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business.
We are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm regarding fairness. Consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent
source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Unless we complete our Initial Business Combination
with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion that the price we are paying is fair to our company from a financial
point of view. If no opinion is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the judgment of our board of directors, who will determine
fair market value based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender
offer documents or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, related to our Initial Business Combination.
We may engage the underwriters from our Initial Public
Offering or any of their affiliates to provide additional services to us. The underwriters are entitled to receive deferred commissions
that will be released from the trust only on a completion of an Initial Business Combination. These financial incentives may cause the
underwriters to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us after the Initial Public Offering.
We may engage the underwriters from our Initial
Public Offering or any of their affiliates to provide additional services to us, including, for example, identifying potential targets,
providing financial advisory services, acting as a placement agent in a private offering or arranging debt financing. We may pay the underwriters
or any of their affiliates fair and reasonable fees or other compensation that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length
negotiation. The underwriters are also entitled to receive deferred commissions that are conditioned on the completion of an Initial Business
Combination. The fact that the underwriters or any of their affiliates’ financial interests are tied to the consummation of a business
combination transaction may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in providing any such additional services to us, including potential
conflicts of interest in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an Initial Business Combination.
We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preferred
shares to complete our Initial Business Combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our Initial Business Combination.
We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the
time of our Initial Business Combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our shareholders and likely present other risks.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes
the issuance of up to 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value
$0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 undesignated preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share. As of April 27, 2023, there were 478,878,696
and 49,999,999 authorized but unissued Class A ordinary shares (excluding 12,603,334 shares reserved for issue upon exercise of outstanding
warrants) and Class B ordinary shares, respectively, available for issuance, which amount takes into account shares reserved for issuance
upon exercise of outstanding warrants but not upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares. Class B ordinary shares are convertible
into Class A ordinary shares, initially at a one-for-one ratio but subject to adjustment as set forth herein. As of April 27, 2023, there
were no preferred shares issued and outstanding.
We may issue a substantial number of additional
Class A ordinary shares, and may issue preferred shares, in order to complete our Initial Business Combination or under an employee incentive
plan after completion of our Initial Business Combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares to redeem the warrants or upon conversion
of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our Initial Business Combination as a result of the anti-dilution
provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. However, our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association provide, among other things, that prior to our Initial Business Combination, we may not issue additional ordinary
shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1) receive funds from the Trust Account or (2) vote as a class with our public shares
on any Initial Business Combination. The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preferred shares:
| ● | may significantly dilute the equity interest of our public investors, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions
in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion
of the Class B ordinary shares; |
| ● | may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary
shares; |
| ● | could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our
ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors
and officers; |
| ● | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person
seeking to obtain control of us; |
| ● | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Units, ordinary shares and/or warrants; and |
| ● | may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants. |
We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection
with our Initial Business Combination and such reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or warrant holders.
Subject to requisite shareholder approval by special
resolution under the Companies Act, we may effect an Initial Business Combination with a target company in another jurisdiction, reincorporate
in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located or reincorporate in another jurisdiction. Such transactions may
result in tax liability for a shareholder or warrant holder to recognize taxable income in the jurisdiction in which the shareholder or
warrant holder is a tax resident (or in which its members are resident if it is a tax transparent entity), in which the target company
is located, or in which we reincorporate. In the event of a reincorporation pursuant to our Initial Business Combination, such tax liability
may attach prior to the consummation of redemptions of any of our public shares properly submitted to us for redemption in connection
with such Initial Business Combination. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to pay such taxes. Shareholders or warrant holders
may be subject to withholding taxes or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after the reincorporation.
Failure to maintain our status as tax resident solely in
the Cayman Islands could adversely affect our financial and operating results. Our intention is that prior to our Initial Business Combination
we should be resident solely in the Cayman Islands.
Continued attention must be paid to ensure that
major decisions by the Company are not made from another jurisdiction, since this could cause us to lose our status as tax resident solely
in the Cayman Islands. The composition of the board of directors, the place of residence of the individual members of the board of directors
and the location(s) in which the board of directors makes decisions will all be important factors in determining and maintaining our tax
residence in the Cayman Islands. If we were to be considered as tax resident within another jurisdiction, we may be subject to additional
tax in that jurisdiction, which could negatively affect our financial and operating results, and/or our shareholders’ or warrant
holders’ investment returns could be subject to additional or increased taxes (including withholding taxes).
Resources could be wasted in researching acquisitions that
are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If
we have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately
$10.33 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire
worthless.
We anticipate that the investigation of each specific
target business and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents and other instruments will require
substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants, attorneys and others. If we decide not to complete a
specific Initial Business Combination, the costs incurred up to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable.
Furthermore, if we reach an agreement relating to a specific target business, we may fail to complete our Initial Business Combination
for any number of reasons including those beyond our control. Any such event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred
which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we have not completed
our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share,
or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We may engage in an Initial Business Combination with one
or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our Sponsor, directors or officers which may
raise potential conflicts of interest.
In light of the involvement of our Sponsor, directors
and officers with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, directors and officers.
Certain of our directors and officers also serve as officers and board members for other entities, including those described under “Item
10. Directors, Executive Officer and Corporate Governance — Conflicts of Interest.” Such entities may compete with us for
Initial Business Combination opportunities. Although we will not be specifically focusing on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated
entities, we would pursue such a transaction if we determined that such affiliated entity met our criteria and guidelines for an Initial
Business Combination and such transaction was approved by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors. Despite our agreement
that we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm
that is a member of FINRA or from an independent accounting firm, regarding the fairness to our company from a financial point of view
of an Initial Business Combination with one or more domestic or international businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, directors or officers,
potential conflicts of interest still may exist and, as a result, the terms of the Initial Business Combination may not be as advantageous
to our public shareholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest.
Since our initial shareholders will lose their entire investment
in us if our Initial Business Combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular Initial
Business Combination target is appropriate for our Initial Business Combination.
Our initial shareholders hold 6,037,500 founder
shares as of the date of this Annual Report, all of which are held by our Sponsor. The founder shares will be worthless if we do not complete
an Initial Business Combination.
In addition, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate
of 4,553,334 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, for a purchase price of approximately $6.8 million
in the aggregate, or $1.50 per warrant, that will also be worthless if we do not complete an Initial Business Combination. Each Private
Placement Warrant may be exercised for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.
The founder shares are identical to the ordinary
shares included in the Units except that: (1) prior to our Initial Business Combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right
to vote on the appointment of directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors
for any reason; (2) the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions; (3) our initial shareholders and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive: (i) their redemption rights
with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our Initial Business
Combination; (ii) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with a shareholder
vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify 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 by September 4, 2023or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or
pre-Initial Business Combination activity; and (iii) their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to
any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our Initial Business Combination by September 4, 2023 (although they will be entitled
to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any public shares they hold if we fail to complete our Initial Business
Combination within the prescribed time frame); (4) the founder shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the
time of our Initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant
to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in more detail below; and (5) the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. If
we submit our Initial Business Combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders and Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to
vote their founder shares and any public shares held by them purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of our Initial
Business Combination.
The personal and financial interests of our Sponsor,
directors and officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business for our Initial Business Combination,
completing an Initial Business Combination and influencing the operation of the business following the Initial Business Combination. This
risk may become more acute as September 4, 2023 nears, which is the deadline for the completion of our Initial Business Combination.
We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise
incur substantial debt, to complete an Initial Business Combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and
thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
We may choose to incur substantial debt to complete
our Initial Business Combination. We have agreed that we will not incur any indebtedness unless we have obtained from the lender a waiver
of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the Trust Account. As such, no issuance of debt will affect
the per-share amount available for redemption from the Trust Account. Nevertheless, the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative
effects, including:
| ● | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an Initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our
debt obligations; |
| ● | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach
certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| ● | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand; |
| ● | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing
while the debt is outstanding; |
| ● | our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
| ● | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for
dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
| ● | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government
regulation; and |
| ● | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements,
execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
We may be able to complete only one Initial Business Combination
with the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, which will cause us to be solely dependent
on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations
and profitability.
We may effectuate our Initial Business Combination
with a single target business or multiple target businesses simultaneously or within a short period of time. However, we may not be able
to effectuate our Initial Business Combination with more than one target business because of various factors, including the existence
of complex accounting issues and the requirement that we prepare and file pro forma financial statements with the SEC that present operating
results and the financial condition of several target businesses as if they had been operated on a combined basis. By completing our Initial
Business Combination with only a single entity our lack of diversification may subject us to numerous financial, economic, competitive
and regulatory risks. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting
of losses, unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several Initial Business Combinations in different industries
or different areas of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
| ● | solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or |
| ● | dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous
financial, economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry
in which we may operate subsequent to our Initial Business Combination.
We may attempt to simultaneously complete Initial Business
Combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination and give rise
to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
If we determine to simultaneously acquire several
businesses that are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent
on the simultaneous closings of the other Initial Business Combinations, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay our ability,
to complete our Initial Business Combination. With multiple Initial Business Combinations, we could also face additional risks, including
additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations (if there are multiple sellers)
and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies
in a single operating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks, it could negatively impact our profitability and results
of operations.
We may attempt to complete our Initial Business Combination
with a private company about which little information is available, which may result in an Initial Business Combination with a company
that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
In pursuing our acquisition strategy, we may seek
to effectuate our Initial Business Combination with a privately held company. Very little public information generally exists about private
companies, and we could be required to make our decision on whether to pursue a potential Initial Business Combination on the basis of
limited information, which may result in an Initial Business Combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if
at all.
We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold.
The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete an Initial Business Combination with which a substantial
majority of our shareholders do not agree.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association do not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an
amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset
or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our Initial Business Combination. As a result, we may be able to
complete our Initial Business Combination even though a substantial majority of our public shareholders do not agree with the transaction
and have redeemed their shares or, if we seek shareholder approval of our Initial Business Combination and do not conduct redemptions
in connection with our Initial Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, have entered into privately negotiated agreements
to sell their shares to our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates. 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 shares, and all ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders
thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate Initial Business Combination.
In order to effectuate an Initial Business Combination,
blank check companies have, in the past, amended various provisions of their charters and modified governing instruments, including their
warrant agreements. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete our Initial Business Combination that some of our shareholders
may not support.
In order to effectuate an Initial Business Combination,
blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and modified governing instruments, including
their warrant agreements. For example, blank check companies have amended the definition of Initial Business Combination, increased redemption
thresholds and extended the time to consummate an Initial Business Combination and, with respect to their warrants, amended their warrant
agreements to require the warrants to be exchanged for cash and/or other securities. Amending our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association requires at least a special resolution of our shareholders as a matter of Cayman Islands law. A resolution is
deemed to be a special resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law where it has been approved by either (1) holders of at least two-thirds
(or any higher threshold specified in a company’s articles of association) of a company’s ordinary shares at a general meeting
for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given or (2) if so authorized by
a company’s articles of association, by a unanimous written resolution of all of the company’s shareholders. Our amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association provide that special resolutions must be approved either by holders of at least two-thirds
of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting (i.e., the lowest threshold permissible under Cayman Islands law) (other
than amendments relating to provisions governing the appointment or removal of directors prior to our Initial Business Combination, which
require the approval of a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general meeting), or by a unanimous
written resolution of all of our shareholders. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the
consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65%
of the then issued and outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of
public warrants. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or
governing instruments, including the warrant agreement, or extend the time to consummate an Initial Business Combination in order to effectuate
our Initial Business Combination. To the extent any of such amendments would be deemed to fundamentally change the nature of any of the
securities offered in the Initial Public Offering, we would register, or seek an exemption from registration for, the affected securities.
Certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association that relate to our pre-Initial Business Combination activity (and corresponding provisions of the agreement
governing the release of funds from our Trust Account) may be amended with the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary
shares who attend and vote at a general meeting, which is a lower amendment threshold than that of some other blank check companies. It
may be easier for us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement to facilitate
the completion of an Initial Business Combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
Some other blank check companies have a provision
in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain of its provisions, including those which relate to a company’s pre-Initial
Business Combination activity, without approval by holders of a certain percentage of the company’s shares. In those companies,
amendment of these provisions typically requires approval by holders holding between 90% and 100% of the company’s public shares.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that any of its provisions, including those related to pre-Initial
Business Combination activity (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement
Warrants into the Trust Account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances), may be amended if approved by holders
of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote in a general meeting, and corresponding provisions of the trust agreement
governing the release of funds from our Trust Account may be amended if approved by holders of 65% of our ordinary shares (other than
amendments relating to provisions governing the appointment or removal of directors prior to our Initial Business Combination, which require
the approval of a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general meeting). Our initial shareholders,
who collectively beneficially own approximately 71% of our ordinary shares, may participate in any vote to amend our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association and/or trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner they choose. As a result,
we may be able to amend the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which govern our pre-Initial
Business Combination behavior more easily than some other blank check companies, and this may increase our ability to complete our Initial
Business Combination with which you do not agree. In certain circumstances, our shareholders may pursue remedies against us for any breach
of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete
our Initial Business Combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon
a particular Initial Business Combination.
If the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants available to us prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of our Initial Business
Combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, the obligation to redeem for cash a significant
number of shares from shareholders who elect redemption in connection with our Initial Business Combination or the terms of negotiated
transactions to purchase shares in connection with our Initial Business Combination, we may be required to seek additional financing or
to abandon the proposed Initial Business Combination. We cannot assure you that such financing will be available on acceptable terms,
if at all. 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 Initial Business Combination and seek an alternative
target business candidate.
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. If we have not completed our Initial Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive
only approximately $10.33 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account, and our warrants will
expire worthless.
Our initial shareholders will control the appointment of
our board of directors until consummation of our Initial Business Combination and will hold a substantial interest in us. As a result,
they will appoint all of our directors prior to our Initial Business Combination and may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring
shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.
Our initial shareholders own approximately 71%
of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. In addition, prior to our Initial Business Combination, holders of the founder shares will
have the right to appoint all of our directors and may remove members of our board of directors for any reason. Holders of our public
shares will have no right to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution passed by a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending
and voting in a general meeting. As a result, you will not have any influence over the appointment of directors prior to our Initial Business
Combination.
In addition, as a result of their substantial ownership
in our company, our initial shareholders may exert a substantial influence on other actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially
in a manner that you do not support, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approval
of major corporate transactions. If our initial shareholders purchase any Class A ordinary shares in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions, this would increase their influence over these actions. Accordingly, our initial shareholders will exert significant influence
over actions requiring a shareholder vote at least until the completion of our Initial Business Combination.
A provision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult
for us to consummate an Initial Business Combination.
Unlike some blank check companies, if:
| ● | we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the
Initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or
effective issue price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or
its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance)
(the “Newly Issued Price”), |
| ● | the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available
for the funding of our Initial Business Combination on the date of the completion of our Initial Business Combination (net of redemptions),
and |
| ● | the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading
day prior to the day on which we consummate our Initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market
Value”) is below $9.20 per share, |
then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted
to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 and $18.00 per share redemption trigger
prices applicable to our warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 100% and 180%, respectively, of the higher of
the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. This may make it more difficult for us to consummate an Initial Business Combination with
a target business.
Our warrants and founder shares may have an adverse effect
on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares and make it more difficult to effectuate our Initial Business Combination.
We have issued warrants to purchase 8,050,000 Class
A ordinary shares, at a price of $11.50 per whole share (subject to adjustment as provided herein), as part of the Units and, simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we issued in the Private Placement an aggregate of 4,553,334 Private Placement Warrants,
each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Our
initial shareholders currently hold 6,037,500 Class B ordinary shares. The Class B ordinary shares are convertible into Class A ordinary
shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as set forth herein. In addition, if our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or
certain of our directors and officers make any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into warrants, at
the price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. To the
extent we issue Class A ordinary shares to effectuate an Initial Business Combination, the potential for the issuance of a substantial
number of additional Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of these warrants or conversion rights could make us a less attractive acquisition
vehicle to a target business. Any such issuance will increase the number of issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares and reduce
the value of the Class A ordinary shares issued to complete the Initial Business Combination. Therefore, our warrants and founder shares
may make it more difficult to effectuate an Initial Business Combination or increase the cost of acquiring the target business.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to
the warrants sold as part of the Units except that, so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will
not be redeemable by us (except under certain limited exceptions); (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise
of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our Sponsor until 30 days after
the completion of our Initial Business Combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including
the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.
Because we must furnish our shareholders with target business
financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous Initial Business Combination with some prospective
target businesses.
The federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement
with respect to a vote on an Initial Business Combination meeting certain financial significance tests include historical and/or pro forma
financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. We will include the same financial statement disclosure in connection with our tender
offer documents, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial statements may be required to be prepared
in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, or international
financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IFRS, depending on the circumstances and the
historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), or PCAOB. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire
because some targets may be unable to provide such financial statements in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance
with federal proxy rules and complete our Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame.
Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may
make it more difficult for us to effectuate our Initial Business Combination, require substantial financial and management resources,
and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires
that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls. 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 comply with the independent registered
public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. The fact that we are a blank check company
makes compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to other public companies because
a target business with which we seek to complete our Initial Business Combination may not be in compliance with the provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal control of any such entity to achieve
compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
If our management team pursues a company with operations
or opportunities outside of the United States for our Initial Business Combination, we may face additional burdens in connection with
investigating, agreeing to and completing such combination, and if we effect such Initial Business Combination, we would be subject to
a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.
If our management team pursues a company with operations
or opportunities outside of the United States for our Initial Business Combination, we would be subject to risks associated with cross-border
Initial Business Combinations, including in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing our Initial Business Combination,
conducting due diligence in a foreign market, having such transaction approved by any local governments, regulators or agencies and changes
in the purchase price based on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
If we effect our Initial Business Combination with
such a company, we would be subject to any special considerations or risks associated with companies operating in an international setting,
including any of the following:
| ● | costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with commercial and legal requirements
of overseas markets; |
| ● | rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
| ● | complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
| ● | laws governing the manner in which future Initial Business Combinations may be effected; |
| ● | tariffs and trade barriers; |
| ● | regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
| ● | tax consequences, such as tax law changes, including termination or reduction of tax and other incentives that the applicable government
provides to domestic companies, and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
| ● | currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
| ● | challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
| ● | cultural and language differences; |
| ● | crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and wars; |
| ● | deterioration of political relations with the United States; |
| ● | obligatory military service by personnel; and |
| ● | government appropriation of assets. |
We may not be able to adequately address these additional
risks. If we were unable to do so, we may be unable to complete such combination or, if we complete such combination, our operations might
suffer, either of which may adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Relating to the Post-Initial Business Combination Company
We may face risks related to companies in the technology
industries.
Business combinations with companies in the technology
industries entail special considerations and risks. If we are successful in completing an Initial Business Combination with such a target
business, we may be subject to, and possibly adversely affected by, the following risks:
| ● | an inability to compete effectively in a highly competitive environment with many incumbents having substantially greater resources; |
| ● | an inability to manage rapid change, increasing consumer expectations and growth; |
| ● | an inability to build strong brand identity and improve subscriber or customer satisfaction and loyalty; |
| ● | a reliance on proprietary technology to provide services and to manage our operations, and the failure of this technology to operate
effectively, or our failure to use such technology effectively; |
| | |
| ● | an inability to deal with our subscribers’ or customers’ privacy concerns; |
| ● | an inability to attract and retain subscribers or customers; |
| ● | an inability to license or enforce intellectual property rights on which our business may depend; |
| ● | any significant disruption in our computer systems or those of third parties that we would utilize in our operations; |
| ● | an inability by us, or a refusal by third parties, to license content to us upon acceptable terms; |
| ● | potential liability for negligence, copyright, or trademark infringement or other claims based on the nature and content of materials
that we may distribute; |
| ● | competition for advertising revenue; |
| ● | competition for the leisure and entertainment time and discretionary spending of subscribers or customers, which may intensify in
part due to advances in technology and changes in consumer expectations and behavior; |
| ● | disruption or failure of our networks, systems or technology as a result of computer viruses, “cyber-attacks,” misappropriation
of data or other malfeasance, as well as outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, accidental releases of information or similar
events; |
| ● | an inability to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support; and |
| ● | reliance on third-party vendors or service providers. |
Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact
on our operations following an Initial Business Combination. However, our efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not
be limited to the technology industries. Accordingly, if we acquire a target business in another industry, we will be subject to risks
attendant with the specific industry in which we operate or the target business which we acquire, which may or may not be different than
those risks listed above.
Subsequent to our completion of our Initial Business Combination,
we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative
effect on our financial condition, results of operations and the price of our securities, which could cause you to lose some or all of
your investment.
Even if we conduct extensive due diligence on a
target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this diligence will identify all material issues that may be present
with a particular target business that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence,
or that factors outside of the target business and outside of our control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be
forced to later write down or write off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in
our reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known
risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and
not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions
about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be
subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing.
Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our Initial
Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to
have a remedy for such reduction in value.
After our Initial Business Combination, our results of
operations and prospects could be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political, social and government policies, developments
and conditions in the country in which we operate.
The economic, political and social conditions,
as well as government policies, of the country in which our operations are located could affect our business. Economic growth could be
uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy and such growth may not be sustained in the future. If, in the future,
such country’s economy experiences a downturn or grows at a slower rate than expected, there may be less demand for spending in
certain industries. A decrease in demand for spending in certain industries could materially and adversely affect our ability to find
an attractive target business with which to consummate our Initial Business Combination and if we effect our Initial Business Combination,
the ability of that target business to become profitable.
Our management may not be able to maintain control of a
target business after our Initial Business Combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new
management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.
We may structure our Initial Business Combination
so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own less than 100% of the equity interests or assets
of a target business, but we will complete such Initial Business Combination only if the post-transaction 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 us not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We will not consider any transaction
that does not meet such criteria. Even if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders
prior to our Initial Business Combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post Initial Business Combination company, depending
on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our Initial Business Combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction
in which we issue a substantial number of new ordinary shares in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares
or other equity securities of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance
of a substantial number of new ordinary shares, our shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority
of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority shareholders may subsequently
combine their holdings resulting in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the company’s shares than we initially
acquired. Accordingly, this may make it more likely that our management will not be able to maintain our control of the target business.
We may have limited ability to assess the management of
a prospective target business and, as a result, may affect our Initial Business Combination with a target business whose management may
not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
When evaluating the desirability of effecting our
Initial Business Combination with a prospective target business, our ability to assess the target business’s management may be limited
due to a lack of time, resources or information. Our assessment of the capabilities of the target’s management, therefore, may prove
to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities we suspected. Should the target’s management
not possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to manage a public company, the operations and profitability of the post-combination
business may be negatively impacted. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder,
respectively, following our Initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders
and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
The directors and officers of an acquisition candidate
may resign upon completion of our Initial Business Combination. The departure of an Initial Business Combination target’s key personnel
could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s
key personnel upon the completion of our Initial Business Combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that
certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our
Initial Business Combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.
After our Initial Business Combination, it is possible
that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and all or substantially all of our assets will be located
outside the United States; therefore investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws or their other legal rights.
It is possible that after our Initial Business
Combination, a majority of our directors and officers will reside outside of the United States and all or substantially all of our assets
will be located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United
States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon all of our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United
States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under United States laws.
Our letter agreements with our initial shareholders and
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer may be amended without shareholder approval.
Our letter agreements with our initial shareholders
and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer contain provisions relating to, among other things, restrictions on transfer of our founder shares
and private placement warrants, indemnification of the trust account, waiver of redemption rights and participation in liquidating distributions
from the trust account. The letter agreement may be amended without shareholder approval. While we do not expect our board of directors
to approve any amendment to the letter agreement prior to our Initial Business Combination, it may be possible that our board of directors,
in exercising its business judgment and subject to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve one or more amendments to the letter agreements.
Any such amendments to the letter agreement would not require approval from our shareholders and may have an adverse effect on the value
of an investment in our securities.
If our management following our Initial Business Combination
is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead
to various regulatory issues.
Following our Initial Business Combination, any
or all of our management could resign from their positions as officers of the company, and the management of the target business at the
time of the Initial Business Combination could remain in place. Management of the target business may not be familiar with U.S. securities
laws. If new management is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such
laws. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which may adversely affect our operations.
Risks Relating to our Management Team
We are dependent upon our directors and officers and their
departure could adversely affect our ability to operate.
Our operations are dependent upon a relatively
small group of individuals and in particular, Aemish Shah and Manpreet Singh. We believe that our success depends on the continued service
of our directors and officers, at least until we have completed our Initial Business Combination. In addition, our directors and officers
are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating
their time among various business activities, including identifying potential Initial Business Combinations and monitoring the related
due diligence. Moreover, certain of our directors and officers have time and attention requirements for investment funds of which affiliates
of our Sponsor are the investment managers. We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our
directors or officers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or officers could have a detrimental effect
on us.
Our ability to successfully effect our Initial Business
Combination and to be successful thereafter will be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following
our Initial Business Combination. The loss of our or a target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability
of our post-combination business.
Our ability to successfully effect our Initial
Business Combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. The role of our key personnel in the target business, however,
cannot presently be ascertained. Although some of our key personnel may remain with the target business in senior management or advisory
positions following our Initial Business Combination, it is likely that some or all of the management of the target business will remain
in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our Initial Business Combination, we cannot assure you
that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating
a company regulated by the SEC, which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements.
In addition, the directors and officers of an acquisition
candidate may resign upon completion of our Initial Business Combination. The departure of an Initial Business Combination target’s
key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s
key personnel upon the completion of our Initial Business Combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that
certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our
Initial Business Combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.
The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting
agreements with a target business in connection with a particular Initial Business Combination. These agreements may provide for them
to receive compensation following our Initial Business Combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining
whether a particular Initial Business Combination is the most advantageous.
Our key personnel may be able to remain with the
company after the completion of our Initial Business Combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements
in connection with the Initial Business Combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the Initial
Business Combination and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities
for services they would render to us after the completion of our Initial Business Combination. The personal and financial interests of
such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, subject to his or her fiduciary duties
under Cayman Islands law. However, we believe the ability of such individuals to remain with us after the completion of our Initial Business
Combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed with any potential Initial Business
Combination. There is no certainty, however, that any of our key personnel will remain with us after the completion of our Initial Business
Combination. We cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with us. The determination
as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with us will be made at the time of our Initial Business Combination.
Our directors and officers will allocate their time to
other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict
of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our Initial Business Combination.
Our directors and officers are not required to,
and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations
and our search for an Initial Business Combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employee prior to
the completion of our Initial Business Combination. Our officers are engaged in several other business endeavors for which they may be
entitled to substantial compensation and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs.
Certain of our independent directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities. If our officers’ and directors’
other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs in excess of their current commitment levels,
it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs, which may have a negative impact on our ability to complete our Initial Business
Combination. For a discussion of our officers’ and directors’ other business affairs, please see “Item 10. Directors,
Executive Officer and Corporate Governance.”
Certain of our directors and officers are now, and our
Sponsor, directors and officers may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended
to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity
should be presented.
Until we consummate our Initial Business Combination,
we intend to engage in the business of identifying and combining with one or more businesses. Certain of our directors and officers are
now, and our Sponsor’s directors and officers, may in the future become, affiliated with entities that are engaged in a similar
business and any such involvement may result in conflicts of interests as described above.
Our directors and officers also may become aware
of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and the other entities to which they owe certain fiduciary or
contractual duties or otherwise have an interest in, and any other special purpose acquisition company with which they may become involved.
Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to other entities prior to its presentation
to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer 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 may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on
the other.
For a discussion of our officers’ and directors’
business affiliations and the potential conflicts of interest that you should be aware of, please see “Item 10. Directors, Executive
Officer and Corporate Governance.” “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officer and Corporate Governance — Conflicts of Interest”
and “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Administrative Agreement.”
Our directors, officers, security holders and their respective
affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.
We have not adopted a policy that expressly prohibits
our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any investment
to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to which we are a party or have an interest. In fact, we may enter into an Initial
Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated with our Sponsor, our directors or officers. Nor do we have a policy that
expressly prohibits any such persons from engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. Accordingly,
such persons or entities may have a conflict between their interests and ours.
In particular, affiliates of our Sponsor have invested
in a diverse set of industries. As a result, there may be substantial overlap between companies that would be a suitable Initial Business
Combination for us and companies that would make an attractive target for such other affiliates.
Risks Relating to Our Securities
You will not have any rights or interests in funds from
the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your
public shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Our public shareholders will be entitled to receive
funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an Initial Business Combination, and then only
in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described
herein; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify 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 by September
4, 2023 or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Initial Business Combination activity;
and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an Initial Business Combination by September 4, 2023, subject to
applicable law. In no other circumstances will a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the Trust Account. Holders
of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the Trust Account with respect to the warrants. Accordingly, to liquidate
your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange,
which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
We cannot assure you that our securities will continue
to be listed on Nasdaq prior to our Initial Business Combination. In order to continue listing our securities on Nasdaq prior to our Initial
Business Combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels. In general, we must maintain a minimum
amount in shareholders’ equity (generally $5,000,000) and a minimum of 300 public holders. Additionally, in connection with our
Initial Business Combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with the applicable exchange’s initial listing requirements,
which are more rigorous than continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.
If any of our securities are delisted from trading
on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect such securities could be
quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
| ● | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
| ● | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
| ● | a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A
ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading
market for our securities; |
| ● | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
| ● | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act
of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred
to as “covered securities.” Our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants currently qualify as covered securities under
such statute. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal statute does allow the states
to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate
or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or
restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view
blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank
check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not qualify as covered securities
under such statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities, which may negatively impact our
ability to consummate our initial Business combination.
You will not be permitted to exercise your warrants unless
we register and qualify the issuance of the underlying Class A ordinary shares or certain exemptions are available.
Pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement,
we have agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of our Initial Business Combination,
we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement covering the issuance of the underlying Class A ordinary
shares, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing
of our Initial Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating
to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for
example, any facts or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or
prospectus, the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current, complete or correct or the SEC issues
a stop order. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the
above requirements, we will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, in which case, the number of
Class A ordinary shares that you will receive upon cashless exercise will be based on a formula subject to a maximum amount of shares
equal to 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment). However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless
basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares
upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration
is available. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national
securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities
Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis”
in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in
effect a registration statement, but we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable
blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant, or issue securities
or other compensation in exchange for the warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the warrants
under applicable state securities laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants is not
so registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification, the holder of such warrant shall not be entitled to exercise
such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In such event, holders who acquired their warrants as part of a
purchase of units will have paid the full unit purchase price solely for the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units. There may
be a circumstance where an exemption from registration exists for holders of our Private Placement Warrants to exercise their warrants
while a corresponding exemption does not exist for holders of the public warrants that were included as part of the Units. In such an
instance, our Sponsor and its permitted transferees (which may include our directors and executive officers) would be able to exercise
their warrants and sell the ordinary shares underlying their warrants while holders of our public warrants would not be able to exercise
their warrants and sell the underlying ordinary shares. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption
right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying Class A ordinary shares for sale under all applicable state securities
laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise their warrants.
We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that
may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants.
Our warrants will be issued in registered form
under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides
that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision,
but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects
the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse
to a holder if holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend
the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such
amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease
the number of ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.
We may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise
at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
We have the ability to redeem the outstanding warrants
at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant if, among other things, the last
reported sale price of Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day
prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals
or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted). If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even
if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we
may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise the warrants. Redemption of the outstanding
warrants as described above could force you to: (1) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be
disadvantageous for you to do so; (2) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants;
or (3) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially
less than the market value of your warrants.
In addition, we have the ability to redeem the
outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant if, among
other things, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted). In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise
their warrants prior to redemption for a number of Class A ordinary shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market
value of our Class A ordinary shares. Any such redemption may have similar consequences to a cash redemption described above. In addition,
such redemption may occur at a time when the warrants are “out-of-the-money,” in which case you would lose any potential embedded
value from a subsequent increase in the value of the Class A ordinary shares had your warrants remained outstanding. The value received
upon exercise of the warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their warrants at a
later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders for the value of the warrants, including
because the number of ordinary shares received is capped at 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective
of the remaining life of the warrants.
The warrants may become exercisable and redeemable for
a security other than the Class A ordinary shares, and you will not have any information regarding such other security at this time.
In certain situations, including if we are not
the surviving entity in our initial business combination, the warrants may become exercisable for a security other than the Class A ordinary
shares. As a result, if the surviving company redeems your warrants for securities pursuant to the warrant agreement, you may receive
a security in a company of which you do not have information at this time. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, the surviving company will
be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to register the issuance of the security underlying the warrants within 15 business
days of the closing of an initial business combination.
Our management’s ability to require holders of our
Public Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a cashless basis will cause holders to receive fewer Class A ordinary shares upon
their exercise of the Public Warrants than they would have received had they been able to exercise their public warrants for cash.
If we call our Public Warrants for redemption after
the redemption criteria described elsewhere in this Annual Report have been satisfied, our management will have the option to require
any holder that wishes to exercise its Warrant (including any warrants held by our sponsor, officers, directors or their permitted transferees)
to do so on a “cashless basis.” If our management chooses to require holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis,
the number of Class A ordinary shares received by a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised
his, her or its Warrant for cash. This will have the effect of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment
in our Company.
Because each Unit contains one-third of one warrant and
only a whole warrant may be exercised, the Units may be worth less than units of other blank check companies.
Each Unit contains one-third of one warrant. Pursuant
to the warrant agreement, no fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units, and only whole warrants will trade. This
is different from other offerings similar to ours whose units include one ordinary share and one whole warrant or a greater fraction of
one whole warrant to purchase one share. We have established the components of the Units in this way in order to reduce the dilutive effect
of the warrants upon completion of an Initial Business Combination since the warrants will be exercisable in the aggregate for one third
of the number of shares compared to units that each contain a whole warrant to purchase one whole share, thus making us, we believe, a
more attractive Initial Business Combination partner for target businesses. Nevertheless, this Unit structure may cause our Units to be
worth less than if they included one whole warrant or a greater fraction of one whole warrant to purchase one whole share.
Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman
Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. Federal courts
may be limited.
We are an exempted company incorporated under the
laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon
our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers.
Our corporate affairs are governed by our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time)
and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders
and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of
the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman
Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court
in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are
different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the
Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, may have
more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to
initiate a shareholders derivative action in a Federal court of the United States.
The courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (1)
to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal
securities laws of the United States or any state; and (2) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities against
us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as the liabilities
imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands
of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money judgment of a
foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent foreign court
imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions are met. For
a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated sum, and must
not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter, impeachable
on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice or the public
policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy). A Cayman Islands
Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
As a result of all of the above, public shareholders
may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or
controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States company.
Our warrant agreement designates the courts of the State
of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types
of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of our warrants, which could limit the ability of warrant holders to obtain
a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company.
Our warrant agreement provides that, subject to
applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement, including
under the Securities Act, will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive
forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent
an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these provisions
of the warrant agreement do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim
for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing
or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions
in our warrant agreement. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the forum provisions of the warrant agreement,
is filed in a court other than a court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
(a “foreign action”) in the name of any holder of our warrants, such holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the
personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York in connection with any action brought in any such
court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant
holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant
holder.
This choice-of-forum provision may limit a warrant
holder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with our company, which may discourage
such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our warrant agreement inapplicable or unenforceable with respect
to one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters
in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and result
in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.
Provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class
A ordinary shares and could entrench management.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best
interests. These provisions include two-year director terms and the ability of our board of directors to designate the terms of and issue
new series of preferred shares, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise
could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
General Risk Factors
We are a newly incorporated company with no operating history
and no operating revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
We are a newly incorporated company incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands with no operating results. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to
evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our Initial Business Combination with one or more target businesses.
We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning an Initial Business Combination and may
be unable to complete our Initial Business Combination. If we fail to complete our Initial Business Combination, we will never generate
any operating revenues.
Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result
in information theft, data corruption, operation disruption and/or financial loss.
We depend on digital technologies, including information
systems, infrastructure and cloud applications and services, including those of third parties with which we may deal. Sophisticated and
deliberate attacks on, or security breaches in, our systems or infrastructure, or the systems or infrastructure of third parties or the
cloud, could lead to corruption or misappropriation of our assets, proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data. As an early
stage company without significant investments in data security protection, we may not be sufficiently protected against such occurrences.
We may not have sufficient resources to adequately protect against, or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to, cyber incidents.
It is possible that any of these occurrences, or a combination of them, could have adverse consequences on our business and lead to financial
loss.
We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,”
which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion
thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to
adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our PFIC status for our prior taxable
year, our current taxable year, and our subsequent taxable years may depend upon the status of an acquired company pursuant to an Initial
Business Combination and whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception. Depending on the particular circumstances, the application
of the start-up exception may be subject to uncertainty, and there cannot be any assurance that we will qualify for the start-up exception.
Additionally, even if we qualify for the start-up exception with respect to a given taxable year, there cannot be any assurance that we
would not be a PFIC in other taxable years. Accordingly, there can be no assurances with respect to our status as a PFIC for our prior
taxable year, our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year, moreover, will not
be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide
to a U.S. Holder such information as the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may require, including a PFIC Annual Information
Statement, in order to enable the U.S. Holder to make and maintain a “qualified electing fund” election with respect to its
Class A ordinary shares, but there can be no assurance that we will timely provide such required information, and such election would
likely be unavailable with respect to our warrants in all cases. We urge U.S. Holders to consult their own tax advisors regarding the
possible application of the PFIC rules to holders of our ordinary shares and warrants.
We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting
company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available
to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make
it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company”
within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we 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 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 nonbinding
advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result,
our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to
five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our ordinary shares held
by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of any second quarter of a fiscal year, in which case we would no longer be an emerging
growth company as of the end of such fiscal year. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because
we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions,
the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities
and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
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. We have 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, we, 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 our
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.
Additionally, we are 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 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 or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the
end of that year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make
comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
Our independent registered public accounting firm’s
report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability continue as a “going concern.”
As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $42,000
cash in our operating bank account and working capital of approximately $2,000. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur
significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans and will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Initial
Business Combination. In addition, we expect to have negative cash flows from operations as we pursue an Initial Business Combination
target. Management’s plans to address this need for capital through our Initial Business Combination are discussed in “Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We cannot assure you that our plans
to raise capital or to consummate an initial business combination will be successful. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report do not include any
adjustments that might result from our inability to consummate our Initial Business Combination or our inability to continue as a going
concern.