References in this report (the "Quarterly Report") to "we," "us" or the
"Company" refer to
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are not historical facts, and
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without
limitation, statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" regarding the Company's financial
position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for
future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might,"
"plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and
variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to
future events or future performance, but reflect management's current beliefs,
based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual
events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance
and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information
identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please
refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company's final prospectus for its
initial public offering filed with the
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues
to date. Our only activities from
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For the period from
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of ordinary shares by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.
Subsequent to the end of the quarterly period covered by this Quarterly Report,
on
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of the Private
Placement Units on
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account to primarily identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
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In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in
connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our
Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to,
loan us funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial Business
Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial
Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the
working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but
no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered
off-balance sheet arrangements as of
Contractual Obligations
As of
Critical Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an "emerging growth company," as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act"), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the "JOBS Act"), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
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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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company's unaudited condensed 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.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of
three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not
have any cash equivalents as of
Deferred Offering Costs
Deferred offering costs consist of legal, accounting and other costs (including underwriting discounts and commissions) incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering and that will be charged to shareholders' equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. If the Initial Public Offering proves to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, would have been charged to operations.
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average
number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding
ordinary shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor. Weighted average shares
were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 281,250 ordinary shares that are
subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the
underwriters (see Notes 5 and 7). At
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of
credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution. The Company
has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company
is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and
no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of
The Company determined that the
The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal and state taxing authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company's management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
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