CRAQ
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DESCRIPTION

This is a blank check SPAC incorporated in the Cayman Islands in January 2025, with no operations or revenues. Its sole purpose is to identify and acquire a private company, taking it public through a merger or similar business combination. The SPAC raised $230M in its IPO in May 2025 at $10 per unit, with an additional $6.6M from a concurrent private placement to the sponsor and co-investors. The combined $236.6M sits in a trust account invested in U.S. Treasuries or money market funds until a deal closes. If no deal closes by May 27, 2027, the trust is liquidated and public shareholders receive approximately $10 per share. The SPAC targets the technology, media, and telecommunications sector, or adjacent sectors undergoing technology-driven disruption. The management team is led by Vivek Ranadivé, who previously built TIBCO Software into a digital transformation platform serving financial services, telecom, and energy industries, growing it to over $1B in annual revenue before selling it for $4.3B in 2014. The sponsor profits through "founder shares" — a block of shares acquired at a nominal price that converts into equity in the merged company upon deal close. Public shareholders can redeem shares for approximately $10 plus accrued interest at any point prior to a deal close, and also receive rights entitling each holder to one-tenth of a Class A share upon deal close.

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