SOCA
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Capital Markets

DESCRIPTION

Solarius Capital Acquisition is a blank check company (SPAC) with no operations or revenue. Its sole purpose is to raise capital and use it to acquire a private business in the asset management, wealth management, or financial services sectors, effectively taking that business public in the process. Solarius raised $172.5M in its IPO in July 2025 at $10.00 per unit, with proceeds held in trust in U.S. treasuries or money market funds. The company has until April 2027 to complete an acquisition, after which it must return capital to shareholders. The management team — Chairman Mohsen Fahmi, CEO Richard Haywood, and CFO Anthony DeLuca — targets businesses with enterprise values of $500M to $2B, and argues its financial services expertise and relationships with family offices, founders, and institutional investors globally give it an edge in sourcing deals, including European businesses seeking a U.S. listing. The sponsor, Solarius Capital Sponsor, acquired founder shares for a nominal sum, giving it roughly a 20% equity stake in any combined company if a deal closes — the standard SPAC "promote" structure. Public shareholders, by contrast, can redeem shares at approximately $10.05 if they dislike a proposed deal, or participate in the upside of the acquired business alongside warrants to purchase additional shares at $11.50.

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