Liquidity and Capital Resources
Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of common stock by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.
On June 8, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 17,000,000 Units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $170,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 431,510 Private Units to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,315,100.
On June 16, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of an additional 12,630,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit and the sale of an additional 22,103 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $12,851,025.
Following our Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $183,543,150 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $8,628,545 in transaction costs, including $2,282,875 of underwriting fees, $5,935,475 of deferred underwriting fees and $410,195 of other offering costs.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $457,387. Net loss of $482,911 was impacted by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,025, and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which provided $25,524 of cash from operating activities.
For the period from December 28, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, there was no cash used in or provided from operating activities. Net loss of $478 was impacted by operation expenses, and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $478 of cash from operating activities.
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash and marketable securities of $183,545,176 held in the Trust Account. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial Business Combination. To the extent that our ordinary shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial 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.
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash of $664,992 outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to 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, and structure, negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination.
We intend to use the funds held outside the trust account primarily to 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, and structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.
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 we complete a business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. In the event that a business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units, at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the private placement units.