References in this report
to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to ION Acquisition Corp 3 Ltd. References to our “management”
or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to ION Holdings
3, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. References to our “initial shareholders” refer to the holders of our
Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”).
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1A. 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 on Form 10-K 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.
Risks Relating to Our Search for, Consummation of or Inability to
Consummate, a Business Combination and Post-Business Combination Risks.
We are a blank check company with no operating
history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
We are a blank check company
incorporated as an exempted company 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.
We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning a 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.
Past performance by our management team and
their affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with which they have been associated,
may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the Company.
Information regarding our
management team and their affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with which
they have been associated, is presented for informational purposes only. Any past experience and performance by our management team and
their affiliates and the businesses with which they have been associated, including with respect to ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd (“IACA”)
or ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd (“IACB”), affiliate SPAC companies, is not a guarantee that we will be able to successfully
identify a suitable candidate for our initial Business Combination, that we will be able to provide positive returns to our shareholders
or of any results with respect to any initial Business Combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical experiences
of our management team and their affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with
which they have been associated, including IACA and IACB, as indicative of the future performance of an investment in us or as indicative
of every prior investment by each of the members of our management team or their affiliates. The market price of our securities may be
influenced by numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, and our shareholders may experience losses on their investment in
our securities.
Our public shareholders may not be afforded
an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial Business Combination, and even if we hold a vote, holders of our Founder Shares will participate
in such vote, 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 choose not to hold
a shareholder vote to approve our initial Business Combination unless the Business Combination would require shareholder approval under
applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. In such case, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a
proposed 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. Even if we seek shareholder approval, the holders of our Founder Shares will
participate in the vote on such approval. Accordingly, we may complete our initial Business Combination even if holders of a majority
of our ordinary shares do not approve of the Business Combination we complete.
Your only opportunity to effect your investment
decision regarding a potential Business Combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.
At the time of your investment
in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of our initial Business Combination. Since
our board of directors may complete a Business Combination without seeking shareholder approval, public shareholders may not have the
right or opportunity to vote on the Business Combination, unless we seek such shareholder vote. Accordingly, your only opportunity to
effect your investment decision regarding our 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.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial
Business Combination, our initial shareholders and management team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial Business Combination,
regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
Our initial shareholders owned
20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares immediately following the completion of the Public Offering (excluding the Private Placement
Shares).
Our initial shareholders and
management team also may from time to time purchase Class A ordinary shares prior to our initial Business Combination. Our amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, we
will complete our initial Business Combination only if it is approved by an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our ordinary shares, represented in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the
Company.
As a result, in addition to
our initial shareholders’ Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares, we would need 9,109,501, or 36.0%, of the 25,300,000 Public
Shares sold in the Public Offering to be voted in favor of an initial Business Combination in order to have our initial Business Combination
approved (assuming all outstanding shares are voted). However, if our initial Business Combination is structured as a statutory merger
or consolidation with another company under Cayman Islands law, the approval of our initial Business Combination will require a special
resolution passed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares that are represented in person
or by proxy at a general meeting of the company. Accordingly, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, the
agreement by our initial shareholders and management team to vote in favor of our initial Business Combination will increase the likelihood
that we will receive an ordinary resolution, being the requisite shareholder approval for such initial Business Combination.
The ability of our public shareholders to redeem
their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential Business Combination targets, which may make it difficult
for us to enter into a Business Combination with a target.
We may seek to enter into
a Business Combination transaction agreement with a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its
owners, (ii) cash for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions.
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 Business Combination. 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. 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 condition as described above,
we would not proceed with such redemption and the related Business Combination and may instead search for an alternate Business Combination.
Prospective targets will be aware of these risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into a 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 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
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 are 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. Furthermore, this dilution would increase to the extent that the anti-dilution provision of the Class B ordinary
shares results in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares
at the time of our initial Business Combination. In addition, 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. The per share amount we will
distribute to shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission and
after such redemptions, the amount held in trust will continue to reflect our obligation to pay the entire deferred underwriting commissions.
The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable 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 is increased. 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 your exercise of redemption rights until we liquidate or you are able
to sell your shares in the open market.
The requirement that we complete our initial
Business Combination within 24 months after the closing of the Public Offering may give potential target businesses leverage over us in
negotiating a Business Combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential 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 a Business Combination will be aware that we must complete our initial Business Combination
by May 4, 2023. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage over us in negotiating a 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 timeframe described above. 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.
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic,
including the efforts to mitigate its impact, has and may continue to have a material adverse effect on our search for a Business Combination,
as well as any target business with which we ultimately consummate a Business Combination.
The COVID-19 pandemic, including
efforts to combat it, has adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our search for a Business Combination. In addition,
the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has and may continue to adversely affect the economies and financial
markets worldwide. As such, the business of any potential target business with which we may consummate a Business Combination could be
materially and adversely affected.
In response to the pandemic,
public health authorities and local, national and international governments have implemented measures that may directly or indirectly
impact our ability to search for and acquire any target business, including measures such as voluntary or mandatory quarantines, restrictions
on travel and orders to limit the activities of non-essential workforce personnel. We may be unable to complete a Business Combination
if concerns relating to COVID-19 continue to restrict travel, 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.
In addition, countries or
supranational organizations in our target markets may develop and implement legislation that makes it more difficult or impossible for
entities outside such countries or target markets to acquire or otherwise invest in companies or businesses deemed essential or otherwise
vital. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our search for and ability to consummate a 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 the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions to contain it or treat its impact. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 pandemic continue for
an extended period of time and result in protectionist sentiments and legislation in our target market, including in Israel, our ability
to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a 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 the COVID-19 pandemic.
We may not be able to complete our initial
Business Combination within 24 months after the closing of the Public Offering, in which case we would cease all operations except for
the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our Public Shares and liquidate.
We may not be able to find
a suitable target business and complete our initial Business Combination within 24 months after the closing of the Public Offering. 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. For example, the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow both in the U.S. and globally
and, while the extent of the impact of the outbreak 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. Furthermore, we may be unable to complete a Business Combination if continued concerns
relating to COVID-19 restrict travel, 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. Additionally, the outbreak
of COVID-19 may negatively impact businesses we may seek to acquire. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within
such time period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable and up to $100,000
of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish
public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation 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 the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims
of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial
Business Combination, our Sponsor, initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares
from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed Business Combination and reduce the public “float” 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 Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions
or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial Business Combination, although they are under no obligation
to do so. There is no limit on the number of shares our initial shareholders, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase
in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law and NYSE rules. However, 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. None of the funds in the Trust
Account will be used to purchase shares in such transactions. Such purchases may include a contractual acknowledgment that such shareholder,
although still the record holder of our shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption
rights.
In the event that our Sponsor,
directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public shareholders who have
already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling shareholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem
their shares. The purpose of any such purchases of shares could be to vote such shares in favor of the Business Combination and thereby
increase the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of the 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. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of
our initial Business Combination that may not otherwise have been possible. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13
and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting requirements.
In addition, if such purchases
are made, the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be
reduced, possibly making it difficult to obtain or maintain 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
submitting or tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We will comply with the proxy
rules or tender offer 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 proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, such shareholder
may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, proxy materials or tender offer documents, 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 submit Public Shares for redemption. For example, we intend to require our public
shareholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,”
to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their share certificates to our transfer agent, or to deliver their shares to our transfer
agent electronically prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy
materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the scheduled vote on the proposal to approve the initial Business Combination.
In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with a shareholder vote, we intend to require a public shareholder seeking redemption
of its Public Shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the scheduled vote
in which the name of the beneficial owner of such shares is included. In the event that a shareholder fails to comply with these or any
other procedures disclosed in the proxy or tender offer materials, as applicable, its shares may not be redeemed.
You will not have any rights or interests in
funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to
sell your Public Shares, potentially at a loss.
Our public shareholders will
be entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (i) 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
and on the conditions described herein, (ii) 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 May 4, 2023 or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
Business Combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of our Public Shares if we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination
by May 4, 2023, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. In no other circumstances will a public shareholder have any
right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your Public Shares,
potentially at a loss.
You will not be entitled to protections normally
afforded to investors of many other blank check companies.
Since the net proceeds of
the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares are intended to be used to complete an initial Business Combination with
a target business that has not been selected, we may be deemed to be a “blank check” company under the United States securities
laws. However, because we have net tangible assets in excess of $5,000,000 and have filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, including an audited
balance sheet demonstrating this fact, we are exempt from rules promulgated by the SEC to protect investors in blank check companies,
such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors will not be afforded the benefits or protections of those rules. Among other things, this means
that we will have a longer period of time to complete our initial Business Combination than do companies subject to Rule 419. Moreover,
if the Public Offering had been subject to Rule 419, that rule would have prohibited 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 20% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 20%
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 provides 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 seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate
of 20% of the shares sold in the Public Offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares.” 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. As a result, you
will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 20% 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 Business Combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination. If we
are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may receive only their pro rata portion of the funds
in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
We expect to encounter 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 similar or greater
technical, human and other resources to ours 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 Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares, 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, we are obligated to offer
holders of our Public Shares the right to redeem their shares for cash at the time of our initial Business Combination in conjunction
with a shareholder vote or via a tender offer. Target companies will be aware that this may 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 a Business
Combination. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may receive only their pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
If the net proceeds of the Public Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Shares not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient to allow us to operate at least until
May 4, 2023, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our initial Business
Combination, and we will depend on loans from our Sponsor or management team to fund our search and to complete our initial Business Combination.
Of the net proceeds of the
Public Offering, only approximately $1,000,000 was made available to us initially outside Trust Account to fund our working capital requirements.
We believe that the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account, together with loans from our Sponsor or management team, will
be sufficient to allow us to operate at least until May 4, 2023; however, we cannot assure you that our estimate is accurate. 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 Business Combination, although we
do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered 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.
In the event that our offering
expenses exceed our estimate of $1,500,000, we may fund such excess with funds not to be held in the Trust Account. In such case, the
amount of funds we intend to be held outside the Trust Account would decrease by a corresponding amount. The amount held in the Trust
Account will not be impacted as a result of such increase or decrease. Conversely, in the event that the offering expenses are less than
our estimate of $1,500,000, the amount of funds we intend to be held outside the Trust Account would increase by a corresponding amount.
If we are required to seek additional capital, we would need to borrow funds from our Sponsor, management team or other third parties
to operate or may be forced to liquidate. Neither our Sponsor, members of our management team nor any of their affiliates is under any
obligation to advance funds to us in such circumstances. Any such advances would be repaid only from funds held outside the Trust Account
or from funds released to us upon completion of our initial Business Combination. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into
Private Placement Shares of the post-business combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share at the option of the lender. Such shares
would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. Prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, we do not expect to seek
loans from parties other than our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such
funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account. If we are unable to complete our initial
Business Combination within the required time period because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease
operations and liquidate the Trust Account. Consequently, our public shareholders may only receive an estimated $10.00 per share, or possibly
less, on our redemption of our Public Shares.
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 $10.00
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,
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 consider whether competitive alternatives are reasonably available to us and will only enter into an agreement with
such third party if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be in the best interests of the Company under the
circumstances. Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, our independent registered public accounting firm,
and the underwriters of the Public Offering will not execute agreements with us waiving such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account.
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 management is 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
are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed timeframe, 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 $10.00 per public share initially held in the Trust Account, due to claims of such creditors. Pursuant
to the letter agreement the form of which is filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K, our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us
if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which
we have entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce
the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share
held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the
value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective
target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable)
nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the Public Offering against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act. However, we have not asked our Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have
we independently verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and we believe that our Sponsor’s
only assets are securities of our Company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our Sponsor would be able to satisfy those 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 officers
or directors 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 (i) $10.00 per share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the Trust
Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust
assets, in each case less taxes payable, and our Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy his obligations or that he 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 and subject to their fiduciary duties may choose not to do so in any particular instance if, for example, the cost of
such legal action is deemed by the independent directors to be too high relative to the amount recoverable or if the independent directors
determine that a favorable outcome is not likely. 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 bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up petition
is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy or insolvency 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 bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or
winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable
debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy or insolvency laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.”
As a result, a bankruptcy or insolvency court 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, thereby exposing
itself and us to claims of punitive damages, by paying public shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the
Trust Account to our public shareholders, we file a bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or winding-up 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 bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary bankruptcy or
winding-up petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in Trust Account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy
or insolvency law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims
of our shareholders. To the extent any bankruptcy or insolvency claims deplete the Trust Account, the per-share amount that would otherwise
be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation may 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:
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In order not to be regulated
as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, unless we can qualify for an exclusion, we must ensure that we are engaged
primarily in a business other than investing, reinvesting or trading of securities and that our activities do not include investing, reinvesting,
owning, holding or trading “investment securities” constituting more than 40% of our assets (exclusive of U.S. government
securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Our business is to identify and complete a Business Combination and thereafter
to operate the post-transaction business or assets for the long term. We do not plan to buy businesses or assets with a view to resale
or profit from their resale. We do not plan to buy unrelated businesses or assets or to be a passive investor.
We do not believe that our
principal activities subject us to the Investment Company Act. To this end, the proceeds held in the Trust Account may only be 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 which
invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Pursuant to the trust agreement, the trustee is not permitted to invest in
other securities or assets. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, and by having a business plan targeted
at acquiring and growing businesses for the long term (rather than on buying and selling businesses in the manner of a merchant bank or
private equity fund), we intend to avoid being deemed an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act. The Trust Account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of our initial
Business Combination; (ii) 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
May 4, 2023, or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination
activity; or (iii) absent an initial Business Combination by May 4, 2023, our return of the funds held in the Trust Account to our public
shareholders as part of our redemption of the Public Shares. If we do not invest the proceeds as discussed above, we may be deemed to
be subject to 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 a Business
Combination. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure
to comply with any laws and 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. 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 and those changes could have a material adverse
effect on our business, 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 are unable to consummate our initial
Business Combination by May 4, 2023, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond such 24 months before redemption from our Trust
Account.
If we are unable to consummate
our initial Business Combination by May 4, 2023, the proceeds then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds
held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), will be used to fund the redemption
of our Public Shares, as further described herein. Any redemption of public shareholders from the Trust Account will 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
wind-up, 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 Companies Law. In that case,
investors may be forced to wait beyond 24 months of the Public Offering 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 we consummate our initial Business Combination prior thereto
and only then in cases where investors have sought to redeem their Class A ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any liquidation
will public shareholders be entitled to distributions if we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination.
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, 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 offence and may be liable to a fine of $18,293 and to imprisonment for five
years in the Cayman Islands.
We may not hold an annual meeting of shareholders
until after the consummation of our initial Business Combination, which could delay the opportunity for our shareholders to elect directors.
In accordance with NYSE corporate
governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual meeting until no later than one year after our first fiscal year end following
our listing on NYSE. There is no requirement under the Companies Law for us to hold annual or general meetings to elect directors. Until
we hold an annual meeting of shareholders, public shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to elect directors and to discuss company
affairs with management. Our board of directors is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year
and each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of shareholders) serving a three-year term. In
addition, as holders of our Class A ordinary shares, our public shareholders will not have the right to vote on the election of directors
until after the consummation of our initial Business Combination.
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 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 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 law, 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 are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our
public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public
shareholders.
Because we are neither limited to evaluating
a target business in a particular industry sector nor have we selected any 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.
Our efforts to identify a
prospective initial Business Combination target will not be limited to a particular industry, sector or geographic region. While we may
pursue an initial Business Combination opportunity in any industry or sector, we intend to capitalize on the ability of our management
team to identify and acquire a business or businesses that can benefit from our management team’s established global relationships
and operating experience. Our management team has extensive experience in identifying and executing strategic investments globally and
has done so successfully in a number of sectors, including in the Israeli technology industry. Our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association prohibits us from effectuating a Business Combination with another blank check company or similar company with
nominal operations. Because we have not yet selected any specific target business with respect to a 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 a development stage entity. Although our officers and directors 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 shares will ultimately prove to be more favorable to investors than a direct investment, if such opportunity were
available, in a Business Combination target. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following the Business Combination
could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value
unless they are able to successfully claim that the reduction was due to the breach by our officers or directors of a duty of care or
other fiduciary duty owed to them, or if they are able to successfully bring a private claim under securities laws that the proxy solicitation
or tender offer materials, as applicable, relating to the Business Combination contained an actionable material misstatement or material
omission.
We are not required to obtain an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm, and consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent
source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view.
Unless we complete our initial
Business Combination with an affiliated entity or our board of directors cannot independently determine the fair market value of the target
business or businesses (including with the assistance of financial advisors), we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm which is a member of FINRA or from an independent accounting firm firm that the price we are paying is fair to
our shareholders 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 proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, related to our initial Business Combination.
Our letter agreement with our Sponsor, ION
Co-Investment, officers and directors may be amended without shareholder approval.
Our letter agreement with
our Sponsor, ION Co-Investment, officers and directors contain provisions relating to transfer restrictions of our Founder Shares and
Private Placement Shares, 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 (although releasing the parties from the restriction
not to transfer the Founder Shares for 185 days following the date of the Public Offering requires the prior written consent of the underwriters).
While we do not expect our board to approve any amendment to the letter agreement prior to our initial Business Combination, it may be
possible that our board, in exercising its business judgment and subject to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve one or more amendments
to the letter agreement. 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.
Our initial shareholders control a substantial
interest in us and thus may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do
not support.
Our initial shareholders own
20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Accordingly, they may exert a substantial influence on 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.
In addition, prior to the closing of our initial Business Combination, only holders of our Founder Shares will have the right to vote
to continue the company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands. This provision of our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association may only be amended by a special resolution passed by not less than 90% of our ordinary shares which are represented in
person or by proxy and are voted at our general meeting. As a result, you will not have any influence over our continuation in a jurisdiction
outside the Cayman Islands prior to our initial Business Combination.
If our initial shareholders
purchase any additional Class A ordinary shares in the aftermarket or in privately negotiated transactions, this would increase their
control. Neither our initial shareholders nor, to our knowledge, any of our officers or directors, have any current intention to purchase
additional securities, other than as disclosed in this report. Factors that would be considered in making such additional purchases would
include consideration of the current trading price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, our board of directors, whose members
were elected by our Sponsor, is and will be divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a terms for three years
with only one class of directors being elected in each year. We may not hold an annual meeting of shareholders to elect new directors
prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, in which case all of the current directors will continue in office until
at least the completion of the Business Combination. If there is an annual meeting, as a consequence of our “staggered” board
of directors, only a minority of the board of directors will be considered for election and our initial shareholders, because of their
ownership position, will have considerable influence regarding the outcome. Accordingly, our initial shareholders will continue to exert
control at least until the completion of our initial Business Combination.
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 the proxy statement with respect to the vote on an initial Business Combination include historical and pro forma financial statement
disclosure. 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 (“GAAP”) or international financial reporting
standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“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) (“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 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 initial Business Combination.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ending December 31, 2021. 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. Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not 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 Business Combination.
We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction
in connection with our initial Business Combination and such reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on shareholders.
We may, in connection with
our initial Business Combination and subject to requisite shareholder approval by special resolution under the Companies Law, reincorporate
in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located or in another jurisdiction. The transaction may require a shareholder
to recognize taxable income in the jurisdiction in which the shareholder is a tax resident or in which its members are resident if it
is a tax transparent entity. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to shareholders to pay such taxes. Shareholders may be subject
to withholding taxes or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after the reincorporation.
Our initial Business Combination and our structure
thereafter may not be tax-efficient to our shareholders. As a result of our Business Combination, our tax obligations may be more complex,
burdensome and uncertain.
Although we will attempt to
structure our initial Business Combination in a tax-efficient manner, tax structuring considerations are complex, the relevant facts and
law are uncertain and may change, and we may prioritize commercial and other considerations over tax considerations. For example, in connection
with our initial Business Combination and subject to any requisite shareholder approval, we may structure our Business Combination in
a manner that requires shareholders to recognize gain or income for tax purposes, effect a Business Combination with a target company
in another jurisdiction, or reincorporate in a different jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, the jurisdiction in which the target
company or business is located). We do not intend to make any cash distributions to shareholders to pay taxes in connection with our Business
Combination or thereafter. Accordingly, a shareholder may need to satisfy any liability resulting from our initial Business Combination
with cash from its own funds or by selling all or a portion of the shares received. In addition, shareholders may also be subject to additional
income, withholding or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after our initial Business Combination.
In addition, we may effect
a Business Combination with a target company that has business operations outside of the United States, and possibly, business operations
in multiple jurisdictions. If we effect such a Business Combination, we could be subject to significant income, withholding and other
tax obligations in a number of jurisdictions with respect to income, operations and subsidiaries related to those jurisdictions. Due to
the complexity of tax obligations and filings in other jurisdictions, we may have a heightened risk related to audits or examinations
by U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxing authorities. This additional complexity and risk could have an adverse effect on our
after-tax profitability and financial condition.
We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction
in connection with our initial Business Combination, and the laws of such jurisdiction may govern some or all of our future material agreements
and we may not be able to enforce our legal rights.
In connection with our initial
Business Combination, we may relocate the home jurisdiction of our business from the Cayman Islands to another jurisdiction. If we determine
to do this, the laws of such jurisdiction may govern some or all of our future material agreements. The system of laws and the enforcement
of existing laws in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The inability
to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a significant loss of business, business opportunities
or capital.
Risks Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company
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 our share price, which could cause you to lose some
or all of your investment.
Even if we conduct 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
within 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 debt financing to partially
finance the initial Business Combination or thereafter. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose to remain shareholders following the
Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy for such
reduction in value unless they are able to successfully claim that the reduction was due to the breach by our officers or directors of
a duty of care or other fiduciary duty owed to them, or if they are able to successfully bring a private claim under securities laws that
the proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, relating to the Business Combination contained an actionable material
misstatement or material omission.
Further, as of December 31,
2021, our cash balance was approximately $1,369,491 and we expect to continue to incur costs in pursuit of our financial and acquisition
plans that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. These conditions raise substantial doubts about our ability to continue to operate
as a going concern. Our management believes that sufficient funds can be obtained from existing or additional investors or other sources,
to provide the necessary liquidity to meet our financing requirements.
Resources could be wasted in researching Business
Combinations that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another
business. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
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, consultants 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
are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion of the funds
in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders.
We are dependent upon our officers and directors
and their loss could adversely affect our ability to operate.
Our operations are dependent
upon a relatively small group of individuals and, in particular, our officers and directors. We believe that our success depends on the
continued service of our officers and directors, at least until we have completed our initial Business Combination. In addition, our officers
and directors 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 Business Combinations and monitoring the related
due diligence. 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 may resign upon completion of our initial Business Combination. The departure of a 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 team will not wish to remain in place.
The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
After our initial Business Combination, it
is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and 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 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 federal courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under United States federal
laws.
Our key personnel may negotiate employment
or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular Business Combination, and a particular Business Combination
may be conditioned on the retention or resignation of such key personnel. 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
Business Combination is the most advantageous.
Our key personnel may be able
to remain with our Company after the completion of our initial Business Combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting
agreements in connection with the Business Combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the
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 the Business Combination. Such negotiations also could make such key personnel’s
retention or resignation a condition to any such agreement. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their
motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, subject to their 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 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.
We may have a limited ability to assess the
management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may effect 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 business’s management,
therefore, may prove to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities we suspected. Should the target
business’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 shareholders who choose to remain shareholders
following the Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders are unlikely to have a remedy
for such reduction in value unless they are able to successfully claim that the reduction was due to the breach by our officers or directors
of a duty of care or other fiduciary duty owed to them, or if they are able to successfully bring a private claim under securities laws
that the proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, relating to the Business Combination contained an actionable material
misstatement or material omission.
The officers and directors of an acquisition
candidate may resign upon completion of our initial Business Combination. The loss of a 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.
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 only complete such 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 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 the Business Combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post Business Combination company, depending on valuations
ascribed to the target and us in the Business Combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial
number of new Class A ordinary shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock or shares 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 Class A ordinary shares, our
shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding Class A 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 control of the target business.
We may issue notes or other debt securities,
or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a Business Combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition
and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
Although we have no commitments
as of the date of this report to issue any notes or other debt securities, or to otherwise incur outstanding debt following the Public
Offering, we may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial Business Combination. We and our officers 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:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
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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; |
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; |
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding; |
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our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares; |
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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 Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
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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 only be able to complete one Business
Combination with the proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares, 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.
The net proceeds from the
Public Offering and the Private Placement provided us with approximately $254,957,276, plus up to $120,000,000 from the sale of the Forward
Purchase Shares, that we may use to complete our initial Business Combination (excluding the payment of $8,855,000 in deferred underwriting
commissions being held in the Trust Account).
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 economic,
competitive and regulatory developments. 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 Business Combinations in different
industries or different areas of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
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This lack of diversification
may subject us to numerous 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 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 Business Combinations, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay
our ability, to complete our initial Business Combination. With multiple 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 a Business Combination with a company
that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
In pursuing our Business Combination
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 a 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 our initial Business Combination with which
a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.
Our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association provide 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. In addition, our proposed initial Business Combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for (i) cash
consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash for working capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention
of cash to satisfy other conditions. 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, officers, directors, advisors
or any of their affiliates. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Class A ordinary shares
that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed Business
Combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the Business Combination or redeem any shares, all
Class A ordinary shares submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate Business
Combination.
In order to effectuate an initial Business
Combination, special purpose acquisition companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and other governing
instruments. 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 our shareholders may not support.
In order to effectuate a Business
Combination, special purpose acquisition companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their charters and governing
instruments. For example, special purpose acquisition companies have amended the definition of Business Combination, increased redemption
thresholds and extended the time to consummate an initial Business Combination. Amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association will require a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds
of our ordinary shares which are represented in person or by proxy and are voted at a general meeting of the Company. In addition, our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association requires us to provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem
their Public Shares for cash if we propose an amendment to 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 an initial Business Combination by May 4, 2023, or (B) with respect to any other material provisions
relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend
our charter or governing instruments or extend the time to consummate an initial Business Combination in order to effectuate our initial
Business Combination.
The provisions of our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association that relate to our pre-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 not less than two-thirds of our
ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company (or at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares with respect to
amendments to the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account), which is a lower amendment threshold than that
of some other special purpose acquisition companies. It may be easier for us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association to facilitate the completion of an initial Business Combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
Our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association provide that any of its provisions related to pre-Business Combination activity (including the requirement
to deposit proceeds of the Public Offering and the Private Placement into the Trust Account and not release such amounts except in specified
circumstances, and to provide redemption rights to public shareholders as described herein) may be amended if approved by special resolution,
under Cayman Islands law which requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general
meeting of the Company, and corresponding provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account may
be amended if approved by a special resolution passed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares
that are represented in person or by proxy at a general meeting of the Company. Our initial shareholders, who collectively beneficially
own 20% of our ordinary shares following the Public Offering, will 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-Business Combination
behavior more easily than some other special purpose acquisition companies, and this may increase our ability to complete a Business Combination
with which you do not agree. Our shareholders may pursue remedies against us for any breach of our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association.
Our Sponsor, officers, directors
and director nominees have agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to 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
May 4, 2023, or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination
activity, unless we provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares upon approval of any
such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding
Public Shares. Our shareholders are not parties to, or third-party beneficiaries of, these agreements and, as a result, will not have
the ability to pursue remedies against our Sponsor, officers, directors or director nominees for any breach of these agreements. As a
result, in the event of a breach, our shareholders would need to pursue a shareholder derivative action, subject to applicable law.
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 Business Combination.
We have not selected any specific
Business Combination target but intend to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net
proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares. As a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds
the amount available from the Trust Account, net of amounts needed to satisfy any redemption by public shareholders, we may be required
to seek additional financing to complete such 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 Business Combination
and seek an alternative target business candidate. Further, we may be required to obtain additional financing in connection with the closing
of our initial Business Combination for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction
businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial Business Combination, or to fund
the purchase of other companies. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination, our public shareholders may only receive
their pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders. 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 officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection
with or after our initial Business Combination.
Risks Relating to Acquiring and Operating a Business in Foreign
Countries
If we effect our initial Business Combination
with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may adversely affect us.
If we pursue a target 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 initial Business 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 we pursue a target 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 Business Combinations, including in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing our initial Business Combination,
conducting due diligence in a foreign jurisdiction, 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:
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costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations; |
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rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
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complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
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laws governing the manner in which future Business Combinations may be effected; |
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exchange listing and/or delisting requirements; |
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tariffs and trade barriers; |
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regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
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local or regional economic policies and market conditions; |
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unexpected changes in regulatory requirements; |
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challenges in managing and staffing international operations; |
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tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
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currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
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challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
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cultural and language differences; |
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employment regulations; |
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underdeveloped or unpredictable legal or regulatory systems; |
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protection of intellectual property; |
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social unrest, crime, strikes, riots and civil disturbances; |
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regime changes and political upheaval; |
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public health or safety concerns and governmental restrictions, including those caused by outbreaks of pandemic disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; |
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terrorist attacks and wars; and |
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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 initial Business Combination, or, if we
complete such initial Business Combination, our operations might suffer, either of which may adversely impact our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
After our initial Business Combination, substantially
all of our assets may be located in a foreign country and substantially all of our revenue will be derived from our operations in such
country. Accordingly, our results of operations and prospects will be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political and
legal 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.
Exchange rate fluctuations and currency policies
may cause a target business’ ability to succeed in the international markets to be diminished.
In the event we acquire a
non-U.S. target, all revenues and income would likely be received in a foreign currency, and the dollar equivalent of our net assets and
distributions, if any, could be adversely affected by reductions in the value of the local currency. The value of the currencies in our
target regions fluctuate and are affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Any change in the relative
value of such currency against our reporting currency may affect the attractiveness of any target business or, following consummation
of our initial Business Combination, our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if a currency appreciates in value
against the dollar prior to the consummation of our initial Business Combination, the cost of a target business as measured in dollars
will increase, which may make it less likely that we are able to consummate such transaction.
Risks Relating to our Management Team
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 any right,
title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account and to not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any
reason whatsoever. 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.
We may seek Business Combination opportunities
in industries or sectors that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We will consider a Business
Combination outside of our management’s areas of expertise if a Business Combination candidate is presented to us and we determine
that such candidate offers an attractive Business Combination opportunity for our Company. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate
the risks inherent in any particular Business Combination candidate, we cannot assure you that we will adequately ascertain or assess
all of the significant risk factors. We also cannot assure you that an investment in our Public Shares will not ultimately prove to be
less favorable to investors in the Public Offering than a direct investment, if an opportunity were available, in a Business Combination
candidate. In the event we elect to pursue a Business Combination outside of the areas of our management’s expertise, our management’s
expertise may not be directly applicable to its evaluation or operation, and the information contained in this Form 10-K regarding the
areas of 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 ascertain or assess adequately all of the relevant risk factors. Accordingly, any shareholders who choose
to remain shareholders following our initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their shares. Such shareholders
are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
Our officers and directors 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 officers and directors
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 a Business Combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time
employees prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination. Each of our officers is engaged in other business endeavors for
which each such officer may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number
of hours per week to our affairs. 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.
Our officers and directors presently have,
and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, including other blank check
companies, and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and 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. Each of our officers
and directors presently has, 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 a Business Combination opportunity to such entities. 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 another entity prior to its presentation to us, subject
to their 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.
In addition, our Sponsor and
our officers and directors may Sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours or may pursue other business
or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial Business Combination. For example, Mr. Kolber, Mr. Shany,
Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Reich led IACA in its Initial Public Offering in October 2020. On January 25, 2021, IACA entered into a definitive
Business Combination agreement with Taboola.com Ltd. This transaction closed on June 29, 2021. Further, Mr. Kolber, Mr. Shany, Mr. Gilbert
and Mr. Reich led IACB in its Initial Public Offering in February 2021. On June 24, 2021 IACB entered into a merger agreement and certain
ancillary agreements with Innovid Corp. This transaction closed on November 30, 2021.
Accordingly, they may have
conflicts of interest to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. In particular, Mr. Shany currently serves
on the boards of Taboola.com Ltd. And of Innovid Corp. Other such companies, businesses or investments may present additional conflicts
of interest in pursuing an initial Business Combination. However, we do not believe that any such potential conflicts would materially
affect our ability to complete our initial Business Combination because our management team has significant experience in identifying
and executing multiple acquisition opportunities simultaneously, and we believe there are multiple potential opportunities within the
industries and geography of our primary focus.
Our officers, directors, 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 a Business Combination with a target business that is affiliated with our Sponsor, our directors or officers, although
we do not intend to do so. 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. Additionally,
certain forward purchase investors are affiliates of our Sponsor.
The personal and financial
interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and selecting a target business and completing
a Business Combination. Consequently, our directors’ and officers’ discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target
business may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular Business Combination
are appropriate and in our shareholders’ best interest. If this were the case, it would be a breach of their fiduciary duties to
us as a matter of Cayman Islands law and we or our shareholders might have a claim against such individuals for infringing on our shareholders’
rights. However, we might not ultimately be successful in any claim we may make against them for such reason.
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 Business Combination for us and companies that would make an attractive target for such other affiliates.
We may engage in a Business Combination with
one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our Sponsor, officers, directors or existing
holders which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
In light of the involvement
of our Sponsor, officers and directors with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses affiliated with our Sponsor,
officers, directors or existing holders. Our directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities, including Taboola.com
Ltd., Innovid Corp. and other such entities. Such entities may compete with us for Business Combination opportunities. Our Sponsor, officers
and directors are not currently aware of any specific opportunities for us to complete our initial Business Combination with any entities
with which they are affiliated, and there have been no substantive discussions concerning a Business Combination with any such entity
or entities. 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 for a Business Combination and such transaction was approved
by a majority of our independent and disinterested directors. Despite our agreement to obtain an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm which is a member of FINRA or an independent accounting firm firm regarding the fairness to our Company from a financial
point of view of a Business Combination with one or more domestic or international businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, officers, directors
or existing holders, potential conflicts of interest still may exist and, as a result, the terms of the Business Combination may not be
as advantageous to our public shareholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest.
Since our Sponsor, officers and directors will
lose their entire investment in us if our initial Business Combination is not completed (other than with respect to Public Shares they
may acquire after the Public Offering), a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular Business Combination target
is appropriate for our initial Business Combination.
On February 21, 2021, our
Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share, to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for 6,325,000 Founder Shares.
On April 6, 2021, we effected a share capitalization of 862,500 shares and, as a result, there were 7,187,500 Founder Shares issued and
outstanding as of the date thereof. On April 29, 2021, our Sponsor surrendered 862,500 Founder Shares and, as a result there are 6,325,000
Founder Shares issued and outstanding. The number of Founder Shares outstanding was determined based on the expectation that the total
size of the Public Offering would be a maximum of 25,300,000 shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full,
and therefore that such Founder Shares would represent 20% of the outstanding shares after the Public Offering (excluding the Private
Placement Shares). The Founder Shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial Business Combination. In addition, our Sponsor
and Ion Co-Investment have purchased an aggregate of 756,000 Private Placement Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $7,560,000, or
$10.00 per share. For the avoidance of doubt, there will be no redemption rights granted to the Private Placement Shares or liquidating
distributions rights from the Trust Account with respect to the Private Placement Shares if the Company fails to complete the initial
Business Combination within the Combination Period. The personal and financial interests of our officers and directors may influence their
motivation in identifying and selecting a target 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 May 4, 2023 nears, which is the
deadline for our completion of an initial Business Combination.
If our management following our initial Business
Combination is unfamiliar with United States 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, our management may resign from their positions as officers or directors of the Company and the management of the target business
at the time of the Business Combination will remain in place. Management of the target business may not be familiar with United States
securities laws. If new management is unfamiliar with United States 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.
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.
In recent years, the number
of special purpose acquisition companies that have been formed has increased substantially. Many companies have entered into Business
Combinations with special purpose acquisition companies, and there are still many special purpose acquisition companies seeking targets
for their initial Business Combination, including IACB, 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 Business Combinations or operate targets post-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.
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-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-business combination’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-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-business combination entity and could interfere with or frustrate
our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination on terms favorable to our investors.
Members of our management team and board of
directors have significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies. Certain of those
persons have been, may be, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related to those companies
or otherwise. This may have an adverse effect on us, which may impede our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination.
During the course of their
careers, members of our management team and board of directors have had significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives
or employees of other companies. Certain of those persons have been, may be or may in the future become involved in litigation, investigations
or other proceedings, including relating to the business affairs of such companies, transactions entered into by such companies, or otherwise.
Any such litigation, investigations or other proceedings may divert the attention and resources of our management team and board of directors
away from identifying and selecting a target business or businesses for our initial Business Combination and may negatively affect our
reputation, which may impede our ability to complete an initial Business Combination
Risks Relating to our Securities
You will not have any rights or interests in
funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to
sell your Public Shares, potentially at a loss.
Our public shareholders will
be entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (i) 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
and on the conditions described herein, (ii) 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 May 4, 2023, or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial
Business Combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of our Public Shares if we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination
by May 4, 2023, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. In no other circumstances will a public shareholder have any
right or interest of any kind in the Trust Account. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your Public Shares,
potentially at a loss.
NYSE 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.
Our Class A ordinary shares
and are listed on NYSE. We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on NYSE in the future or prior to our initial
Business Combination. In order to continue listing our securities on NYSE prior to our initial Business Combination, we must maintain
certain financial, distribution and share price levels. Generally, we must maintain a minimum amount in shareholders’ equity (generally
$2,500,000) and a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public holders). Additionally, in connection with our initial
Business Combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with NYSE’s initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous
than NYSE’s continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities on NYSE. For instance,
our share price would generally be required to be at least $4.00 per share and our shareholders’ equity would generally be required
to be at least $5.0 million. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.
If NYSE delists our securities
from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect our securities
could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
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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; |
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The National Securities Markets
Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which
are referred to as “covered securities.” Our Class A ordinary shares are listed on NYSE, and, as a result, qualify as covered
securities under the statute. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our 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 NYSE, our securities would not qualify as covered securities
under the statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
The securities in which we invest the funds
held in the Trust Account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the
per-share redemption amount received by public shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
The proceeds held in the Trust
Account are invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
While short-term U.S. government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of interest, they have briefly yielded negative
interest rates in recent years. Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates below zero in recent years, and the Open Market
Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the future adopt similar policies in the United States.
In the event that we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination or make certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association, our public shareholders are entitled to receive their pro-rata share of the proceeds held in the Trust Account,
plus any interest income, net of taxes paid or payable (less, in the case we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination, $100,000
of interest). Negative interest rates could reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount received
by public shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
The grant of registration rights to our initial
shareholders and their permitted transferees and forward purchase investors and holders of our Private Placement Shares 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 the forward purchase
agreements and an agreement to be entered into concurrently with the issuance and sale of the securities in the Public Offering, our initial
shareholders and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the Class A ordinary shares into which Founder Shares are convertible,
Forward Purchase Shares, holders of our Private Placement Shares and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the Private
Placement Shares, and holders of Private Placement Shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans may demand that
we register such shares. 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, holders of our Private Placement Shares or holders of our Working Capital Loans or their respective
permitted transferees are registered.
We may issue additional Class A ordinary shares
or preference 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 Founder 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 therein. 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 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 30, 2022,
there were 473,944,000 and 43,675,000 authorized but unissued Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares, respectively, available
for issuance, which amount does not take into account shares reserved for shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares.
The Class B ordinary shares are automatically convertible into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the
consummation of our initial Business Combination, initially at a one-for-one ratio but subject to adjustment as set forth herein and in
our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, including in certain circumstances in which we issue Class A ordinary
shares or equity-linked securities related to our initial Business Combination. Immediately after the Public Offering, there will be no
preference shares issued and outstanding.
We may issue a substantial
number of additional Class A ordinary shares or preference 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 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
as set forth therein. 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 shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from
the Trust Account or (ii) vote on any initial Business Combination. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association, like all provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, may be amended with a shareholder
vote. The issuance of additional ordinary or preference shares:
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Unlike some other similarly structured special
purpose acquisition companies, our initial shareholders will receive additional Class A ordinary shares if we issue certain shares to
consummate an initial Business Combination.
The Founder Shares will automatically convert
into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of our initial Business Combination on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to
further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed
issued in connection with our initial Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder
Shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding (excluding the Private Placement Shares)
after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of Class A ordinary shares by public shareholders), including the total
number of Class A ordinary shares issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or
rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination,
excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued,
or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Shares issued to our Sponsor, officers or
directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans; provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one
basis.
General Risk Factors
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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement 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 Class A ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, in
which case we would no longer be an emerging growth company as of the following December 31. 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 an 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 exceeds
$250 million as of the prior June 30, or (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market
value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30. 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.
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 a staggered board of directors and the ability of the board of directors to designate
the terms of and issue new series of preference shares, which may make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions
that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
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 will
be governed by our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (as the same may be supplemented or
amended from time to time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. We will also be subject to the federal securities laws of the United
States. 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.
We have been advised by our
Cayman Islands legal counsel that the courts of the Cayman Islands are unlikely (i) 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 (ii) 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 amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association provide that the courts of the Cayman Islands will be the exclusive forums for certain disputes between us and our shareholders,
which could limit our shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for complaints against us or our directors, officers
or employees.
Our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman
Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association or otherwise related in any way to each shareholder’s shareholding in us, including but not limited
to (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of any fiduciary or other
duty owed by any of our current or former director, officer or other employee to us or our shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a
claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Companies Act or our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, or (iv)
any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine (as such concept is recognized under the laws of the
United States of America) and that each shareholder irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands
over all such claims or disputes. The forum selection provision in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will
not apply to actions or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any claim for which
the federal district courts of the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States of America, the sole and
exclusive forum for determination of such a claim.
Our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association also provide that, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that we may have, each of our shareholders
acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as
exclusive forum and that accordingly we shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance
or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum.
This choice of forum provision
may increase a shareholder’s cost and limit the shareholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable
for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers
and other employees. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any of our shares or other securities, whether by transfer,
sale, operation of law or otherwise, shall be deemed to have notice of and have irrevocably agreed and consented to these provisions.
There is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provisions, and the enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions
in other companies’ charter documents has been challenged in legal proceedings. It is possible that a court could find this type
of provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable, and if a court were to find this provision in our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the
dispute in other jurisdictions, which could have adverse effect on our business and financial performance.
Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could
result in information theft, data corruption, operational 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 are subject to changing law and regulations
regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance.
We are subject to rules and
regulations by various governing bodies, including, for example, the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are charged with the protection
of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities are publicly traded, and to new and evolving regulatory measures under applicable
law. Our efforts to comply with new and changing laws and regulations have resulted in and are likely to continue to result in, increased
general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance
activities.
Moreover, because these laws,
regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance becomes
available. This evolution may result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional costs necessitated by ongoing
revisions to our disclosure and governance practices. If we fail to address and comply with these regulations and any subsequent changes,
we may be subject to penalty and our business may be harmed.
We employ a mail forwarding service, which
may delay or disrupt our ability to receive mail in a timely manner.
Mail addressed to the Company
and received at its registered office will be forwarded unopened to the forwarding address supplied by Company to be dealt with. None
of the Company, its directors, officers, advisors or service providers (including the organization which provides registered office services
in the Cayman Islands) will bear any responsibility for any delay howsoever caused in mail reaching the forwarding address, which may
impair your ability to communicate with us.